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Julie FrenchDorothy StringerReflected on some great extra -curricular events they have organised for their students over the year.
Year 10 Fine art Trip to The Hayward Gallery to see
The Children’s Parade.
‘When Forms Come Alive’.
Here are some pics from the year 10 Textiles trip to the Unravel -
The Power & Politics of Textiles, at the Barbican.
‘I was so impressed with our year 10 students as this was an exhibition where they really had to read about the art to understand the meaning. They all read, took photos and made sketches and thoroughly enjoyed it.’
In Alison Lapper’s home-town of Worthing the powerful exhibition Lost in Parys is currently at Worthing Museum. The work of all three artists; Alison lapper, Marc Quinn and Rankin explore Alison’s personal journey of grief since the untimely death of her son Parys.
The exhibition presents a range of new work that delves into a world where silence often shrouds the depths of human suffering, and the power of creativity emerges as a beacon of hope.
Alongside her own work are sculptures and photographs from friends and contemporaries Marc Quinn (b 1964) and Rankin (b.1966), echoing and exploring the recent life events of Alison and the effect it has had on her as both a mother and an artist. The dialogue between these three artists reveals an intimate narrative that explores grief and mental health alongside Alison’s reflection on the complexities of motherhood, even in the direst of circumstances.
Exhibition at Worthing Museum (WTM)
22 June - 29 September 2024
(Exhibition talk by Alison Lapper: Thursday 25 July 6.30pm £10)
https://wtm.uk/events/lost-in-parys-exhibition-talk-withalison-lapper/
At the forefront of these themes stands the extraordinary career of Alison Lapper, recipient of an MBE for her services to art, and a leading member of the Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists of the World (AMFPA). She came to wider public attention with her collaboration with sculptor Marc Quinn, at a time when she was pregnant with her son Parys, which resulted in the iconic statue Alison Lapper Pregnant. This work sat atop the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square from 2005-2007. Tragically, Parys would die at the age of 19 on 23th August 2019 from an accidental drug overdose.
Alison´s determination to ensure her son ´ s life and death was not in vain has also resulted in the creation of the charity ´The Drug of Art´, which launched last year Recognising the power and importance that art can hold when dealing with mental health, Lapper decided to set up a charity with award–winning director Victoria Holden to reach as many people as possible It seeks to demonstrate the power and importance of art as a tool for mental health and wellbeing and as part of the charity’s work, six individuals aged under 25 have also been chosen to exhibit work as a supporting element of the exhibition
Downlands Quick Wins
Quick techniques to provide inclusivity and equity in GCSE projects
Mono printing
Gelli printing
Image transfer
- Mod Podge - Heat Press - Acetone
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Summer Art workshops for yourself
Art & Design | Evolution Arts Brighton Summer Needle Felting Workshop
Evolution Arts, Brighton
Portrait Sculpture
HAZEL REEVES
Sunday 21 July, 11am to 2pm, £45
Full/£40
Concession
Acrylic Painting -
Evening Course
Monday 23 Sept, 6.30pm to 8.30pm, 10 weeks, From £174
•19 - 23 August 2024
•Monday - Friday, 11.3017.30
•White Room, Phoenix Art Space
•5 Sessions
•8 Maximum Attendees
Leap Then Look: Summer Art School EVENT
29 July - 2 August 2024
10.00 - 16.00
Painting In Oils Course
Thursday 19 Sept, 11am to 2pm, 7 weeks. From £174
Smartphone
Photography In Nature
Sunday 8 September, 10.30am4.30pm, £63 full, £55 for 6 hours
https://phoenixartspace.o rg/learn/families-children/
The Hastings School of Art
Holiday Activities and Food
Programme — July and August, see website for times, dates, eligibility and booking process A series of 10 artist-led workshops for children eligible for free school meals. Each day we will make and eat together. We will learn about natural materials, food and nutrition and develop a connection to the environment of the South Downs
Ditchling Museum
Events from Sat 13 July – Thu 24 October › Workshops and Events › Adults › – Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft (ditchlingmuseumartc raft.org.uk)
View our summer brochure to see what's on Visit Towner Eastbourne
Museum Dye Garden Tour
Thu 15 August 10:45 am - 11:45 am Museum Dye Garden Tour
Join this tour of the museum’s dye garden and learn about this unique place where we grow plants that can be harvested for natural dyes. £8
Glyndebourne is celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2024
Glyndebourne’s visual artist programme over Festival 2024 is one of our most ambitious to date and continues our rich history of collaboration with artists. On 31 August / 1 September you can visit Glyndebourne on an open day and see all these exhibitions - perhaps plan a day of Creative Reflection before the term starts!
