Beaconsfield Gallery, Gasworks & Newport Street Gallery Visit
London, UK 22nd March 2018 Yr 13 Fine Art On Thursday 22nd March I took a group of Year 13 Fine Art Students to three South London galleries including Beaconsfield and Newport Street. The day included a gallery tour from one of the founders and directors of Beaconsfield gallery plus a curator and artist talk followed by a group discussion.The purpose of our visit was to enable students to further their contextual understanding of Art and prepare and develop research materials for the externally set exam theme and end of year exhibition. |
Dafna Talmor - Constructed Landscapes Gallery Visit
Photofusion Gallery, London 30th March 2017 Yr 12 Fine Art / Textiles On Thursday 30th March I took a group of Year 12 Fine Art & Textiles students to see the Constructed Landscapes exhibition at Photofusion Gallery London. The purpose of our visit was to enable students to develop research materials for the next stage of their own professional development. The trip involved a short intro from the curator of Photofusion, plus a artist talk and workshop by Dafna Talmor followed by a Q&A and group discussion. Constructed Landscapes is an ongoing project that stems from Talmor’s personal archive of photographs initially shot as mere keepsakes across different locations that include Venezuela, Israel, the US and UK. Produced by collaging medium format colour negatives, the process relies on experimentation, involving several incisions and configurations before a right match is achieved. Read more here. Click on the image to see photos from the exhibition. www.dafnatalmor.co.uk |
Beaconsfield Gallery, Gasworks & Newport Street Gallery Visit
London, UK 9th March 2017 Yr 13 Fine Art On Thursday 9th March I took a group of Year 13 Fine Art Students to three South London galleries. First we went to Gasworks to see Jamie Crewe's first London solo exhibition, Female Executioner followed by Beaconsfield Gallery to see Meditations on the Anthropocene by artist duo IC-98 (Patrik Söderlund and Visa Suonpää) & finally Newport Street Gallery to see Gavin Turk. The purpose of our visit was to enable students to further their contextual understanding of Art and prepare and develop research materials for the externally set exam theme - Environment. Please click on the image to see more from the Trip. |
Tate Modern & White Cube Gallery Visit
London, UK 2nd March 2017 Yr 13 Textiles On Thursday 2nd March I took a group of Year 13 Textile students to the Tate Modern and the White Cube Gallery. The purpose of our visit was to enable students to further their contextual understanding of Art and prepare and develop research materials for the externally set exam theme - Environment. Please click on the image to see more from the Tate Modern. www.tate.org.uk www.whitecube.com |
White Cube Gallery Visit
London, UK 2nd March 2017 Yr 13 Textiles On Thursday 2nd March I took a group of Year 13 Textile students to the White Cube Gallery to see Josiah McElheny and Ibrahim Mahama. The purpose of our visit was to enable students to further their contextual understanding of Art and prepare and develop research materials for the externally set exam theme - Environment. Please click on the image to see more from the White Cube. Read more about Ibrahim Mahama Read more about Josiah McElheny |
Tate Modern & White Cube Gallery Visit
London, UK 21st October 2016 Yr 12 Fine Art I took my Yr 12 Fine Art students on an Art all-dayer to help them prepare research for their theme Automatic - The Body Electric. Starting off at the Tate Modern we explored the displays including the main thematic zones paying close attention to the work by Rebecca Horn. We then headed over to the White Cube to see new work by Anthony Gormley & Virginia Overton. Please click the image on the right to see more from the Tate Modern. www.tate.org.uk www.whitecube.com |
White Cube Gallery Visit
London, UK 21st October 2016 Yr 12 Fine Art I took my Yr 12 Fine Art students on an Art all-dayer to help them prepare research for their theme Automatic - The Body Electric. Starting off at the Tate Modern we explored the displays including the main thematic zones paying close attention to the work by Rebecca Horn. We then headed over to the White Cube to see new work by Anthony Gormley & Virginia Overton. Please click the image on the right to see more from the White Cube. www.tate.org.uk www.whitecube.com |
Beaconsfield Gallery & Tate Britain Gallery Visit
London, UK 18th November 2016 Yr 13 Fine Art On Friday 18th November I took a group of Year 13 Art students to the Beaconsfield Gallery to see Material Conjectures with Gary Woodley and Emily Motto followed by Rachel Maclean's "Wot U :-) About?" at Tate Britain. The purpose of our visit is to enable students to further their contextual understanding of Art and prepare and develop research materials based around their theme Shelter. The day included a gallery tour from the founder and director of Beaconsfield gallery plus a curator and artist talk followed by a group discussion. Please click on the image to see more. |
