Gallery
General image from exhibition
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Paget Primary Puppet, made by Year 4 pupils with Book Communications and artist Sally Harper
Images from here there and everywhere project with Ikon Gallery, George Shaw and Carolyn Morton with the Collegiate Cluster of schools.
Piece created by Moor Green Infants with artist Lorna Rose during Reggio into Foundation Stages project.
Community Stories Wall Hanging, Wilson Stuart with Book Communications, Katrice Horsley, Penny Mason and Anne Brierley
Metal People' created during Book Communications project 'Story of Change' with artist Melanie Tomlinson with Heathlands Primary School
Time Portal - Animation Project, James Brindley Hospital School with artSites and artists Gillian Twaite, Mian Ng and Ian Sherwen
Structures, Wilson Stuart School with Craftspace Touring and Darcy Turner
International Faces - Inspired by Andy Warhol prints, Year 5 pupils at Mapledene and their teachers worked with artSItes and artist Mark Hudson
Piece created during 'Quantum' project with Full Potential Arts with artists Caroline Jariwala and Mohsen Keiany and Holte Secondary school
Fairy Tale, George Dixon International, Mayfield, Holte, Handsworth Wood Girls and Handsworth Grammar for Boys with Ikon Gallery and Corali Dance Company
Evaluation/feedback board
All photos were taken by Ming de Nasty at the UCE exhibitions
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Transformative experiences
Outcomes
The Ikon artists and staff played a pivotal role in breaking down barriers the young people associated with contemporary art. The partnership with the Gallery gave teachers and young people from a range of cultural backgrounds the means and confidence to explore emotional interpretations of contemporary art and develop their own creative responses in new ways. Like many successful CP projects this started with a simple idea and grew, as participants asked ‘What next?’
A significant development of pupils’ communication skills, increase in self confidence and a greater commitment to participating in cultural activities All participants showed a greater ability to develop their own ideas and realise them Participants artistic and technical skills have greatly improved Young people and teachers have developed a critical appreciation of contemporary art and are independently visiting Ikon. All schools now have an increased interest in developing joint exhibitions. Inter school partnerships have been consolidated supporting sustainable links with Ikon.
Predominantly we raised aspirations and pupil expectations of themselves and the artwork they could have the creative, and actual ability to produce. This project has opened up avenues of opportunity to a whole world of expression. Catherine Allen Smith, Holte School Very few things in life turn out how you expected them to but seeing the show at Ikon in February, talking to the pupils and staff on that day over a glass of orange and a Pringle, looking through the catalogue (the production values of which left many of my artist friends flabbergasted) and then seeing the documentation of the show installed in the various schools was exactly what I had in mind. It gave the pupils’ work a focus and a maturity that their ideas, thinking and commitment deserved. George Shaw I stole many of the photographs from the pupils at Handsworth Wood Girl’s School that had buildings in, and for a joke I decided to call it “stolen sky”. I am a science teacher you see, I don’t do art much. I have never liked art, I never thought I was any good at it so never tried. I really enjoyed doing this project though, the best bit was stealing the photographs from the girls. It was quite funny when you are grown up nicking stuff off them. Tim, teacher, Handsworth Grammar School
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Shed Show Integrated dance company Corali, performed the 'Shed Show' at a mainstream school and a special school. The performance and accompanying multi sensory workshops explored perceptions of the world from the point of view of a person with learning disabilities through the use of improvised movement, projected colour, photography, sound and costumes, and young people were encouraged to create magical learning environments and fairytales. Teachers and young people discovered innovative approaches to incorporating movement to create new opportunities for creative learning. Andy Shaw from George Dixon International School commented on what was successful about the project: ‌integrating children from mainstream and special schools. This challenged our children to modify their behaviour and to work as a team with others a little different to them. www.corali.org.uk | www.ikon-gallery.co.uk
For a research report on this project, visit the pages of www.creative-partnerships.com and go to the research and evaluation section
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Fairytale Project Actors from Women and Theatre worked with teachers and Year 2 pupils from Canterbury Cross Primary School to explore characterisation in fairytales through the drama. The project explored a range of learning approaches, specifically in literacy, and teachers developed alternative approaches to planning and delivery through the use of in-role techniques. Participants worked with the company to produce a final performance showcasing the outcomes of the project. The work has influenced the way that literacy is taught and Women and Theatre has since produced a teachers’ resource pack to share the practice with other local primary schools. The work encouraged fun and enjoyment in learning, allowing children opportunities to work in a creative and imaginative way - my SEN group participated much more fully than when they approached this topic in previous lessons. Amanda Beadle, Canterbury Cross Primary School
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