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Suitable for all Key Stages, these Drawing Workshops explore a range of drawing techniques to empower your students with practical skills.
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A Welsh Coal Mining Experience Craft of Hearts Workshop
Jo is the artist in residence at the museum’s arts and crafts centre, offering activities and workshops for all ages. An excellent opportunity to make something to take home at the end of the day.
A Welsh Coal Mining Experience would be delighted to work with you to tailor your visit around the needs of your group. Mix and match activities to suit and do as many as you like!
Find out more about A Welsh Coal Mining Experience Craft of Hearts Workshop.
A Welsh Coal Mining Experience Make a Miner’s Helmet Workshop
Use shapes and symmetry to make a helmet – don’t forget to take it home with you!
A Welsh Coal Mining Experience would be delighted to work with you to tailor your visit around the needs of your group. Mix and match activities to suit and do as many as you like!
Find out more about A Welsh Coal Mining Experience Make a Miner’s Helmet Workshop.
A Welsh Coal Mining Experience Rhondda Portraits Workshop
Explore art through the choice of colours, composition and light, and draw your own self-portrait.
A Welsh Coal Mining Experience would be delighted to work with you to tailor your visit around the needs of your group. Mix and match activities to suit and do as many as you like!
Find out more about A Welsh Coal Mining Experience Rhondda Portraits Workshop.
Adventures in Art at the Walker Art Gallery KS1 Workshop
Specially designed for key stage 1, this workshop focuses on simple and fun art activities allowing students to discover the Walker Art Gallery’s collection. They will show students that the gallery is a space for interaction and creativity, helping to create a love of art that will last a lifetime.
The Walker Art Gallery team use items from their collections to encourage discussion and develop observational skills. Students will reflect on how art makes them feel and why they like, or dislike, a piece of art, making this a great way to support language development.
This workshop is available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10.15am, 11.30am and 1.15pm.
Find out more about Adventures in Art at the Walker Art Gallery KS1 Workshop.
Cogges Manor Farm’s Enchanted Cogges (Full Day) Workshop
This workshops aim is to provide a light hearted exploration of Cogges, using their imagination to find ‘fairies’, create woodland creatures and environmental art, plant seeds and build shelters.
This workshop was created at the request of a local school and they are now offering it out to other schools. Based around the idea of ‘fairies’ at Cogges this workshop looks at where fairies might live, creating a creature that might live alongside fairies, planting a seed, creating environmental art and a fairy shelter.
Learning outcomes:
Thinking about habitats and what different animals need to live
Understanding what plants need to grow
Creating imagery using found resources
Creating a structure using natural material
Creating a story of magical creatures at Cogges
Find out more about Cogges Manor Farm’s Enchanted Cogges (Full Day) Workshop.
Cogges Manor Farm’s Stick Day (Half Day) Workshop
This workshops aim is to give younger students confidence in creativity. To look at specific books such as ‘Stanley’s Stick’ and ‘Stickman’ and to engage with them at a deeper level.
Immersing themselves in the idea that sticks can be anything, either focusing on Stanley’s Stick or Stickman (usually time of year dependent). Students will create shelters with sticks, learn about different sticks and create bread-sticks to take home. They will hunt hidden stick characters create their own and have fun with sticks. This is a creative workshop encouraging students to have fun outdoors. Including a special puppet surprise at the end!
Learning outcomes:
– Creating a stick creature
– Searching for hidden stick characters and spelling out a word
– Working together to create a stick shelter
– Creating bread-sticks, learning sticks come in many forms
– Measuring with sticks
Find out more about Cogges Manor Farm’s Stick Day (Half Day) Workshop.
Tour and Draw at the Walker Art Gallery Workshop
What is art? Who is an artist? This tour with a twist takes children on a journey through our gallery as we visit the highlights of their collection.
Students will discover that although the way art has been produced over the years has changed, the artist’s core role, to make and create in response to the world they live in, endures.
This workshop is a fantastic way to embed the value that art is for everyone.
