Wolverhampton Arts and School Programme

WOLVERHAMPTON ARTS & CULTURE SCHOOLS PROGRAMME 2019 – 2020

WOLVERHAMPTON ART GALLERY

BANTOCK HOUSE MUSEUM

BILSTON GALLERY

WOLVERHAMPTON CITY ARCHIVES

TAKE LEARNING OUT OF THE CLASSROOM Wolverhampton Arts and Culture venues are special places where everyone can enjoy learning and develop a range of skills. Learning outside the classroom in museums, galleries and archives gives children the confidence to explore their surroundings and broadens their understanding of people and the world around them.

TAILOR-MADE PACKAGES Cross-curricular and inter-disciplinary cultural learning is central to our offer. We provide a variety of sessions linked to Art, Numeracy and Maths, Literacy and English, History, Geography, and Science. We offer high quality and flexible experiences that enhance your work in the classroom, and we work with you to ensure our workshops match the needs of your class or group, as well as giving you the best value for money.

ENGAGING AND INTERACTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS We focus on the importance of creative learning experiences that provide depth of engagement with internationally renowned artists from the collection and an exciting programme of changing exhibitions. Our KS1 and KS2 sessions support the curriculum, and provide opportunities for developing children’s skills in:

ART SKILLS & CRITICAL THINKING FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES Our offer for secondary schools and colleges concentrates on skills development and creative expertise. We encourage critical thinking, visual analysis and discussion. Sessions incorporate both soft skills and technical skills: • Communication and presentation skills • Confidence and self-esteem • Appreciation and awareness of different perspectives • Creativity, problem-solving and technical ability • Self-management • Artist master classes in drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, creative writing, photographing museum objects and design CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD)

• Creativity and problem-solving

We offer a range of CPD (Continuous Professional Development) and networking sessions for teachers throughout the year. Including practical sessions on:

• Good behaviour and teamwork

• How to interpret art

• Listening, thinking and speaking • Confidence and self-esteem

• Drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture

OUTREACH We offer talks and practical workshops as outreach sessions on a variety of subjects including the set sessions listed in this brochure.

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• Artist techniques • Behind the scenes tours of our collections • How to book and access sessions

GET IN TOUCH To book or for more information about our offer or for details about individual visits or sessions, contact our Cultural Learning Team on 01902 552038 or email artsheritagelearning@wolverhampton.gov.uk www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk/learning @WolverhamptonArtGallery

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ARTS AWARD WITH WOLVERHAMPTON ARTS & CULTURE Wolverhampton Arts & Culture encourages and supports Cultural Learning at numerous venues across the City of Wolverhampton including Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Bantock House and Museum, Wolverhampton City Archives and Bilston Gallery. Our exhibitions and activities support local, regional and national agendas.

Wolverhampton is a supporter of Arts Award at all levels: Discover, Explore, Bronze, Silver and Gold.

We deliver the Bronze Arts Award on a regular basis through our ArtForum group. We offer Gold Arts Award through ArtForum. We also offer Discover and Explore Arts Award through our programme of family-friendly and school activities.

For more detailed information on Arts Award levels visit www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk/arts-awardsupporter

GET IN TOUCH To book or for more information about our offer or for details about individual visits or sessions, contact our Cultural Learning Team on 01902 552038 or email artsheritagelearning@wolverhampton.gov.uk

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Our gallery displays are ideal for interactive sessions for primary, secondary and special educational needs (SEN) pupils, who can enjoy learning through a multi-sensory experience.

They can dress up in period clothing and touch and handle artworks and museum objects.

Our Pop Art collection is the biggest collection outside London. Our collection is great for stimulating discussion and as inspiration for developing art skills.

SPECIAL SESSIONS FOR PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND COLLEGE PUPILS Special sessions are also available at key dates throughout the year including: • Black History Month in October • Sessions on our Special Exhibitions – please see www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk for listings.

EARLY YEARS AND RECEPTION We offer sensory and interactive sessions especially for early years aged 0 - 5 years.

Please contact us for more details.

PRIMARY SCHOOL SESSIONS (2 HOUR SESSIONS) • Sculpture • Pop Art • Drawing • Landscape and Nature • Art History • Contemporary Art • People and Portraits • Maths in Museums • Art, Storytelling and Literacy KS1 & KS2 MASTER CLASSES (DAY SESSIONS 10.30AM - 2.30PM) • Drawing • Portraits • Painting • Sculpture • Printmaking • Creative writing in response to artworks

SECONDARY SCHOOLS (INCLUDING SIXTH FORM) (2 HOUR SESSIONS) • Careers in Arts, Culture, Heritage and Creative Industries • Materials and Methods in Sculpture • Drawing • Landscape and Nature • History of Art • Contemporary Art • People and Portraits • Black Art and Black Artists • Art, Storytelling and Literacy KS3, KS4 & KS5 MASTER CLASSES (DAY SESSIONS 10.30AM - 2.30PM) • • • • • • •

Drawing skills Portraits Life drawing Painting Sculpture Printmaking Creative writing

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES We offer in-depth gallery, museum and archive talks and facilitator led discussions on themes in our permanent collections and changing exhibition programme.