From then to Now: 90 Years of Glyndebourne Posters
Reflecting on our rich history of collaboration and design, this exhibition presents posters as an integral part of Glyndebourne’s history as a vehicle of promotion and artistic excellence. Shown alongside never before seen archival material, we have commissioned new posters by 13 contemporary artists responding to our 2024 Festival.
Commissioned artists include:
● Amy Beager
● Rana Begum
● Pablo Bronstein
● Morag Caister
● Michael Craig-Martin
● Antony Gormley
● Maggi Hambling
● Chris Ofili
● Vicken Parsons
● Fiona Rae
● Conrad Shawcross
● Edmund de Waal
● Howard Hodgkin
Provided with an open brief, each artist has approached the challenge in unique and exciting ways, highlighting their own practices whilst reflecting on an opera's emotions, stories, and feelings; the variety of designs is a testament to the multitude of ways an individual can relate to opera.
Photographer: Jonathan Bassett
Conrad Shawcross: Expansion Fields
As part of its 90-year anniversary celebrations, Glyndebourne has partnered with one of Britain’s leading artists, Conrad Shawcross RA, to produce an ambitious presentation of works with a distinct relationship to music and sound across our site. This includes nine large-scale outdoor sculptures, works on paper in the Archive Gallery and 13 bronze sculptures in the Old Green Room.
Teaching Artists
This year three artists from the (Secondary) Art and Design PGCE course are spending their summer at Glyndebourne creating work inspired by the place and the opera. Anya Millard-Nash, Shontae Violet Badu and Libby Francis.
“Previous to visiting Glyndebourne with the PGCE course, I had never accessed opera before. Coming from a working class background, I did not think opera was "for me". Taking part in the Glyndebourne workshop and seeing the opera for schools performance has shown me that opera can be for anyone if it is introduced in an accessible way. I would like to deepen my knowledge and appreciation for opera and share it through my art with others, particularly those from a similar background to mine, who may not have had the opportunity to access opera before.”
Conrad Shawcross, The Primary Conditions, 2024. Installation view. © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photographer: Jonathan Bassett.
Reflecting on another successful year on our Secondary Art and Design PGCE course, here are some of the highlight events we were involved in.
Our long-standing partnership with Glyndebourne goes from strength to strength.
Engaging in different teaching pedagogies to complement the teaching experiences in school.
The involvement with UBATO has given the trainees great CPD and networking opportunities.
‘Leap,ThenLook’ workshop encouragednewwaysof looking,makingandthinking
We were delighted to welcome Bill Leslie, from Leap Then Look, to the universitytodeliverstudentworkshops.
The workshops were attended by studentteachersonourArtandDesign PGCE and undergraduate primary teachingcoursesandfundedbyBelong atBrighton.
The workshops provided the student teachers with a unique and innovative experience of artpedagogy. LeapThen Look create art works and experiences that focus on working together, inspiring playfulness, inquisitiveness andexperimentation. Theyuse exciting and unconventional approaches, including object making, performance, installation,filmandphotography.
Billranthreedifferentworkshopsonarotation:
•assemblingstickstogethertocreatea collaborativesculpturewithasmuchheight aspossible
•aroomfullofunconventionalobjectswhich neededtobeselectedandthenjoined together,inspiredbypersonalresponsesto promptcards
•aclayworkshop,wherethestudentteachers wereblindfoldedandhadtorespondtowords withtheclay,whilstatthesametimeworking withapartner.
Introducing the student teachers to these differentperspectivesonarteducation,helpedto develop their critical thinking around the art curriculum, which they may have been teaching whilstontheirschoolplacements,andinforming their ownvaluesinarteducation. Thediscussion the students had after the workshops reflected on their experiential learning and how it might inform or change their teaching practice in the future.
Theengagementfromallthestudentswas fabuloustoobserve,someenteredwith cautionandafewnerves,someembraceda newlyfoundfreedomandcommentedonthe lackofpressurewhentheoutcomeisn’t alreadydecidedandyouareabletofocus moreontheprocessandjoyofsimply creating.
Feedbackincluded:
”Inourschool,timeissoprecioustothe teachersandpupils,thatthefocusisonthe outcomeandthepupilswilloftenbegiven thesameoutcometoworktowards.Today, hasemphasisedtheimportanceofvaluing theprocessofcreationovertheend product.”