Find out more about Tour and Draw at the Walker Art Gallery 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.
Kelmscott Manor’s William Morris: Great Artist and Designer Workshop
Students will get up close with William Morris’s life and ideas as they explore his inspirational country home and learn about his relevance and influence today. They’ll become pattern detectives, artists, and makers as they follow in William Morris’s footsteps to design and print their own repeat patterns inspired by the environment around them.
Their workshops usually begin at 9.45am and finish at 2.15pm. Please get in touch if you have any time constraints – they will adjust the timings where possible. If you’d like to work with them on a longer project, speak to the Learning & Outreach Officer about how they can produce a programme of activities to take place onsite and in the classroom over a few weeks, a term, or even a full year.
Find out more about Kelmscott Manor’s William Morris: Great Artist and Designer Workshop.
Kelmscott Manor’s William Morris: Inspired by Nature Workshop
In this creative session for KS1, students will learn all about William Morris and how his connection to nature inspired the things he designed and made. Students will delve into Morris’s life at Kelmscott Manor, explore his pattern-making, practise sketching in the gardens, and design and print their own repeat wallpapers.
Their sessions usually begin at 9.45am and finish at 2.15pm. Please get in touch if you have any time constraints – they will adjust the timings where possible. If you’d like to work with them on a longer project, speak to the Learning & Outreach Officer about how they can produce a programme of activities to take place onsite and in the classroom over a few weeks, a term, or even a full year.
Find out more about Kelmscott Manor’s William Morris: Inspired by Nature Workshop.
Museum of Brands’ Chocolate Packaging Design Workshop
A creative design workshop which introduces students to the purpose of packaging before asking them to create their own chocolate bar products. Students conduct market research using objects from the collection before creating chocolate packaging designs targeted to a specific audience.
Find out more about Museum of Brands’ Chocolate Packaging Design Workshop.
Museum of Brands’ Chocolate Product Devising & Branding Workshop
A maths and enterprise-focused interactive session in which learners brand and market a new chocolate product. After costing their product according to which ingredients to include, learners decide how to invest their marketing budget in relation to their target audience.
Find out more about Museum of Brands’ Chocolate Product Devising & Branding Workshop.
Museum of Liverpool’s Best Buildings Workshop
The Museum of Liverpool’s Best Buildings workshop will encourage students to get creative and develop observational skills in a fun and safe environment.
Students will be encouraged to look closely at ‘The Liverpool Cityscape’ painting and will be asked if they recognise features within the painting including buildings. Additional questioning focuses on colours, patterns, shapes, sounds that might be heard and how students feel about the painting.
Students will be inspired by Ben Johnson’s ‘The Liverpool Cityscape’ painting and the iconic buildings of Liverpool to create a collage to take back to school.
Find out more about Museum of Liverpool’s Best Buildings Workshop.
Portraits Through Time at the Walker Art Gallery Workshop
A picture paints a thousand words. So what can a portrait tell us about the person and the time they lived in?
This workshop will give students the opportunity to discuss and observe some of the greatest portrait artists in history and will inspire them to create their own perfect-for-them portraits back in the class.
Find out more about Portraits Through Time at the Walker Art Gallery Workshop.
Roald Dahl Museum Crafting Characters Workshop
Discover how Roald Dahl found his ideas for creating characters from real life. Explore the galleries, dress up for inspiration and make your own character in their interactive Story Centre using pictures of eyes from Roald Dahl’s archive.
You can combine all their workshops with their self-led Village Trail which will allow you to explore Great Missenden and its connections with Roald Dahl.
Find out more about Roald Dahl Museum Crafting Characters Workshop.
Roald Dahl Museum’s Livestream Creative Characters Workshop
Bring the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre and their experts right into your classroom!
Your session leader will connect you directly to the Museum through a mix of pre-recorded films in and around their galleries, live presentation, and facilitated activities using pre-delivered resources for your class to do with them.
