Bring your students to these fun and engaging Art & Design Workshops, which they can experience in-person or through an online platform.
Suitable for all Key Stages, these Art & Design Workshops explore a range of topics from brass rubbing and costume design to creative writing and drawing techniques.
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Eureka! Science + Discovery Building Bridges Workshop
We can famously catch the ferry across the Mersey; we can also drive or use public transport. What we can’t do is walk or cycle, which would be the best options for the environment.
Science hasn’t found a way for us to walk on water (yet!!) but there is something we can do… build a footbridge! This is where your students come in – we want them to design a brand-new bridge across the Mersey!
This workshop introduce the forces that engineers have to overcome when designing bridges, the pros and cons of different styles of bridge, and a challenge to build your own bridge using our limited resources…. Can your bridge withstand our tests? Students will have to work together, solve problems, and think creatively to build their bridge.
Learning objectives:
Understand that engineers have to overcome the forces of compression and tension when designing and building bridges.
Engineers must consider a bridge’s intended use and load, environment, materials, and costs when designing and building.
Designing, building, and testing are key parts of the engineering process, and getting it wrong the first time is normal!
Recognise that they have to think like engineers when they work together, test, and make improvements to their designs.
Find out more about Eureka! Science + Discovery Building Bridges Workshop.
Holburne Museum’s A Sustainable Georgian Workshop
Pupils will:
– Learn about the trends and fashions of Georgian Bath with an eco-friendly twist!
– Explore objects in the Holburne collection that showcase examples of Georgian Fashion and learn how the Georgians tried to be sustainable.
– Learn how to create a playful self-portrait as a Georgian, developing collage skills with sustainable and secondhand materials.
Find out more about Holburne Museum’s A Sustainable Georgian Workshop.
Holburne Museum’s Life Drawing Workshop
Taking Inspiration from their permanent collection students will:
– Extend their observational drawing skills through a fully tutored life drawing session.
– Develop a deeper understanding of art history and the influence of classical antiquity on later art forms
Standard 2 hour Life Drawing workshops can be booked at any time (subject to availability).
Find out more about Holburne Museum’s Life Drawing Workshop.
Holburne Museum’s East Meets West Workshop
Pupils will:-
– Learn about Japanese and Chinese objects and their influence on English decorative arts in the 18th century
– Learn to recognise key elements of the East Asian style
– Learn about trade routes between Europe and the Far East
– Develop close observational skills
– Explore new art techniques and materials to create their own decorated cabinet front
Find out more about Holburne Museum’s East Meets West Workshop.
Holburne Museum’s Landscape into Art Workshop
Explore the wide variety of ways in which landscapes are depicted in the Holburne’s collection of paintings. Learn about perspective, light and composition.
Pupils will:
– Learn to ‘read’ a landscape and discover why this genre became popular
– Investigate landscapes in the collection
– Use art techniques to explore the secrets of composition
– Create a landscape to take back to school. Option 1: work in the unique setting of Sydney Gardens to create landscapes from life. Option 2: make small, individual landscape set-designs with card and watercolours that show the principles of composition (default option in wet weather)
Find out more about Holburne Museum’s Landscape into Art Workshop.
Holburne Museum’s Perfect Portraits Workshop
Explore the Holburne’s wonderful portrait collection through drawing, costume and creative activities and discover what portraits can tell us about the sitters, the artists and their times.
Pupils will:
– Learn to ‘read’ a portrait
– Make observational sketches in the gallery
– Create a unique Georgian-style self-portrait with pencils and collage
Find out more about Holburne Museum’s Perfect Portraits Workshop.
Holburne Museum’s Ancient Rome Inspires Workshop
Discover the legacies of Roman gods and goddesses in art.
Pupils will:-
– Learn how the classical world and it’s influences spread around the world
– Explore Roman myths, gods and goddesses depicted in paintings, sculpture and ceramics
– Learn relief and hand building skills to make a clay plaque representing a Roman god or goddess and their powers
Find out more about Holburne Museum’s Ancient Rome Inspires Workshop.