“Introducingmoreprocesseddrivenprojects inkeystage3wouldenablethatcreativity toflourish,strengthenandbalanceagainst theoftenoverridingdriveanddesireforskill development,particularlyseenin secondary.”
“Iwanttoencouragemypupilstotake morerisks,andbelessconcernedabout whatapieceofartlookslikeandsimply enjoytheactivitiessotheybecomemore trustingintheirownexperiencesand buildconfidence.”
“Iwanttobringmoreofthefreedomand playaspectstocreatingart,backintomy lessonsnow!”
Theopportunityalsoallowedthestudent teacherstoworkacrossphasesand discusswhatarteducationlookslikein thesedifferenteducationalsettings.
Itwasahugelyrewardingexperiencefor everyoneconcernedandonewehopeto doagaininthefuture.
Raisingtheaspirationsof GCSEphotographystudents
Around 40 GCSE photography students from Fareham Academy visited the university to take part in photography workshops run by our PGCE Art and Design trainee teachers.
The students spent all day on campus and worked in groups that rotated, so they could each participate in four workshops using the university’s specialist photography equipment. The workshops were planned and delivered by our trainees who wanted to gain additional experience in teaching photography to GCSE students.
Theworkshopsincluded:
•making photograms in theuniversity’sdarkroom
•using studio lighting to create distortedportraits
•projectingimagesontoportraits
•creatingcyanotypes.
Kirsty Griffin, photography teacher at Fareham Academy, and recent Art and Design PGCE graduate said: “The studentsabsolutelylovedtheday,Idid a studentvoicesurveyandallofthem onlyhadpositivefeedback.
“Itwasawonderfulopportunity,and thepupilsarestillbuzzingfromit.”
The day gave our trainees a fantastic opportunity to reflect on their own teaching, with the students gaining from the whole day too. The students were introduced to some photographic techniques and processes that were completely new to them and were left feeling inspired. They also left with photographs that can be part of their GCSE portfolios. It was a huge success for everyone involved.
The Head of Department, who accompaniedthetripsaid:“Someofthe students were absolutely in their element. One of the students went home and used the taillight off her dad’sbikeandphotographedhersister. She was inspired from Wednesday to experiment with everyday objects and sentmean editshehad done,which is amazing.Thedayhasclearlylitaspark withinherandIlovetoseeit.
“Thankyousomuchforallowingthis triptogoaheadandfororganisingall thefantasticworkshopsforour studentstoexperience.”
Our PGCE Graduate Exhibition
“The exhibition is a great way for us to share new project ideas and subject expertise amongst our colleagues in the partnership.”
Theexhibitionhascreatedarealbuzzwith visitors to the building and has been commented on by many who have observed the creative talent. It has been wonderful to see how the student teachershaveusedtheiruniquetalentsas artiststoreallyinspiretheirownstudents intheclassroom.
Julie added: “It gives us all confidence that the next generation of students will be truly inspired as these fantastic teachers facilitate theirownartisticjourney.”
The exhibition featured teaching resources, alongside work that their students had produced. The display wasdiscussedindepthduringavivaas part of the assessment to gain their PGCEandQualifiedTeacherStatus.
Teachertrainingat Brighton‘Outstanding’
in latestOfstedInspection.
University of Brighton’s teacher training programmes have been rated as Outstanding and Good by Ofsted followingourrecentinspection. Thereport,publishedthisweek,ratedthe university’sInitialTeacherEducation(ITE) Partnership as ‘Outstanding’ for the Primary and Secondary age-phase and ‘Good’ for Early Years and Further Education.
TheoutcomefurtherunderlinesBrighton’s reputation as a centre of excellence for teacher training. We’ve been educating teachers and school leaders for over 100 years and are ranked 6th in the UK for education courses in The Guardian UniversityGuide.
The 2024 Ofsted report highlighted Brighton’s ‘highly impressive’ accredited teachertrainingprogrammes,commending the university for its exceptional support structures for trainees and its dedication to fostering a nurturing environment where trainees feel valued and receive expertguidancethroughouttheirprogram.
HeadofInitialTeacherEducationand Senior Lecturer at Brighton, Polly Herbert said: “I’m extremely proud thatthededicationofstaff,strength of partnerships and calibre of graduateteacherswashighlightedby inspectors. The outcomes are testament to the continued hard workofallmembersoftheITEteam–both at the university and in our partnersettings.I’mpleasedthatthe report is truly reflective of the excellent standard of teacher trainingatBrighton.”
‘6th in the UK for Education’ GuardianUniversityGuide2024
•Top 20 in the UK for education graduate prospects – Complete UniversityGuide2025
•UKtop15%forgraduateearnings in education and teaching, three years after graduating –LongitudinalEducationOutcomes 2022.
