People and portraits are at the heart of the Gallery’s collection. This schools resource has been designed as both an introduction to portraiture and an in-depth exploration of key works in the National Portrait Collection. Primary and Post-Primary teachers can use it as a starting point for tailored lesson plans and all activities are adaptable for different ages and abilities. Looking and responding questions underpin the resource and enable students to develop visual literacy and critical thinking skills. Each portrait is accompanied by suggested activities that allow for creative practical exploration of the work and encourage students to further develop their understanding of the diversity of portraiture.
In 2019 we launched the Zurich Young Portrait Prize, an inclusive art competition for children and young people, up to the age of 18, of all abilities, from across the island of Ireland. We hope this resource will provide inspiration and ideas for your students to enter the Prize.
Strand: Paint and Colour
Strand unit: Looking and Responding
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
Suggestions for use: Looking and responding to works in the Gallery's collection Ideas for creating your own portraits Potential to work across all six strands of the Visual Arts Curriculum Cross-curricular links with history, language & literacy
Strand: Paint and Colour
Strand unit: Painting
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
Suggestions for use: Looking and responding to works in the Gallery's collection Ideas for creating your own portraits Potential to work across all six strands of the Visual Arts Curriculum Cross-curricular links with history, language & literacy
Strand: Paint and Colour
Strand unit: Looking and Responding
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
Suggestions for use: Looking and responding to works in the Gallery's collection Ideas for creating your own portraits Potential to work across all six strands of the Visual Arts Curriculum Cross-curricular links with history, language & literacy
Strand: Paint and Colour
Strand unit: Painting
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
Suggestions for use: Looking and responding to works in the Gallery's collection Ideas for creating your own portraits Potential to work across all six strands of the Visual Arts Curriculum Cross-curricular links with history, language & literacy
Strand: Paint and Colour
Strand unit: Looking and Responding
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
Suggestions for use: Looking and responding to works in the Gallery's collection Ideas for creating your own portraits Potential to work across all six strands of the Visual Arts Curriculum Cross-curricular links with history, language & literacy
Strand: Paint and Colour
Strand unit: Painting
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
Suggestions for use: Looking and responding to works in the Gallery's collection Ideas for creating your own portraits Potential to work across all six strands of the Visual Arts Curriculum Cross-curricular links with history, language & literacy
Strand: 01. Art
Strand unit: 01. Analyse Work
Suggestions for use: Critically analysing works in the Gallery's collection Ideas for creating your own portraits
Key Skills:
Strand: 01. Art
Strand unit: 02. Respond to Artwork
Suggestions for use: Critically analysing works in the Gallery's collection Ideas for creating your own portraits
Key Skills:
Strand: 01. Art
Strand unit: 03. Critique an Artwork
Suggestions for use: Critically analysing works in the Gallery's collection Ideas for creating your own portraits
Key Skills:
Strand: 01. Art
Strand unit: 07. Examine Artist Methods & their Artwork
Suggestions for use: Critically analysing works in the Gallery's collection Ideas for creating your own portraits
Key Skills:
Strand: 01. Art
Strand unit: 08. Historical & Contemporary Visual Art
Suggestions for use: Critically analysing works in the Gallery's collection Ideas for creating your own portraits
Key Skills:
Strand: 01. Art
Strand unit: 09. Debate the Value Placed on Artwork
Suggestions for use: Critically analysing works in the Gallery's collection Ideas for creating your own portraits
Key Skills:
Strand: 01. Art
Strand unit: 10. Art Elements & Design Principles in Art
Suggestions for use: Critically analysing works in the Gallery's collection Ideas for creating your own portraits
Key Skills:
Strand: 01. Art
Strand unit: 13. Identify Media Used to Create Artwork
Suggestions for use: Critically analysing works in the Gallery's collection Ideas for creating your own portraits
Key Skills:
Strand: History & Appreciation
Strand unit: Art in Ireland
Suggestions for use: Critically analysing works in the Gallery's collection Ideas for creating your own portraits
Strand: History & Appreciation
Strand unit: European Art
Suggestions for use: Critically analysing works in the Gallery's collection Ideas for creating your own portraits
Strand: Useful Websites
Suggestions for use: Critically analysing works in the Gallery's collection Ideas for creating your own portraits
Strand: Art
Suggestions for use: Critically analysing works in the Gallery's collection Ideas for creating your own portraits
Strand: Module 1 - Individuality & Identity
Strand unit: 1. Research
Suggestions for use: Critically analysing works in the Gallery's collection Ideas for creating your own portraits
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