Holburne Museum’s Sensing Sculpture Workshop
An introduction to sculpture through an exploration of the Holburne’s rich and varied collection.
Pupils will:
– Observe and draw original artefacts
– Discuss the language and ideas of sculpture through real examples
– Explore the techniques of 3D modelling to make a figurative sculpture using modroc
Find out more about Holburne Museum’s Sensing Sculpture Workshop.
Horniman Museum and Gardens’ Art Portfolio Workshop
This workshop is tailored to your topic or students’ interests; with over 3,000 objects in their unique Handling Collection, their Learning Officers will select a variety of artefacts for your students to sketch and photograph.
From traditional art and textiles from around the world to natural forms, students will have a fantastic opportunity to develop their still life sketching skills and form ideas and concepts around their own work. Students will have the chance to handle and closely study the objects, repositioning and arranging them as they choose, whilst exploring new textures and forms and being inspired by the stories behind them.
Please bring your sketchbooks and pencils with you.
This session is not available on a Tuesday.
Find out more about Horniman Museum and Gardens’ Art Portfolio Workshop.
Horniman Museum and Gardens’ Masks Around the World Workshop
Learn about the design, uses and cultural significance of masks as you try on a wonderful selection of masks from around the world in this hands-on workshop.
Discover the amazing stories told by masks: from the Mexican ‘Dance of the Old Men’ to the Indonesian tale of good and evil with Barong and Rangda. Explore how masks are constructed with their use in mind, from dancing to welding, and why the choice of material is so important. Discover some of the occasions that masks are worn for along with their cultural significance, and transform yourself by trying some of them on!
This workshop can be tailored to your topic; let them know if you are learning about masks from a particular region, or are interested in a particular element of their construction (such as mechanisms or materials). Students can also bring their sketchbooks for the opportunity to sketch their fantastic mask collection – just let them know when you make your booking.
The Horniman’s fantastic World Gallery is the perfect place to explore your topic further; on display are a stunning array of masks from around the world, ranging from Oceania to North America.
Find out more about Horniman Museum and Gardens’ Masks Around the World Workshop.
Imagine The Future – Southbank Centre, London
Imagine the Future is a large-scale poetry project for every Lambeth school that encourages youth voice and young people’s creativity.
Imagine the Future is a large-scale poetry project for every Lambeth school that encourages youth voice and young people’s creativity.
In 2026 the Southbank Centre will mark 75 years since their opening as part of 1951’s Festival of Britain, and they want every school in the borough of Lambeth to be a part of it, through an exciting new poetry
project, supported by poet Lemn Sissay.
Imagine the Future is a free project, through which schoolchildren in Lambeth are invited, and supported, to express their hopes and dreams for the future whilst exploring poetry and developing their creative writing
skills.
Their resulting work will be celebrated in a large-scale installation at the Southbank Centre in summer 2026.
Find out more about Imagine The Future – Southbank Centre, London.
Les Enfants Terribles’ Found Puppetry In-School Workshop
Build, create and animate with Les Enfant’s Terribles’ Found Puppetry workshop.
Working with recycled household materials, Les Enfants Terribles’ experienced puppetry practitioner will excite and entertain your students while teaching them the foundations of design, animation and puppet manipulation.
Easily sourced objects will be brought to life to help spark the creativity and playfulness students desire from drama lessons.
Find out more about Les Enfants Terribles’ Found Puppetry In-School Workshop.
Les Enfants Terribles’ Found Puppetry Online Workshop
Build, create and animate with Les Enfant’s Terribles’ Found Puppetry workshop.
Working with recycled household materials, Les Enfants Terribles’ experienced puppetry practitioner will excite and entertain your students while teaching them the foundations of design, animation and puppet manipulation.
Easily sourced objects will be brought to life to help spark the creativity and playfulness students desire from drama lessons.
Find out more about Les Enfants Terribles’ Found Puppetry Online Workshop.
Museum of Brands’ Brand Evolution Challenge Workshop
Students will learn about the purpose of packaging and the development of supermarket brands from Victorian times to the present day. After undertaking research from the Museum’s collection, students work in groups to improve packaging designs in relation to consumer habits and market trends.