Summer Exhibitions in the Southeast Region
The Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne.
Maria Amidu: in the perpetual back and forth
4 May to 8 September 2024 Free Admission
Visit — Towner Eastbourne
The exhibition centres around 26,778,780 minutes, a new paper and textbased installation and accompanying sound piece which explores the dialogue between paper and writing Featuring over 1000 sheets of laseretched handmade abaca fibre paper, the work evokes a sense of absence and longing, considering the nuanced meanings of the term ‘desire lines’.
Turner Contemporary, Margate – Ed Clark
Turner Contemporary
The Hastings Contemporary QUENTIN BLAKE
A Hundred Portraits
16 March 2024 - 8 September 2024
Hastings ContemporaryHastings Contemporary
Liz Gilmore, Director of Hastings Contemporary, says ‘Whoever you are and however you do it, drawing can be transformative! These inspiring words stated by Quentin in our conversations about the making of this show capture the ethos and intentions of our gallery and the exhibition. Hastings and Rother is a place of astonishing creativity, we are inviting everyone to visit the gallery and make use of our Drawing Hub, a dedicated space for all ages and abilities to enjoy the power of drawing ’
Turner Contemporary is pleased to present the first institutional exhibition in Europe dedicated to pioneering artist Ed Clark.
Events from Sat 27 April – Sat 27 April › Current › – Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft (ditchlingmuseumartcraft.org.uk)
Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft
Bloomin Brilliant: The Life and Work of Raymond Briggs 27th April – 27th October.
A new exhibition featuring never-seen-before items and artworks from one of the UK´ s most beloved author illustrators in the part of East Sussex that he made his home Bloomin’ Brilliant: The Life and Work of Raymond Briggs is a highly personal show that will bring together 30 items from the late author´ s estate with over 100 original artworks from his 60-year career.
Charlston Farmhouse / Charlston in Lewes
Matthew Smith: Through the eyes of Patrick Heron 1 May – 13th October 2024.
Charleston
Experience the trailblazing work of English painter Matthew Smith through the eyes of fellow colourist Patrick Heron. For the first time, this exhibition examines the profound influence of Smith’s dynamic use of colour on Heron’s expressive canvases Displayed side by side, journey into the shared palettes and creative legacy of two of the 20th century’s most important colourists.
Dorothy Hepworth and Patricia Preece: An Untold Story
27 March–8 September 2024, - Lewes
Discover the extraordinary story of Dorothy Hepworth and Patricia Preece – a duo whose secret artistic collaboration and lifelong romantic partnership remained hidden for decades. In this exhibition we unveil the untold story of a remarkable duo exploring their life through paintings and drawings, works which were created by Hepworth but exhibited under the signature of her lifelong partner, Preece. Here, the artists are recognised as collaborators and co-conspirators for the first time
The Shape of Things: Still Life in Britain (pallant.org.uk)
Bexhill De La Warr, Bexhil
Barbara Kasten: Site Lines 22nd June – 1st September
Pallant House, Chichester.
The Shape of Things: Still Life in Britain 11th May – 20th October 2024.
The Shape of Things questions the idea that still life is a lesser genre, showing how important it is to artists and society. Featuring a ‘Who’s Who’ of Modern and Contemporary British artists, the exhibition digs into still life’s rich symbolism and how it’s pushed boundaries and new ideas. The exhibition shifts from 17th-century ‘vanitas’ paintings to post-impressionism to abstraction and from pop to conceptual art. It invites viewers to think about life’s challenges, such as love and grief, identity and the subconscious, life and death and plenty and waste. Today, these challenges also include biodiversity loss, the legacy of colonialism, and climate change
Barbara Kasten: Site Lines - DLWP, The De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill, East Sussex
Over a career spanning five decades, Barbara Kasten (b. 1936, United States) has experimented with notions of space, stage and architecture through an ‘interdisciplinary performance’ between photography, sculpture, and painting In creating her works, she assembles and photographs in her studio installations made of architectural ‘props’, such as glass, mirror, metal, or wood constructions. Space as a stage of changing reality is the central motif of the resulting artworks, with theatrical arrangements notable for their use of colour, light and shadow.
The Jon Edgar Sculpture Workshop 6th July.
Janette Cullen, University of Brighton - Gives a Personal Critical Reflection
into Primary Art & Design Education
‘How have our experiences and history shaped our career and professional values?’
