Primary Schools

28/11/25 - Battlefield - Primary 7 x2

A Guide to our City

During our last session, we made some collective decisions about our future city and how we want it to be run. We decided that animals will be able to talk and there will be no more animal abuse. We will welcome refugees and anyone who disagrees will recieve a big fine! 

24/11/25 - Battlefield - Primary 7 x2

Building Solutions

After working 2-D, we built our city into a 3-D world. In groups, we considered problems we might face in the future. Lots of us were thinking about how robots could be used for good, like collecting litter or sucking up air pollution. Other people decided to make homes for animals to live, where they even had a spa! 

17/11/25 - Battlefield - Primary 7 x2

Mapping our City

We begin our day by creating a collective map of our memories of the city. After that, we created a bunch of prints. With our prints, we created abstract maps, thinking about what the colours and patterns could represent. We worked super well together, sharing prints and offering suggestion to each other.

7/11/25 - Saracen - Primary 4/5 and 6/7

A Guide to Our City

For our final week together, we collectively decided on values and ways of living to follow in our future city. There will be no AI but there is the potential for frogs to take over the city! Some of us wanted more sports place, whereas others wanted to focus on making sure our city is safe and clean.

31/10/25 - Saracen - Primary 4/5 and 6/7

Building Solutions

We began our sessions by thinking of different issues our city might face in the future. It was interesting to hear that so many of us were concerned about AI taking over. But don't worry! We decided to defeat the surge of AI, we will make robots that are controlled by the humans. Some of us wanted to make more instant changes to our city so we built more sports complexs to replace nightclubs and casinos. 

24/10/25 - Saracen - Primary 4/5 and 6/7

Mapping our City

We revisited some of the same pupils who visited the CCA last year. This time round, we are thinking about the future of our city. We printed different textures. We experimented with colour theory, discovering what colours would appear when mixed. We then used our imaginations to think about what colours and patterns could represent different ideas. We used our prints to collage abstract maps. 

18/6/25 - Saracen - Primary 4/5

Reimagining Stories

We had great fun working together, making our individual collages into one collective story. It was amazing to see the pupils' creativity in how they connected their collages. We were inspired by our collective stories to make new imagined stories. 

13/6/25 - St Angela's - Primary 3a, 3b, 4

Seeds for the Future

Following our trip to visit the P6+7, we visited the P3-4s. We thought about what places already exist to grow seeds, just like the flowerbeds at the school. We then considered what we would grow in the future, where everything is possible! There was such a variety of seeds for the future with lots of different superpowers - the tiger tree that has to be planted when a tiger is born, the honk-a-horn tree which makes a loud noise if someone tries to chop it down and the emoji plant which can help improve your mood. 

12/6/25 - Anderston - Primary 5

The Ring in the Fish - Alia Syed

After P5s trip to the CCA, we continued our artworks back at school. With our individual collages, we overlapped them to make one big storyline. With the new storylines, we used our imaginations to create new stories for our zines.

5/6/25 - Anderston - Primary 5

The Ring in the Fish - Alia Syed

We had great fun going round the exhibition. It was interesting to learn from each other about kabaddi and the photographed objects. We listened carefully to interviews, figuring out who could be talking. 

After viewing Alia's exhibition, we experimented with printmaking. While our prints dried we asked each other question to find out stories about each other. After lunch, we combined our found stories and prints into big collages.

28/5/25 - Saracen - Primary 4/5

The Ring in the Fish - Alia Syed

We started our day thinking about what to expect in an art gallery. For so many of us, this was our first time in an art gallery! Then, we viewed the exhibition. We enjoyed saying kabaddi in different ways to make a soundscape. Some of us used keyboards to add a new layer. We then went through to the next room, where we investigated the photographs. It was interesting to learn from one another what the different objects were.

After a short break, we interviewed each other, just like Alia does! Taking inspiration from the exhibition, we printed wallpaper textures to make a collection of prints. We loved getting messy and creative.

With our interview answers and prints, we created collages with hidden visual stories. 

30/5/25 - St Angela's - Primary 6 & 7 

Seeds for the Future

St Angela's has been collaborating with the Glasgow Seed Library to figure out a seed crop rotation for several years! As part of this offer, we are visiting their classes to consider what issues seeds might face in the future.   