Find out more about Museum of Brands’ Brand Evolution Challenge Workshop.
Museum of Brands’ Customer Profiling Workshop
Students discover how and why brands develop a customer profile. While working on a given product, students produce an in-depth profile of both its typical customer and an alternative customer. Students then create posters to compare the needs of these different markets, thus improving their understanding of how a brand might position itself.
Find out more about Museum of Brands’ Customer Profiling Workshop.
Museum of Brands’ Gender in Advertising Workshop
This workshop focuses on the construction of gender roles and encourages learners to be critically aware of the social and ethical impacts of design and advertising throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Students produce a poster for a product that demonstrates an increased awareness of gender stereotypes in the media.
Find out more about Museum of Brands’ Gender in Advertising Workshop.
Museum of Brands’ Graphic Design & Packaging Workshop
Similar to the Brand Evolution Challenge, this creative workshop encourages students to think about how packaging graphics have changed over the years and how graphics are used to communicate key messages to the consumer. Students work in groups to improve on the graphics of a current UK product.
Find out more about Museum of Brands’ Graphic Design & Packaging Workshop.
Pilot Theatre: Bespoke Arts Workshops in your Education Setting
All workshops are bespoke and tailored to the needs of your students, and can be scheduled through the year at your school, college or university. To arrange a workshop, please email them directly: info@pilot-theatre.com
For workshops to accompanying their theatre productions, they offer a practical drama session exploring the play, production, characters, and themes delivered by a Pilot artist. The workshop can be tailored to using the play as a creative stimulus for devising, exploring the play-text, or examining social justice issues related to the themes and topics of the play.
They also offer bespoke arts workshops and in-depth projects, such as, devising, beatboxing, and composing.
Find out more about Pilot Theatre: Bespoke Arts Workshops in your Education Setting.
Secondary Schools Morning: Gilbert & George – Southbank Centre, London
Secondary school groups are invited to explore our Hayward Gallery exhibition, Gilbert & George: 21ST CENTURY PICTURES.
Secondary school groups are invited to explore our Hayward Gallery exhibition, Gilbert & George: 21ST CENTURY PICTURES.
Groups are able to discover the exhibitions at their own pace, while using our secondary schools resource, the Artists & Thinkers’ Guide, to help you explore the artwork.
Find out more about Secondary Schools Morning: Gilbert & George – Southbank Centre, London.
Southbank Centre’s Secondary Schools Morning: Gilbert & George Workshop
Secondary school groups are invited to explore our Hayward Gallery exhibition, Gilbert & George: 21ST CENTURY PICTURES.
Groups are able to discover the exhibitions at their own pace, while using our secondary schools resource, the Artists & Thinkers’ Guide, to help you explore the artwork.
Find out more about Southbank Centre’s Secondary Schools Morning: Gilbert & George Workshop.
St Albans Cathedral Art & Craft Activity Illuminated Lettering
St Albans Cathedral’s Art & Craft activity – Illuminated Lettering for your students.
In Medieval times, many illuminated manuscripts were produced in St Albans Monastery. In this workshop, students learn about the skills, techniques and materials used to make these, before creating an illuminated letter of their own.
At the end of each workshop, all students will have produced a piece of art to take back to school with them.
Most schools combine two activities, usually a trail and a workshop, to make a whole day of their visit. Trails include drama and artefacts to help students develop their learning, whilst workshops allow them to create a piece of artwork to take home at the end of the visit.
Find out more about St Albans Cathedral Art & Craft Activity Illuminated Lettering.
St Albans Cathedral Art & Craft Activity Roman Mosaics
St Albans Cathedral’s Art & Craft activity – Roman Mosaics for your students.
Alban would have been very familiar with the mosaics of Roman Verulamium and, having looked at examples of some of these, this workshop gives students the chance to create an example of their own.
At the end of each workshop, all students will have produced a piece of art to take back to school with them.
Most schools combine two activities, usually a trail and a workshop, to make a whole day of their visit. Trails include drama and artefacts to help students develop their learning, whilst workshops allow them to create a piece of artwork to take home at the end of the visit.