Discover the different ways that Roald Dahl found ideas for his characters before using two of these techniques to start creating your very own. Perfect for Years 2-4 and Years 5-8.
Included in the cost of a Livestream session are:
– all learning materials needed in a downloadable Resource Pack
– a downloadable pre and post session Activities Pack
– a downloadable Roald Dahl FAQ poster
– a 20 minute tech test on a day prior to your session to test your tech and discuss any logistics for the day
– 10 minutes of set up time just ahead of your session start time to help avoid delays in beginning your session
You don’t need to be a Wonka tech wizard to enjoy this experience with your class! They will guide you through the process to make setting up your session as straightforward as possible.
Find out more about Roald Dahl Museum’s Livestream Creative Characters 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 Art & Craft Activity Stained Glass
St Albans Cathedral’s Art & Craft activity – Stained Glass for your students.
The Cathedral is full of stained glass, from Nativity windows in the Lady Chapel to the awe-inspiring Rose Window in the North Transept. Having explored and learnt about some of these, students then have a chance to make a window 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 Stained Glass.
St Albans Cathedral Nursery and Early Years Art & Craft Activities
St Albans Cathedral’s activities for Nursery and Early Years students.
The Cathedral is full of beautiful arts and crafts. They run two workshops that draw inspiration from this, Clay Tiles and Stained Glass Windows. At the end of each workshop, all your 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 costumes to help students develop their learning, whilst most 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 Nursery and Early Years Art & Craft Activities.
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’s Primary Art & Craft Activities
The beautiful Cathedral building is full of, and has inspired, art & craft for hundreds of years.
St Albans Cathedral runs a variety of workshops which draw inspiration from this. These include Clay Tiles, Roman Mosaics, Stained Glass, 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 costumes to help pupils develop their learning, whilst most workshops allow them to create a piece of artwork to take home at the end of the visit. Find out more below, or contact a member of our Learning team.
Find out more about St Albans Cathedral’s Primary Art & Craft Activities.
The Auckland Projects’ Dali Remakes workshop
Students can create their own artwork inspired by Salvador Dali’s Christ of St John on the Cross.
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’ Dali Remakes workshop.
The Auckland Projects’ Glass Painting workshop
Inspired by the stained-glass windows in Auckland Castle’s St Peter’s Chapel, design and create glass-painted window decorations.
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’ Glass Painting workshop.
The Auckland Projects’ Mining Gallery Creators workshop
Look at their paintings and learn techniques used by real mining artists as your students create their own print inspired by the artworks in the Mining Art Gallery.
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’ Mining Gallery Creators workshop.
The Auckland Projects’ Print Making At The Mining Art Gallery Workshop
Explore their paintings and learn techniques used by real mining artists as your students create their own dry point print inspired by the work of mining artist Tom McGuinness.
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’ Print Making At The Mining Art Gallery Workshop.
The Auckland Projects’ Spanish Portraits workshop
Learn how to draw a portrait using professional artists’ techniques, inspired by real masterpieces from the Spanish Golden Age
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’ Spanish Portraits workshop.
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 Golden Hinde’s Blood, Bones & Bile: The Art of the Barber Surgeon KS2 Workshop
Take part in a guided exploration of The Golden Hinde and experience life at sea in the 16th century, then get hands-on with the equipment of the ship’s Barber Surgeon to investigate maritime medical practices.
The Golden Hinde’s costumed educators bring history to life with replica handling sessions and role-play as pupils are immersed in the unique environment of our amazing galleon.
Students will also be provided with their pre and post-visit resources, designed to encourage them to respond critically and creatively to get the most out of their visit.
Learning Objectives
- To find out about the history of Francis Drake and his 1577-80 circumnavigation of the world.
- To understand how and why medicine was practised in the 16th century through an examination of replica equipment.
- To understand day-to-day life on an Elizabethan ship and how it differs from their own experiences.
- To develop skills of comparison, enquiry and communication.
- To develop creative writing and drawing skills.
Find out more about The Golden Hinde’s Blood, Bones & Bile: The Art of the Barber Surgeon KS2 Workshop.