As a small child growing up in Brighton in the 1970s, I witnessed the beginnings of gentrification of our street. We looked through the windows of the family who had moved down from London and hadn’t put up net curtains They were pulling up the carpets and sanding the floorboards. The called their Mum and Dads by their first names. On Saturday mornings they went to Art Class at Brighton Polytechnic and came back covered in paint and clay, carrying their messy creations. I asked my Mum if I could go, and she said that she thought that they were all hippies and smoked drugs and it wasn’t for us. Months later, we somehow were allowed to go- me and the next door neighbours on both sides. There were hippies! Some of them didn’t wear shoes and one (it transpires they were trainee art teachers) wore a long cheesecloth dress and peacock feather earring, took time to sit with me and help me appreciate the other worldly experience of it all. We made a Barbie style princess out of clay, and it was fired in the kiln and her arm fell off One of the trainees noticed the lack of arm, and said we could make a new one, or make her a cloak to hide it or wondered if she had become a pirate princess and needed a hook? There were seemingly endless interesting possibilities, I was good at this, maybe it was for us?
Mouse. Netty Cullen, 1972
Only recently has this fleeting memory returned to me as I reflect on how I came to be in my current role. I wonder the impact it had on my role and practice both as a teacher and lecturer and how it has informed my rationale on the nature and importance of Art Education. It also lends a pleasing circularity to being back at the Falmer Campus– with shoes on.
http://www.accessart.org.uk
In the second and third year of the BA Primary with QTS course, trainees are given the opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of a curriculum area. They chose an area of Subject Study, with the idea that in their future teaching practice, this will enable them to be Subject Leads. One of the first things we critically reflect on together in Art & Design, is how our previous experiences and histories shape our ideas about ourselves and how we can use these to explore to develop our teacher identity
• What is the importance to us place of Art & Design in a crowded Primary Curriculum?
• What is our rationale behind teaching the subject?
• What are our top ten principles teaching Art & Design at this stage?
When reflecting alongside the trainees, the ideas of inclusion, accessibility, representation, equality and experiential, heuristic learning all come out top in my list.
How can we ensure that making art is an irresistible activity to all learners, despite the many barriers that face them and schools in general. Peter Gregory states
Providing relevant and representative contexts for the learning- ‘the hook’. Artists and makers work who excite us and give us room to be curious about their intentions, their stories, and allow us room for personal and individual responses to their work and ideas. Seeing Art and Design that tells or reflects our histories allows us to believe that we too can behave and think like artists- even if it’s only for an hour a week on a Friday
How do we protect the subject identity of Art & Design? How do we keep the rigour of subject specific knowledge and skills whilst balancing the sometimes-dogmatic whole school requirements of assessment and ideas of progress? How do we ensure that non specialist teachers are confident and skilled enough to make art activities ‘irresistible’? Paula Briggs talks about this beautifully when she explores a key idea for non- specialist Primary trainees- ‘How can non specialist teachers teach Art?’
https://vimeo.com/679902070.
She considers the ideas of shifting the emphasis of teaching away from teaching specific knowledge and embracing a sense of exploration with the children. She asks teachers to keep a sense of openness and undertake a journey alongside the children, where this exploration is explicitly modelled. We still have a plan, we still know what and why we are teaching, but we are not galloping to the fixed product or outcome This works and can be justified because this is how artists work.
This enables young artists to make art that is theirs. Not using a design led model, valuing the process over a fixed outcome. Not losing the innate curiosity, creativity and natural artist in the child.This again brings me back to my own training- my PGCE here at Falmer and one of my lecturers, who is also a poet. Trevor Harvey.
The Painting Lesson
“What’s THAT dear?’ asked the new teacher “It’s Mummy” I replied
“But Mums aren’t green and orange!”
“You really haven’t TRIED”
You don’t just paint in SPLODGES
You’re old enough to know
You need to THINK before you work….
Now- have another go.”
She helped me draw two arms and legs
A face with a sickly smile,
A rounded body, dark brown hair,
A hat- and in a while,
She stood back (with her face bright pink)
“That’s SO much better-
Don’t you think?”
But she turned white
At ten to three
When an orange-green blob
Collected me.
“Hi Mum!” Trevor Harvey
Trevor Harvey drawing
Annabel Damazer at Heathfield Community College - has reflected on some new projects and processes they have introduced to their schemes of learning this year and with great success.
A collage project introduced by PGCE trainee Danielle Laurent, then continued and extended by the department, to include embroidery and textile mark making.
Year 12s - experimenting with etching techniques using Tetra Pak cartons.
The Carnival club windsocks.