Find out more about St Albans Cathedral Art & Craft Activity Roman Mosaics.
St Albans Cathedral Secondary Years Art & Craft Activities
St Albans Cathedral’s Art & Craft activities for Secondary Year students.
The beautiful Cathedral is full of, and has inspired, art and craft for hundreds of years, and they run a variety of workshops which draw inspiration from this. These include Clay Tiles, Roman Mosaics, Brass Rubbing and Illuminated Lettering. At the end of each workshop, all students will have produced a piece of art to take back to school with them.
Most schools combine two activities, usually a trail and a workshop, to make a whole day of their visit. Trails include drama and artefacts to help students develop their learning, whilst workshops allow them to create a piece of artwork to take home at the end of the visit.
Find out more about St Albans Cathedral Secondary Years Art & Craft Activities.
St Albans Cathedral Secondary Years History Activities
St Albans Cathedral’s History activities for Secondary Year students.
The story of St Albans starts almost 2000 years ago with the Romans, and there are a number of trails and workshops which explore the different periods of history since then, both on a local and national level. St Albans trails include topics on Alban and the Romans, as well as Medieval history, such as Pilgrimage, the Dissolution of the Monasteries, Black Death, Monastic Life and the Peasants Revolt.
They have a number of art and craft workshops to accompany these too, including Roman Mosaics, Medieval Clay Tiles, Illuminated Lettering and Brass Rubbing.
Most schools combine two activities, usually a trail and a workshop, to make a whole day of their visit. Trails include drama and artefacts to help pupils develop their learning, whilst workshops allow them to create a piece of artwork to take home at the end of the visit.
Find out more about St Albans Cathedral Secondary Years History Activities.
St Albans Cathedral Secondary Years PSHE Activities
St Albans Cathedral’s PSHE activities for Secondary Year students.
Why not bring your pupils to explore themes from the PSHE Curriculum using the Cathedrals Labyrinth? Walking the Labyrinth in this awe-inspiring setting is a peaceful and reflective journey, with activity stations along the way to encourage pupils to think about their place in the world, and what peace means to them as individuals and the wonder community.
Most schools combine two activities, usually a trail and a workshop, to make a whole day of their visit. Trails include drama and artefacts to help pupils develop their learning, whilst workshops allow them to create a piece of artwork to take home at the end of the visit.
Find out more about St Albans Cathedral Secondary Years PSHE Activities.
St Albans Cathedral Secondary Years Religious Education Activities
St Albans Cathedral’s Religious Education activities for Secondary Year students.
The Cathedral is used as a place of Christian worship every day of the year, but why was it built, how is it used and what do Christians believe? St Albans Cathedral as a Place of Worship trail explore these questions and more in an interactive and engaging way. At Christmas and Easter they also run seasonal activities to explore these major Christian festivals.
They can also organise sessions based on Religion and Ethics, which can include a Q&A with a member of the Cathedral clergy.
To accompany these activities, they also run a number of art and craft workshops, including Clay Tiles and Brass Rubbing.
Most schools combine two activities, usually a trail and a workshop, to make a whole day of their visit. Trails include drama and artefacts to help pupils develop their learning, whilst workshops allow them to create a piece of artwork to take home at the end of the visit.
Find out more about St Albans Cathedral Secondary Years Religious Education Activities.
St Albans Cathedral’s Journey to the Cross Exhibition
Exhibiting over 14 paintings, as well as sculptures and videos, Peter Walker’s work adorns towns and cities nationally and internationally.
This exhibition takes a look at the contemporary interpretation of the Journey to the Cross, including new and innovative ways and means of exploring the suffrage, hope and message behind each of the traditional stages of the journey of Christ to the Cross, as well as the resurrection. Incorporating painting, sculpture, and audiovisual/projection artwork, the exhibition was designed as though walking through the artists’ studio and allowing the visitor to feel as though they are seeing the artworks develop.
Suitable for upper Key Stage 2 and Secondary pupils and led by the St Albans Cathedral Artist in Residence, schools can book a special 90-minute workshop centred around the exhibition. The workshop would include:
- A guided tour of the exhibition
- A comparative look at the Cathedrals artwork, including the medieval wall paintings
- An opportunity for children to respond artistically to the exhibition
Shorter, self-guided sessions are also available.