Champaign Life Gallery Visit
Saatchi Gallery, London, UK 10th February 2016 Yr 13 Fine Art and Textiles On Wednesday 10th February I took a group of Year 13 Art and Textiles students to the Saatchi Gallery to see Champaign Life followed by Michael Hoppen Gallery. The purpose of our visit is to enable students to further develop their understanding of Art and artists, see work in-situ and provide valuable research for their portfolios, exam unit and end of year group exhibition. Please click on the image to see more. To read more about Champaign Life click here. |
Michael Craig Martin Gallery Visit
Serpentine Gallery, London, UK 4th February 2016 Yr 11 Fine Art On Thursday the 4th February Year 11 Art students visited the Serpentine Gallery, London, to see new work by Michael Craig Martin. The trip proved to be an essential element of the Art GCSE Exam paper. Students took photographs, collected artefacts and produced drawings and other recordings. Please click on the image to see how the students interacted with the artists work. Read more about the artist here. |
The Creative Process - Artists Talks & Study Day
UCL Institute of Education 9th November 2015 Yr 13 Fine Art, Textiles & Photography Trip Designed to help inform and inspire AS/A2, IB, Foundation and BTEC Level 3 Art students from all disciplines this event plays a pivotal role within our own annual program of AS/A2 trips. This years talks were given by Cornelia Parker OBE RA Sculptor and Installation artist, Simon Roberts Photographer, Stuart Pearson Wright Portrait artist, Mark Coulier Make-up and prosthetics artist. |
Tate Modern & White Cube Gallery Visit
London, UK 15th October 2015 Yr 12 Fine Art & Textiles Trip I took my AS students on an Art all-dayer to help them prepare research. Starting off at the Tate Modern we explored the displays including the main thematic zones paying close attention to the work by Rebecca Horn in the Making Traces zone. We then headed over to the White Cube to see new work by Cerith Wyn Evans and Robert Irwin. Please click the image on the right to see more. www.tate.org.uk www.whitecube.com |
Art in Dialogue Study Day
National Gallery 1st October 2015 Yr 13 Fine Art A2 Fine Art students Ryan Hill, Jade Hutchinson, Elliot Jefferies, Alistair Masawi and Ted Newton were selected to take part in a study day at The National Gallery. The aim was to develop independent observation, research and investigation skills in a workshop exploring the National Gallery’s exhibition ‘Duccio|Caro: Art in Dialogue’. This exhibit is a creative interaction between two works of art made almost 700 years apart, The Annunciation by Sienese painter Duccio (active 1278-1319) and Duccio Variation No.3 by British sculptor Sir Anthony Caro. Led by Curator of Italian paintings Caroline Campbell, practicing sculptor Katie Aggett and expert gallery educators, learners were encouraged to think independently, ask informed questions and analyse information. Learners had an introduction to the National Gallery’s research centre and archives and were guided in the preparation and delivery of short group presentations. www.rochecourteducationaltrust.co.uk/articulation-prize |
Colligate Day
Bromley Schools CPD Conference Royal Academy, London, UK 27th February 2015 This year's CPD conference was led by the Head of Art at Bishop Justus Barney Hall and was held at the Royal Academy in London. After a brief talk from the Royal Academy Education Department we were split into subject specialisms to discuss strategies for the new A Level specification. After lunch we were free to take a tour of the current exhibitions at the RA featuring Rubens And His Legacy, A Strong Sweet Smell of Incense, A Portrait of Robert Fraser and Premiums the RA Student Interim Show. Afterwards I took the opportunity to take a look at the current shows on in the Cork Street Galleries including Richard Long's new work The Spike Island Tapes. Click on image (right) to see pictures from the exhibitions. |
V&A Gallery Visit
V&A, London, UK 25th February 2015 Yr 11 Fine Art Trip In preparation for their final exam unit based around the theme Mixed Media we took our Yr 11 Fine Art students to the V&A for inspiration and to gather resources. After taking in the permanent collections we paid particuliar attention to a group show featuring Turner Prize winning artist Chris Ofili who came to prominence in the early 1990s for his highly elaborate mixed media works which on occasion feature elephant dung. We ended with Cornelia Parker's site specific installation Breathless 2001 (right). "It is made of 54 defunct brass band instruments which have been squashed flat and hung from wires. They are designed to be seen from both above and below, with polished upper surfaces and tarnished undersides. the work is an attempt by the artist to explore such ideas of duality as silence/noise, upper class/lower class, and death/resurrection." |
Tate Modern & White Cube Gallery Visit