Students made these this term from donated unused dentist overalls. They are based on the Japanese Koinibori traditional windsocks. They have had a lot of fun making them.
Corinne Mulcachy, Head of
Fine Art at
Walthamstow Hall
reflects on a progressive year in her school.
Corinne has been heading for Artsmark status for the school. As part of our statement of commitment and in line with the schools' strategic vision I wanted to create more ownership over the direction and impact of the arts within the school alongside leadership opportunities for the students. The creation of a student led Creative Arts and Culture committee is a keystone in our overall aims and has become a means of linking whole school creative events, wellbeing alongside recognising and championing the positive impacts of the arts in the broadest sense. The committee consists of a traditional core team alongside Art Drama and Music scholars and those with a passion for the arts from year 9 upwards. Their role is to act as ambassadors and enablers of creativity and culture at the school.
We only started the committee in April of 2023 with a clutch of year 12 students who worked exceptionally hard to get the committee off the ground. Handover to the new Chair, Co chair and secretary took place in February and below Rowan, Krystyna and Rosie have outlined their vision for the coming year. The committee is now over 30 strong and growing.
At Walthamstow Hall Arts and Culture Committee, we celebrate achievements in the creative field, and expand on students’ passions in the arts. One way we do this is through our termly newsletter,
which includes a snapshot of each year groups creative accomplishments in the arts subjects, as well as gives an overview of whole school creative events, such as houses competing against each other in House Music.
We have also begun to create activities which bring the school together through the arts, such has our recent Summer Celebration, which hosted a large sheet with our school logo on for students to paint on and demonstrate their creativity. We have regular meetings, in which students of all ages can voice their opinions on the arts departments, so we can build a thriving community in which everyone can express themselves through different creative fields.
This also means we can organise activities in the interests of the students and involve people from across the school. Next year, we hope to grow our committee, and expand further into the music and drama departments, as well as utilise the energy of the arts scholarship students. We also hope to begin introducing more interactive activities for the whole school, possible talks from people in the creative field, and create connections with Arts-based charities to increase access to creativity to those who need things such as new supplies.
These are photographs from their most recent whole school event, organising an activity for all to take part in as part of our end of year celebrations. This was entirely student led and organised.
What is happening at Brighton and Hove Museums over the Summer.
BRIGHTON MUSEUM
National Treasures: Rembrandt in Brighton Continues to 4 August 2024
Free with Brighton Museum admission, members free
One Old Master, 14 young people, 15 selfportraits
Rembrandt’s Self Portrait at the Age of 34, 1640, is on display as part of the National Gallery’s bicentenary National Treasures tour. Alongside the Rembrandt is Hey, Rembrandt!, 14 photographic self-portraits by local young people who were mentored by the awardwinning photographer Alejandra Carles-Tolra, in partnership with Photoworks.
See the Sea Continues to Spring 2025
FINE ART GALLERY
Free with Brighton Museum admission, members free
This family-friendly display of paintings includes dramatic seascapes and beachside scenes. Sail through romantic seas and skies to views of today’s vibrant seafront.
Meet the Rembrandts Continues 13 October 2024
Rembrandt , Self Portrait at the Age of 34, 1640 © The National Gallery, London
PRINTS & DRAWINGS GALLERY
Free with Brighton Museum admission, members free
This small display offers a rare opportunity to see Brighton & Hove Museum’s collection of small but beautiful etchings by, and after the great Dutch Master Rembrandt.
Kemp Town from the Sea, 1840, by John Wilson Carmichael - See the Sea display
Introduction to Puppet Making at Brighton Museum
Tuesday 6 August
11am-3pm £20, members £15, book in advance. Ages 13-16
Join us for a beginner’s workshop for young people interested in exploring puppetry skills and puppet making.
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery - Brighton & Hove Museums (brightonmuseums.org.uk)
Drop-in & Draw – Art & History
Fridays 2 & 9 August
10am-2pm Free with Brighton Museum admission, members free. Drop-in, all ages. Get inspired by the different collections at Brighton Museum and sketch what you see, the perfect opportunity to get arty at the museum.
Introduction to Creative Writing at Brighton Museum
Thursday 1 August
11am-3pm £20, members £15, book in advance. Ages 13-16
Take inspiration from Rembrandts’ Self-portrait at the Age of 34 in this workshop exploring selfimage, through a series of inspiring, engaging and fun writing activities, games and exercises.