WOLVERHAMPTON ART GALLERY LICHFIELD STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 1DU To book or for more information about our offer or for details about individual visits or sessions, contact our Cultural Learning Team on 01902 552038 or email artsheritagelearning@wolverhampton.gov.uk

“The gallery and the learning staff who led the activities were excellent with the children.

This is my first visit as a lead teacher and it has been fantastic, thank you!”

SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS (SEN) SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES We welcome SEN groups of all ages and ability levels. We have specialist learning staff who can discuss your particular learning needs. Please book at least 1 month in advance of your visit so we can plan and develop sessions to suit your specific group.

ARRIVAL AND LUNCH If your school group will be arriving by coach, the drop off and pick up point is located Wulfruna Street, at the back of the gallery. The nearest entry door is then to the side of the gallery along St. Peter’s Close. Workshops start at 10.30am when we open to the public, unless arranged otherwise.

We can provide lunch rooms free of charge for school groups taking part in a session, and to self-led groups for a small charge. Please contact us for more details.

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BANTOCK HOUSE MUSEUM

History comes alive at Bantock where pupils can experience what it was like living and working in Victorian and Edwardian times. Interactive sessions where pupils can handle historical objects and learn about the practicalities of daily life, promoting a real awareness of the past. Discovery sessions encourage pupils to work in teams to investigate and explore their surroundings together, all sessions include art and craft activities. The house is also surrounded by formal gardens and beautiful parkland and we also run a range of arts and nature sessions which explore the house, park and gardens.

PRIMARY SCHOOLS LEARN ABOUT VICTORIAN LIFE AT BANTOCK HOUSE MUSEUM! (2 HOUR SESSIONS) • History Detectives • Doll and Toy/Peg Doll Making PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS (INCLUDING SIXTH FORM) (2 HOUR SESSIONS)

ARRIVAL AND LUNCH If your school group will be arriving by coach, the drop off point and parking is located in the main visitor car park.

We can provide lunch rooms free of charge for school groups taking part in a session, and to self-led groups for a small charge. Please contact us for more details.

• Art and Nature ART SKILLS: MASTERCLASSES FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PUPILS (DAY SESSIONS 10.30AM - 2.30PM) Led by a practising artist our Master classes focus on learning a variety of art skills and techniques: • Landscape drawing and painting • Sculpture based on natural forms • Creative writing in response to artworks and nature SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS (SEN) SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES We welcome SEN groups of all ages and ability levels. We have specialist learning staff who can discuss your particular learning needs. Please book at least one month in advance of your visit so we can plan and develop sessions to suit your specific group.

BANTOCK HOUSE MUSEUM FINCHFIELD ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 9LQ To book or for more information about our offer or for details about individual visits or sessions, contact our Cultural Learning Team on 01902 552038 or email artsheritagelearning@wolverhampton.gov.uk

BILSTON GALLERY

Bilston Gallery explores the links between art, engineering, and science. The exhibitions celebrate the pioneering and entrepreneurial spirit of Bilston, Wolverhampton, the Black Country and beyond. Linking local industry and manufacturing to the wider world, pupils can discover how pre-history and geology (fossils) fuelled the foundations of the industrial revolution, which started in the Black Country and the legacy that continues today.

EARLY YEARS AND RECEPTION We offer sensory and interactive sessions especially for early years aged 0 - 5 years.

Please contact us for more details.

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS (INCLUDING SIXTH FORM) (2 HOUR SESSIONS) • Fascinating Fossils and Dinosaurs • Landscapes, drawing and painting • Made in Bilston and Wolverhampton – cut steel jewellery and enamels, japanned ware • Make it in Metal SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS (SEN) SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES We welcome SEN groups of all ages and ability levels. We have specialist learning staff who can discuss your particular learning needs. Please book at least 1 month in advance of your visit so we can plan and develop sessions to suit your specific group.

ARRIVAL AND LUNCH If your school group will be arriving by coach, the drop off and pick up point is located in front of the building. Coach parking is not available.

We can provide lunch rooms free of charge for school groups taking part in a session, and to self-led groups for a small charge. Please contact us for more details.

BILSTON GALLERY MOUNT PLEASANT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV14 7LU To book or for more information about our offer or for details about individual visits or sessions, contact our Cultural Learning Team on 01902 552038 or email artsheritagelearning@wolverhampton.gov.uk

WOLVERHAMPTON CITY ARCHIVES

The Archives offer a peaceful and thoughtful learning environment staffed by a team of experts.

We’re also ideally placed to preserve and conserve your school’s heritage. Pupils of all ages can learn about the fascinating history of Wolverhampton at the City Archives, from Anglo-Saxon times to the present day, and find out how to research and interpret historical events and related archive material.

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS (INCLUDING SIXTH FORM) (2 HOUR SESSIONS) • First World War • Second World War • Anglo-Saxons • Suffragettes • Victorians ARRIVAL AND LUNCH If your school group will be arriving by coach, the drop off point and free parking is located at the rear of the building, accessed via the top of Whitmore Hill, off Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton.

Entrance to the car park is usually barrier controlled.

We can provide lunch rooms free of charge for school groups taking part in a session, and to self-led groups for a small charge. Please contact us for more details.

To book or for more information about our offer or for details about individual visits or sessions, contact our Cultural Learning Team on 01902 552038 or email artsheritagelearning@wolverhampton.gov.uk

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