The Golden Hinde’s Daytime Living History KS2 Workshop
The Golden Hinde’s 3-hour, flagship programme for KS2!
Step back in time and get ready to set sail as you and your students become the crew of the Golden Hinde and experience life as a 16th-century mariner through hands-on activities and immersive role-play.
Dressed in Elizabethan costume, three colourful characters from the ship’s history will guide you and your students about the ship and teach you the skills required to sail on a galleon. With lurid tales of letting and limb removal from the grisly Barber Surgeon, lightning-quick gun drills with the excitable Gunner and mastery of the navigational arts with the ship’s Master, Day Living Histories are full of excitement and rich with learning opportunities.
30 minutes of the session is allocated for students to eat lunch aboard the ship. Students will also be provided with their pre and post-visit resources, designed to encourage them to respond critically and creatively to get the most out of their visit.
Learning Objectives
- To find out about the history of Francis Drake and his 1577-80 circumnavigation of the world.
- To gain a deep understanding of the day-to-day life on an Elizabethan ship and how it differs from their own experiences.
- To understand how primary source evidence informs our knowledge of the past.
- To develop skills of comparison, enquiry and communication.
- To develop creative writing and drawing skills.
Find out more about The Golden Hinde’s Daytime Living History KS2 Workshop.
The Golden Hinde’s Pirates KS1 Workshop
Uncover the history of pirates from Ancient Egypt to the present day with The Golden Hinde’s amazing interactive map.
Your students will then get a taste of the pirate’s life with a guided, hands-on exploration of The Golden Hinde.
Their costumed educators bring history to life with replica handling sessions and role-play as pupils are immersed in the unique environment of our amazing galleon.
Students will also be provided with their pre and post-visit resources, designed to encourage them to respond critically and creatively to get the most out of their visit.
Learning Objectives
- To find out more about pirates from different places and points in history.
- To understand day-to-day life on an Elizabethan ship and how it differs from their own experiences.
- To develop skills of comparison, enquiry and communication.
- To develop creative writing and drawing skills.
Find out more about The Golden Hinde’s Pirates KS1 Workshop.
The Golden Hinde’s Virtual Voyage (KS1)
Join The Golden Hinde for a Virtual Voyage and discover a world of prolific pirates.
Using multimedia and live activities, The Golden Hinde’s highly interactive workshop explores a history of pirates in your classroom, from the earliest known pirates, through to the Golden Age and up to the 21st century. Their educators will help your class deepen their historical knowledge and understanding, encouraging them to respond critically and creatively.
The KS1 Virtual Voyage is split into three parts:
- Pre-session activity: Explore ‘The Pirates Interactive Map’ with the option for students to create their own pirate.
- Virtual Classroom: Join two Golden Hinde educators on Zoom for a 1hr interactive workshop which looks at life on board an Elizabethan pirate ship and examines the reasons behind popular pirate mythology.
- Post-session activity: Use the ‘Life onboard an Elizabethan Pirate Ship’ worksheet to consolidate your students’ learning with a creative writing and drawing project.
All resources are provided by The Golden Hinde in advance of the online session to be used at home or in the classroom.
Learning Objectives
- To investigate pirates from different places and points in history.
- To explore day-to-day life on an Elizabethan ship and think about how it differs from their own experiences.
- To understand how to use visual and textual evidence to help them think about the past.
- To understand how to use historical information to inspire creative writing
Links to the National Curriculum KS1:
- History (explorers, pirates, Tudors, Elizabethans, empire)
- English (creative writing)
- Art (drawing)
Find out more about The Golden Hinde’s Virtual Voyage (KS1).
The Voyage of the Golden Hinde KS1 & KS2 Workshop
Discover the story of Francis Drake’s circumnavigation of the world and experience life on board a 16th century galleon through replica handling sessions and a guided, hands-on exploration of The Golden Hinde.
The Voyage of the Golden Hinde is their most popular programme for KS1/2.