PUPPET WORKSHOP 1 and 2 August. Dragon made by Sara Harris
Rembrandt creative writing workshop 1 august photo credit melanie pollard
HOVE MUSEUM
MATISSE: Drawing with Scissors
Late Works 1950-1954
Continues to 1 September 2024
Free admission
The French painter, sculptor and designer, Henri Matisse was one of the 20th century’s most influential artists. This exhibition features 35 posthumous prints of the famous cut-outs that he produced in the last four years of his life.
A Hayward Gallery Touring Exhibition
Stories in Collage: Creative Paper
Collage Workshop
Saturday 20 July 12-4pm £60, members £55. Ages 16+
Explore the narrative possibilities of collaging directly into books and journals.
Stories in Collage 1 Fiona Story
Introduction to Puppet Making at Hove Museum
Monday 12 August 11am-3pm £20, members £15. Ages 13-16
A beginner’s workshop for young people interested in exploring puppetry skills and puppet making.
Days of wonder Photo by Jim Kirby, film credit Grandma's Reading Glass, George Albert Smith, 1900 courtesy of Screen Archive South East
Art Club at Hove Museum
Thursdays 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 August
10.15–11.15am, 11.30am–12.30pm & 2-3pm £6, members £5. Ages 5-13
Each week take inspiration from the museum collection in our art & craft workshops.
THE BOOTH MUSEUM
Art Club at Booth Museum
Wednesdays 31 July, 7, 14, 21 & 28
August
12.30-1.30pm & 2-3pm £6, members £5, book in advance. Ages 5-13
Each week take inspiration from the museum collection in our art & craft workshops.
Introduction to Tie-Dye at Hove Museum
Monday 19 August
10.30am-12.30pm £12, members £10, book in advance. Ages 13-16
Create a kaleidoscope of colour in this tiedye workshop.
Drop-in & Draw - Natural Science
Tuesdays 28 May, 23 & 30 July, 6, 13, 20 & 27 August
1-4pm Free, drop-in. All ages With an incredible collection of animals to choose from there is plenty of inspiration for this self-led sketching activity.
To find out more about our events programme and learning offer please visit brightonmuseums.org.uk
Miranda Pennington would like to say thank you to all the artists and bids from UBATO members.
Sophie’s Postcard
2024School art auction raised over £100,000 for
The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity
Celebrities, artists, pupils and the general public donated 2,146 pieces of unique artwork that were auctioned on eBay for 10 days in June 2024.
Since 2018, St Richard's Catholic College has held the secret art auction every two years to fundraise for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity in memory of former pupil, Sophie Maria Taylor who loved art.
Secret postcards were created and donated by some incredible artists and celebrities including: Billy Childish, Bob & Roberta Smith, Curtis Holder, Dame Prue Leith, Ed Fairburn, Fearne Cotton, Gilbert & George, Joe Lycett, Jen Orpin, Korky Paul, Lorraine Kelly, Loui Jover, Mark Curryer, Matthew Lyons, Michael Riddle, My Dog Sighs, Nelly Edwards, Peter Dennis, Rev. Richard Cole, Richard Spare, Russell Herron, Sarah Graham, Susanne du Toit, Susie Hamilton, The Cameron Twins, The London Police, The Postman, Thomas Taylor, Trust Icon, Will Rochfort, Yeside Linney and many many more!
The list of contributors was available on sophiespostcard.com before the auction but the work was kept anonymous. Buyers will find out who created their amazing postcards now that the auction is over, and this will also be published on sophiespostcard.com
Art teacher and organiser, Miranda Pennington said, “Thanks to all the incredible artists and all the bidders, this year’s Sophie’s Postcard was the best yet. So many wonderful artists donated artwork for this special fundraiser in Sophie’s memory and I am astounded by the amount raised. I was hoping to raise £30,000 this year, however, on the final day of the auction, I realised that it was going to be above £70,000 and could not believe it when the figure kept rising to over £100,000! This is an absolutely staggering amount for a very worthy cause!”
The money raised from this year’s auction is added to the £82,500 already raised since the project started in 2018 and this money will make a real difference, helping to fund worldleading research to improve the lives of young cancer patients.
Sophie's Postcard Catalogue 2024 - All artists & artwork listed in 200pp A4 book | eBay
£17.50
Famous children’s author and illustrator, Thomas Taylor, has contributed to all of the four auctions, and his pieces are always highly sought after. His amazing artwork ‘Wizards’ raised a staggering £4177 77 and a wonderful illustration by the artist, Ed Fairburn, made £2250
Sophie’s parents, James & Luiza Taylor said, “We continue to be amazed at the incredible support given by artists and enthusiastic people all over the world, and are so thankful to everyone who has helped us keep Sophie’s memory alive in a very special way
When Sophie was having her treatment, she found great solace in art activities at both the Royal Marsden and St Richard’s, and we are sure she would be very proud of everyone involved. We find great comfort in the knowledge that this auction is directly helping the Royal Marsden support other young people in their fight against cancer.”