Find out more about St Albans Cathedral’s Journey to the Cross Exhibition.
Take Me To London’s Arts, Literature and Gardens in Kent-Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Tour
Discover the beauties of the Garden of England at its best!
During the trip we will visit a charming town, and its stunning church often mentioned as the Cathedral of the Weald, learn about the Cranbrook Art Colony visit the famous garden of Vita Sackville.
Optional visit to Union Windmill and Cranbrook museum.
To enquire or book please email ildi.pelikan@takemetolondon.com referencing ‘The School Trip’ to get exclusive school rates.
Find out more about Take Me To London’s Arts, Literature and Gardens in Kent-Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Tour.
Take Me To London’s Nature and Us in The British Museum Tour
‘The way we see the world shapes the way we treat it. If a mountain is a deity, not a pile of ore; if a river is one of the veins of the land, not potential irrigation water; if a forest is a sacred grove, not timber; if other species are biological kin, not resources; or if the planet is our mother, not an opportunity — then we will treat each other with greater respect’ – David Suzuki
Join Take Me To London on a guided tour of The British Museum where we will be looking at objects and artworks and discover how our relationship with Nature has changed throughout history. How this relation changed when we started farming, building cities, the connection of faith, mythology and nature and how we tried to gain control over the natural world.
To enquire or book please email ildi.pelikan@takemetolondon.com referencing ‘The School Trip’ to get exclusive school rates.
Find out more about Take Me To London’s Nature and Us in The British Museum Tour.
Teachers’ Twilight: Gilbert & George – Southbank Centre, London
Primary, secondary and SEND teachers are invited to explore the exhibition, enjoy drinks and find out how to make the most of the exhibition with your classes.
Primary, secondary and SEND teachers are invited to explore the exhibition, enjoy drinks and find out how to make the most of the exhibition with your classes.
Each free ticket to our Teachers’ Twilight events includes:
-A drinks reception in the Dan Graham Waterloo Sunset Pavilion at the Hayward Gallery.
-Introduction to the exhibition by a member of the curatorial team.
-An evening viewing of Gilbert & George: 21ST CENTURY PICTURES.
-An overview of how to arrange a visit for your school group and a summary of our school and community
programmes.
-The Southbank Centre schools team are on hand to answer questions throughout the event.
Find out more about Teachers’ Twilight: Gilbert & George – Southbank Centre, London.
The Auckland Projects’ The Mining Art Gallery Guided Tour
The Mining Art Gallery guided tour is bespoke to your students needs and a great addition to your school trip.
Please note prices include space for lunch, free entry for teachers and all materials and resources. For a breakdown of their pricing structure, or if the cost of a visit represents a significant barrier for your school’s participation in their programme, please get in touch with them for more information.
For more information about their workshops, or to make a booking, please email education@aucklandproject.org or telephone Jacqui on 01388 660 270.
Find out more about The Auckland Projects’ The Mining Art Gallery Guided Tour.
The Auckland Projects’ The Spanish Gallery Guided Tour
The Spanish Gallery guided tour is bespoke to your students needs and a great addition to your school trip.
Please note prices include space for lunch, free entry for teachers and all materials and resources. For a breakdown of their pricing structure, or if the cost of a visit represents a significant barrier for your school’s participation in their programme, please get in touch with them for more information.
For more information about their workshops, or to make a booking, please email education@aucklandproject.org or telephone Jacqui on 01388 660 270.
Find out more about The Auckland Projects’ The Spanish Gallery Guided Tour.
The British Library’s Making Artists’ Books Workshop (KS3+)
What is an artist’s book? And why are they made?
An artist’s book explores the interplay of form, text and image. While an artist’s book can be a work of art in book form, it can also challenge that form. Discover the wonder of these unique objects in this hands-on workshop for Secondary and FE students. Led by art specialists, students will create their own artist book to take back to the classroom.