We made interventions that would fix fluctuating temperatures, protest lines to prevent big businesses from cutting down trees and even a robot thatr sucks up all the bad gases. 

28/4/25 - Sunnyside - Primary 5, 6 & 7

Mapping our City

We visited Sunnyside as part of their Health Fortnight. We used printmaking to think about textures and patterns. With our prints, we added to our collective maps to make amazing collages. 

28/1/25 - Knightswood - Primary 6

A Guide to our Future

We discussed what we think is important and how we want our future to look. With all our grand ideas, we made zines that reflected our aspirations. It was great to see such a variety of zines communicating our different ideas. With our zines, we presented them to the class. Some of our favourites included chants and quizzes. Zine-making wasn't for all of us so we became videographers and photographers. 

21/1/25 - Knightswood - Primary 6

Designing our Future

We took our personal maps to the next level by designing sculptures. We worked in pairs to create solutions to problems our city might face in the future. We built shelters for people and animals, portals to fix potholes anywhere and cheese traps for the rats roaming about. 

14/1/25 - Knightswood - Primary 6

Mapping our City

We visited two classes at Knightswood Primary. We worked together to create a map with portals, waterways and a squirrel house. After we made a collection of textured prints, we set to work on making personal maps. We considered what to make maps of and why maps are useful. 

6/12/24 - Battlefield - Primary 4

A Guide to the Future

We discussed all the different types of art that exist as well as some of the reasons people make contemporary art. We gathered all our knowledge from the last two weeks and created zines to inform newcomers about our city. There was such a variety of zines, some wrote full novels, some created pop-out books and others worked collectively. Then, we performed our zines to the class, voicing our collective dreams for the future. 

29/11/24 - Battlefield - Primary 4

Creating a Future City 

To start, we shared our opinions on different contemporary artworks and how they made us feel. We took inspiration from these and sketched solutions to problems our city faces. There was such a varied selection of plans, all of which were so imaginative! We transformed our sketches into sculptures using readymade materials and clay. Some of us only used clay and others used just cardboard - it was great to see everyone develop their work in their own ways. We loved videoing our collective city. 

22/11/24 - Battlefield - Primary 4

Mapping our Current City

The primary 4 class was really creative. We created a collaborative map which featured pink exploding volcanos, a food district, tornadoes and a spider going on an adventure. We experimented by printing overlapping textures. We then worked quickly to add to our maps, thinking about what different colours and patterns could represent. We loved thinking about abstraction and letting our imaginations run wild.

15/11/24 - Battlefield - Primary 7

A Guide to our New City

We learned about the different types of zines, perzines, fanzines, activist zines and their historical value. We made our zines which described changes we wanted to see, diary entries and guides to sports venues. It was great to share our individual viewpoints. We voted between performing or creating a collaborative zine with the latter winning. Saffa will compile our separate pages together to make a very special Battlefield zine. 

8/11/24 - Battlefield - Primary 7

Creating a Future City

We developed our maps from last week by building on top with found materials. We designed transport and buildings for the future. Our new city had robots that sucked up fumes, zip lines to get from A to B and spikes to stop cars from speeding. Buildings had murals on the side to brighten up our city and there was even a space for real dinosaurs to exist.   

1/11/24 - Battlefield - Primary 7

Mapping our Current City

Both classes started by designing collective maps of our city, with both realistic and dream areas of interest. We worked together to create a collection of prints. We thought about what different textures, patterns and colours might symbolise. We planned out our personal maps and then go drawing and collaging. We made tennis courts, journeys of visiting family members and even a Taylor Swift train.

24, 25, 26/9/24 - Hillhead - Primary 4

A Guide to our New City

Using our collective maps from last week, we built on top to transform our 2-D plans into 3-D realities. We had a dragon mascot to protect our city, towers that collected solar energy and welcoming parks with very functional rubbish systems. We even managed to make workable lifts!

17, 18, 19/9/24 - Hillhead - Primary 4

Creating a Future City

Using our collective maps from last week, we built on top to transform our 2-D plans into 3-D realities. We had a dragon mascot to protect our city, towers that collected solar energy and welcoming parks with very functional rubbish systems. We even managed to make workable lifts!

10, 11, 12/9/24 - Hillhead - Primary 4

Mapping our Current City

Three very excited primary 4 classes created some wonderful pieces. After collaborating to make collective large-scale maps, we worked in pairs to create a collection of colourful and bold prints. With our textured patterns, we proceeded to make personal maps to take home. 