Contact Miranda Pennington
Email: sophiespostcard@strichardscc.com
• A 200 page catalogue with every artist and artwork listed is available on eBay
• Postcards can be seen in the online exhibition at www.sophiespostcard.com
• High resolution images are available of all postcards
• Social media links
o @sophiessecretpostcard on Instagram
o @strichardsart on X/Twitter
o #sophiespostcard .
£250 per person
Price includes-
If you have any questions about the Leeds residential trip please contact Julie j.howard2@brighton.ac.uk
• four nights accommodation at Art Hostel with breakfast,
• two evening meals,
• three artist workshops as well as entrance fees to galleries and exhibitions where applicable.
Itinerary
Monday 17 February travel to Leeds evening meal at accommodation and collaborative printmaking workshop
Tuesday 18 February
Morning – Leeds Art Gallery workshop and tour
Afternoon – Henry Moore Institute visit and free time to explore Leeds
Wednesday 19 February
All day visit to Yorkshire Sculpture Park – includes workshop and sketching time
Thursday 20 February
Morning – visit to Hockney Salts Mill
Afternoon – Leeds city centre with opportunities to visit Crafts centre and Design Gallery, The Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery or the University of Leeds
public Art Trail
Evening – group meal
Friday 21 February
travel home with an opportunity to visit The Hepworth Foundation
There are 20 places available.
To secure your place a nonrefundable £100 deposit* is required by 31 October 2024.
Two further payments of £75 are due by 30 November 2024 and 31 January 2025.
Pay your deposit now and secure your place
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Carne Griffiths - artist teacher workshop
Saturday 23 November 2024
For UBATO members Carne’s workshop is one of two options included in membership for the 2024/25 academic year –
If you would like to attend both artist workshops there will be a limited number of tickets that can be purchased.
Carne works primarily with calligraphy inks, graphite and liquids, such as tea.
Carne’s fascination with drawing focuses on the creation and manipulation of the drawn line. Images explore human, geometric and floral forms, in a combination of both literal and abstract translation and in response to images and situations encountered in daily life. Images are recorded in a dreamlike sense onto the page where physical boundaries are unimportant.
His work creates a journey of escapism which focuses on scenes of awe and wonder, projecting a sense of abandonment and inviting the viewer to share and explore this inner realm.
Learn more about Carne’s work on his website. Paintings in Ink, Tea and Alcohol | London | Carne Griffiths Artist
Darrell Wakelam artist teacher workshop –
Our second artist workshop of the 2024/25 is cardboard artist Darrell Wakelam.
Darrell Wakelam has been creating artwork with children for almost 35 years. Fundamentally he has always focussed on making three-dimensional artwork more accessible and exciting for children, and he has gradually built up a strong reputation as an innovative and highly skilled workshop facilitator Darrell originally trained in design and illustration, but working with children reignited his own childhood passion for model making, allowing him to revisit the world of ‘junk sculpture’ and papier maché with the eyes of a designer and teacher.
Darrell has provided workshops for countless clients, including many hundreds of schools, museums, theatres, and as a part of largescale festivals and events His involvement with projects nationwide has given Darrell the experience of working creatively with children of all ages, and from a wide variety of backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.
Saturday 5 July
Most of Darrell’s artwork consists of 3D models, sculptures, and masks, made predominantly from scrap cardboard and other recycled materials. Over the years he has refined his methods and techniques, becoming more aware of the sustainability of his work, and more mindful of the materials he uses
Darrell has also spent many years sharing his expertise, through training sessions, online tutorials, and more recently, through his highly acclaimed book ‘Art Shaped’.
“I love what I do, and I hope that is apparent in the work that I create. I enjoy working with children, I admire their adaptability and resourcefulness, I appreciate their honesty, and I am always amazed by their energy and enthusiasm. In return, I try my best to match these attributes ” – Darrell Wakelam 2024
Don’t forget to renew your UBATO membership for 2024/2025 via the University online shop. Use the link below.
How to join | University of Brighton Art Teachers Organisation
We look forward to seeing you all at the next CPD workshop on
Saturday November 9th 2024
Please
By request, at the next UBATO Forum, we will discuss and share ‘Navigating our way with using AI in Art and Design –sharing the dangers as well as sharing ideas for best practice’