In the first part of the workshop, students will be introduced to the British Library’s unique collection of books created by women artists on display in the Treasures of the British Library gallery. Developing critical and reflective thinking and visual literacy skills, they will look at how artists have used experimentation and imagination to break the mould of the traditional book form.
The second half of the workshop will see students take part in practical exploration, developing and making their own artist book. They will experiment with a range of art and design techniques including paper construction, embossing, printing and collage.
This workshop will support students in developing skills for – and creating content for – their own coursework or portfolio.
Find out more about The British Library’s Making Artists’ Books Workshop (KS3+).
The Brunel Museum’s Guided Tour
Tour round the Brunel Museum with one of their expert guides.
Not only will your students get to visit the Thames Tunnel Shaft but will also have the opportunity to explore their Engine House exhibition where they have original artefacts on display, models of the tunnelling machinery and interactive video clips explaining the story behind the tunnel and those who built it.
Find out more about The Brunel Museum’s Guided Tour.
The Holburne Musuems’ Going Greek Workshop
Discover the artistic legacy of the classical world.
Pupils will:-
1. Learn how Grand Tours helped to spread ideas in 18th and early 19th century Europe
2. Explore Greek myths depicted in paintings, sculpture and ceramics
3. Make a clay plaque or painted plate inspired by historical objects in the Museum
Find out more about The Holburne Musuems’ Going Greek Workshop.
The Wallace Collection’s an Exploration of Line and Colour: Still Life Virtual Workshop
An interdisciplinary workshop delivered by an artist-educator via Zoom. Working from the theme of still life, students will explore three works of art in the collection through line and colour. Students will undertake close looking and investigate through drawing activities, using simple materials agreed with your school in advance of the workshop.
Find out more about The Wallace Collection’s an Exploration of Line and Colour: Still Life Virtual Workshop.
The Wallace Collection’s Deciphering Art Workshop
Students will analyse a range of artworks in the Wallace Collection to develop their visual literacy skills. Themes such as narrative, symbolism and the use of materials will be explored through detailed discussion.
Find out more about The Wallace Collection’s Deciphering Art Workshop.
The Wallace Collection’s Design Challenge Workshop
Take up our challenge to design a new piece of furniture. Your students will experience each stage of the design process and learn how design problems were solved by great makers of the past. Students will look critically at a range of objects in the museum, then work together in groups to compete in a design challenge back in the studio. Students will develop their own ideas in response to a specific brief, test their concepts against a specification, and present their design to the whole class.
Find out more about The Wallace Collection’s Design Challenge Workshop.
The Wallace Collection’s Drawing From the Female Form Virtual Workshop
A practical drawing workshop delivered by an artist-educator via Zoom. Using sculpture from the Wallace Collection as a source of inspiration, students will explore different techniques for drawing the human form. Students will develop their creative capabilities, using simple materials agreed with your school in advance of the workshop.
Find out more about The Wallace Collection’s Drawing From the Female Form Virtual Workshop.
The Wallace Collection’s Fresh Eyes: Creative Writing Workshop
Looking closely at a range of artworks from the Wallace Collection, students will discover the myths and mysteries in the objects and develop their personal writing skills through a range of challenges and exercises. Sessions can be booked as a starter workshop (1.5 hours) and with a facilitated writing extension (3 hours).
Find out more about The Wallace Collection’s Fresh Eyes: Creative Writing Workshop.
The Wallace Collection’s Fresh Eyes: Myths and Mysteries Virtual Workshop
An interactive creative writing session delivered by a writer-educator via Zoom.
Students will discover three objects from the collection that are not normally accessible to large school groups during a physical visit. Creative writing activities will encourage students to explore the myth or mystery surrounding each object to develop their personal writing skills.
Find out more about The Wallace Collection’s Fresh Eyes: Myths and Mysteries Virtual Workshop.
The Wallace Collection’s Islamic Patterns: Geometric, Biomorphic and Calligraphic Design Workshop
Looking closely at the decoration on museum objects, students will explore the links between mathematics and art, and how geometry is an essential component of Islamic art.
Working with an artist trained in the Islamic tradition and taking inspiration from objects in our Ottoman, Middle-Eastern and Asian arms and armour collections, students will create tessellating patterns using a compass and watercolours.