Their costumed educators bring history to life as students are immersed in the unique environment of our amazing galleon.
Students will also be provided with their pre and post-visit resources, designed to encourage them to respond critically and creatively to get the most out of their visit.
Learning Objectives
- To find out about the history of Francis Drake and his 1577-80 circumnavigation of the world.
- To understand day-to-day life on an Elizabethan ship and how it differs from their
own experiences. - To develop skills of comparison, enquiry and communication.
- To develop creative writing and drawing skills.
Find out more about The Voyage of the Golden Hinde KS1 & KS2 Workshop.
The Walker Art Gallery’s A Space to Sketch Workshop
An interactive tour, designed for Key Stages 3-4, that introduces the history of the gallery and its role as a collector of contemporary art from the 19th century to the present day. Students will be invited to contemplate the purpose of public galleries and their role in documenting and displaying the changing tastes and movements in art .
Students will critically evaluate the evolution of art over the last 200 years, as artists continue to find new ways to express the human experience in an ever-changing world.
This workshop is led by an experienced team who are dedicated to ensuring art is accessible to all. Booking on to this workshop makes this an authentic and valuable way to boost your student’s cultural capital. An on-gallery setting provides the perfect backdrop and resource for encouraging students visual literacy.
Students will be completing drawing challenges alongside recording their observations so where possible, students should bring their own sketchbooks.
*This workshop is only available on request.
Find out more about The Walker Art Gallery’s A Space to Sketch Workshop.
The Walker Art Gallery’s Big Art Workshop (EYFS)
Big Art for Little Artists is a dedicated children’s gallery at the Walker Art Gallery, curated for children in EYFS.
This colourful, interactive space hosts paintings, sculptures costumes, toys, books, games, and craft materials for children to explore.
The Walker Art Gallerys’ youngest visitors will learn what an art gallery is and why it is the perfect place for them to learn in and love to visit.
In their staff facilitated session, children can take part in an arty scavenger hunt, experiment with craft and mark making materials and express themselves in imaginative play.
All activities are age and ability appropriate with strong links to the Early Years Framework.
Find out more about The Walker Art Gallery’s Big Art Workshop (EYFS).
The Walker Art Gallery’s Big Art Workshop (KS1)
Big Art for Little Artists is a dedicated children’s gallery at the Walker Art Gallery, curated for children in KS1.
This colourful, interactive space hosts paintings, sculptures costumes, toys, books, games, and craft materials for children to explore.
The Walker Art Gallerys’ youngest visitors will learn what an art gallery is and why it is the perfect place for them to learn in and love to visit.
In their staff facilitated session, children can take part in an arty scavenger hunt, experiment with craft and mark making materials and express themselves in imaginative play.
Find out more about The Walker Art Gallery’s Big Art Workshop (KS1).
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 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 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 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.
Walker Art Gallery’s Storytelling with the Greeks Workshop
This Walker Art Gallery workshop is the perfect way to enhance an Ancient Greek topic or a literacy topic on storytelling, myths, and legends.
Students will dive into the details of Charles Le Brun’s epic painting ‘Atalanta and Meleager,’ unlocking the story behind it before having an opportunity to create their own ending.
This cross-curricular workshop is built around student interaction; they will discuss characters’ emotional responses, infer aspects of the story, and students will have an opportunity to present their ideas to the class.
Find out more about Walker Art Gallery’s Storytelling with the Greeks Workshop.
World Rugby Museum’s Design me a Stadium Workshop
This workshop will introduce students to the principles and considerations involved in planning and constructing a world class sports facility.
In this museum led workshop students will learn:
- The environmental impact, and wider considerations of construction, in an urban environment
- How financial necessities are balanced against human comfort, and cultural prestige, when planning and developing a modern-day sporting venue
- General principles of map-reading
- Specialist understanding of the interior design and operations of Twickenham Stadium
- Insight into the history and evolution of Twickenham Stadium
Find out more about World Rugby Museum’s Design me a Stadium Workshop.
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