17/5/24 - Anderson - Primary 5 

A Guide to our New City 

We got stuck into making as soon as the session began. We started by creating our zines to promote the city. Guides varied, some describing the different flowers in Glasgow, landmarks of Glasgow and the green spaces of Glasgow. After proudly showing off our zines, we made placards with statements for change in the city. Once happy with our placards, we dressed up as different characters of the city and paraded our statements. 

Thanks to Rachael Ryder for helping with these workshops.

13/5/24 - Anderson - Primary 5

Creating a Future City

To begin, we looked at contemporary artist's renditions of future cities. Taking inspiration from their drawings, we planned buildings for the future. To make a more sustainable city, we built solar panels, wind turbines and litter bins. We added 'welcome everyone' signs to make our city more inclusive. There was also a police station with eyes on the back, teleports to different countries and vines covering skyscrapers. We used clay and readymade materials like lollipop sticks, matches and cardboard. 

10/5/24 - Anderson - Primary 5

Mapping our Current City

We started our day by drawing out a map of our city. There were bike lanes for travelling around the city, skyscrapers for living in and lots of green spaces for play.

Over in Anderson's Art Room, we worked together to make a selection of prints using bubble wrap, wallpaper and mesh. We got inventive and overlayed different textures on top of each other to create intricate designs. Once we had a healthy bundle of prints, we transformed our map drawings into colourful collages. The primary 5s really grasped the idea of personal maps and justifying what is important to them.  

29/4/24 - Oakgrove Primary 

A Guide to the City 

26/4/24 - Oakgrove Primary 6

Creating a Future City

In order to make our future city, we considered some of the issues our city faces today. We came up with lots of good ideas; pollution, lack of sports facilities, litter, falling infrastructures, the need for more diversity and even vaping! Once we thought of solutions to our city's issues, we began to build. We transformed cardboard boxes into buildings and transportation by collaging and using clay. We worked together to create a vibrant city with police robot bots, macaroni universities, slides and lots of bridges. 

19/4/24 - Oakgrove Primary 6

Mapping our City

The primary 6s at Oakgrove were so excited to get messy and start making. We began by working together to create maps of our dream city. We had a football pitch right next to the hockey stadium, many cat cafes and many different types of housing. After we added lots of detail to our maps, we moved on to printing. We all picked up the skill of printmaking very quickly! We got stuck right away, mixing different colours and overlapping different textures to create beautiful print patterns. Using our prints, we collaged caves, parks and rainy day scenes. 

19/3/24 - St Patricks Primary 3

Who Controls our City?

It was our last day with the amazing kids in primary 3. We started by thinking about all the different types of art you can get and when best to use them. Today we were learning about how art can be used to make a change. 

We thought about what qualities someone should have if they make decisions for the city. We decided they should be helpful, respectful and have confidence. We worked in groups to decide what issues our city faces and how we could help people. We decided that we want to build more houses, give out free food and stop pollution. We created placards with our statements for change. To end we dressed up as roles people might have in society and proudly showed off our signs. 

11/3/34 - St Patrick's, Primary 3

Creating a Future City

St Patrick's primary 3 class thought to the future as they developed buildings, cars and play parks for a city in 50 years. To begin, we designed city concepts and considered the number of windows, bricks, wheels and doors our creations will have. After careful planning, it was time to start constructing! We used recycled materials to make turrets, exhaust pipes and slides. One pupil designed a hybrid of the Effiel Tower and the Leaning Tower of Pisa while another group made a drawstring door. Someone made a house with a big garden so their grandma and their immediate family can all live together. Our future city is looking like a fun place to live!

4/3/24 - St Patrick's, Primary 3 

Mapping our city

A very excited primary 3 group visited the gym hall to get involved in some messy creative fun. We began by considering what is important to us in our city - types of transport, places of play and important buildings. We learned about maps, by identifying landmarks of Glasgow. We worked as one big group to make a city map with all our favourite things. I think everyone's favourite landmark is Wonder World, the soft play centre! We developed our ideas by creating personal maps. We learned how to use printmaking to create textures and patterns on our maps. There were bubble wrap-printed ponds, cardboard-printed houses and wallpaper-printed schools. At the end, everyone helped to tidy up, using wipes to clean up our messy play.