Please note 4 weeks’ advance booking required.
Find out more about The Wallace Collection’s Islamic Patterns: Geometric, Biomorphic and Calligraphic Design Workshop.
The Wallace Collection’s Naked Bodies: Life Drawing Workshop
Choose from:
Naked Bodies 1
Through this in-depth introduction to life-drawing, students will investigate the human form and how it has been portrayed by artists in the Renaissance and Rococo periods. Combining gallery-based sessions with practical activities, students will put their observations into practice by drawing from a female nude life model.
Naked Bodies 2
Students who have taken Naked Bodies 1 or done life-drawing at school can build on their skills and experience through investigating the human form in movement and action, focusing on bronze sculpture in the galleries and drawing from a male nude life model in the studio.
Sessions available to state schools only.
Please note 4 weeks’ advance booking required.
Find out more about The Wallace Collection’s Naked Bodies: Life Drawing Workshop.
The Wallace Collection’s Powerful Portraits Workshop (KS3+)
What power do portraits have? Which creative choices do portrait artists make? How do portraits shape our personal, public and community identity?
Explore famous and intriguing portraits in the Wallace Collection through questioning, discussion and short creative tasks. Students will consider the impact and meaning of the portraits today and collect ideas for further exploration in the classroom.
Find out more about The Wallace Collection’s Powerful Portraits Workshop (KS3+).
The Wallace Collection’s Sketch Workshop
Through close analysis of artworks in the collection, students will hone their observational skills and experiment with a range of drawing techniques and materials in their sketchbooks to explore composition, tone and line.
Students should bring their own sketch/workbooks if they have them; artist-quality materials are provided.
This workshop can also be delivered in British Sign Language by a Deaf museum educator.
Find out more about The Wallace Collection’s Sketch Workshop.
Vamos Theatres’ Mask Making and Performing Residency Workshop
Vamos Theatres’ Mask Making and Performing Residency gives school, college or university students a thorough and rounded experience of full mask. Students and their teachers design, make, and paint their own masks and are introduced to full mask performance, learning about focus, character, movement, and stillness.
Students are guided in how to devise work, creating a series of theatre scenes that will become a short performance at the end of the week. A special feature of our residencies is the chance to work with a professional theatre musician, who provides a live musical accompaniment to the performance elements.
The residency will:
• teach students how professional performance masks are made
• develop practical skills in molding clay, turning the clay mold into the mask, painting, shading and finishing the mask
• inform students’ understanding of character and how to reflect this on a mask
• encourage calm and focused attention to detail
• give students a solid grounding in full mask performance and an understanding of it as a genre
• develop students’ detailed knowledge of specific performance elements such as movement, gesture and pace, and how these practically help in creating character and communicating intention
• give students practical devising skills, building confidence in the devising process, and encourage them to think creatively and clearly
• teach students important mask techniques such as internal monologue, clocking, punctuated movement and stillness
• encourage students to consider, and be able to critique, the importance of the performer/audience relationship
• encourage teamwork and group trust
• teach the importance of music and sound in mask performance
• encourage shy or under confident students to shine within the protection of a mask
Find out more about Vamos Theatres’ Mask Making and Performing Residency Workshop.
Vamos Theatres’ Mask Making Workshop
During this one or two day mask making workshop, suitable for KS3 upwards, students are closely guided through the stages of making their own mask, from deciding the character, molding the face, ‘pulling’ the mask, painting it, and (most importantly) wearing their personal creation. The masks made by the students remain the schools to keep, and can be a valuable resource for years to come.
The workshop will:
• teach students how professional performance masks are made
• develop practical skills in molding clay, turning the clay mold into the mask, painting, shading and finishing the mask
• inform students’ understanding of character and how to reflect this on a mask
• encourage team bonding and a shared joy in creating a resource for practical use back in the classroom
The Mask Making for Students workshop is suitable for any ability, and no special art skills are required. If you would like a BSL interpeter, please let Vamos Theatre know when booking.
Find out more about Vamos Theatres’ Mask Making Workshop.
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