London, UK 13th February 2013 Yr 13 Fine Art Trip I took my A2 students on an Art all-dayer to help them prepare research for the Exam paper's theme Flaws & Imperfections. Starting off at the Tate Modern we explored the displays including the main thematic zones: Poetry and Dream, Energy and Process, Structure and Clarity and Transformed Visions and looked closely at the work by artists Bill Viola, Louise Bourgeois and Nam June Paik (right). We then headed over to the White Cube for a new solo show by Christian Marclay. Continuing Marclay's long standing interest in the relationship between image and sound, the show comprised of works on canvas, paper and video that feature onomatopoeia taken from comic books. www.tate.org.uk www.whitecube.com |
Tate Modern & White Cube Gallery Visit
London, UK 12th February 2013 Yr 12 Fine Art & Textiles Trip I took my AS students on an Art all-dayer to help them prepare research for the Exam paper's theme Relationships. Starting off at the Tate Modern we explored the displays including the main thematic zones: Poetry and Dream, Energy and Process, Structure and Clarity and Transformed Visions. We then headed over to the White Cube for a new solo show by Christian Marclay. Continuing Marclay's long standing interest in the relationship between image and sound, the show comprised of works on canvas, paper and video that feature onomatopoeia taken from comic books. www.tate.org.uk www.whitecube.com |
The Creative Process - Artists Talks & Study Day
University of London 14th November 2014 Yr 13 Fine Art & Photography Trip Designed to help inform and inspire AS/A2, IB, Foundation and BTEC Level 3 Art students from all disciplines this event plays a pivotal role within our own annual program of AS/A2 trips. This years talks were given by Grayson Perry (Turner Prize Winner), Rebecca Right (Graphic Designer), Martin Creed (Turner Prize Winner) and David Montgomery (Photographer). |
Goldsmiths MFA Show Private View
Goldsmiths, University of London, UK Thursday 10th July 2014 6:00-9:00pm Yr 12/13 Fine Art & Photography Trip After the Fine Art Summer School private view we made an impromptu visit to the Goldsmiths MFA private view to check out the work and introduce the students to the world of networking. Click on the image to see our photos from the show. For more information about Goldsmiths MFA click here |
Kingswood Camp Beaumont Residential
Kingswood Centre, Overstrand, Norfolk, UK 29th June - 2nd July 2014 Yr 9/10 Fine Art Please check out the photos from our Yr 9/10 Art Residential to Camp Beaumont in Norfolk. The highlights for me were our impromptu Planking sessions with Team Plank, Leap of Faith, Jacobs Ladder and of course the Environmental Art. It was such a great resource and had an excellent programme of events and challenges. I would personally like to thank all of the team at Kingswood for looking after us and would highly recommend all schools take a look at their website and make a booking for next year. For more information about Camp Beaumont click here |
Tate Modern Gallery Visit
London, UK 29th April 2014 Yr 10 Fine Art In preparation for their final exam unit, we took our Yr 10 students to the Tate Modern to view the main thematic zones: Poetry and Dream, Energy and Process, Structure and Clarity and Transformed Visions in order for them to gain inspiration and to gather resources. For more information about the Tate Modern click here |
On Landscape # 1 Gallery Visit & Curator's Tour
Guest Projects, London, UK 11th March 2014 Yr 12/13 Fine Art & Photography On Landscape # 1 is the first of a series of exhibitions based on conversations between artists Minna Kantonen, Dafna Talmor and Emma Wieslander. It aims to challenge traditional representations of landscape. The exhibition at Guest Projects featured photographic work by the three artists and a site-specific installation by invited artist Minna Pöllänen. The students got to explore the work on display including many bespoke artist books and took part in a Q&A with On Landscape # 1 artist and curator Dafna Talmor. For more information about the On Landscape Project click here |
Andy Warhol - David Lynch - William S. Burroughs Gallery Visit
The Photographers' Gallery, London, UK 11th March 2014 Yr 12/13 Fine Art & Photography We could not really miss the chance to see the photographic work of three critically acclaimed and highly influential artists: Andy Warhol - David Lynch - William S. Burroughs when they hit town in March. Not usually known for their work in photography this was a rare opportunity to see how three very different artists tackle both the physical and critical boundaries and limitations of the medium. Read more about the exhibition and the artists here. Read The Independents review here. |
V&A Gallery Visit
V&A, London, UK 5th March 2014 Yr 11 Fine Art In preparation for their final exam unit based around the theme Collections we took our Yr 11 students to the V&A to for inspiration and to gather resources. After exploring the many displays from a more historical standpoint we went on to the Serpentine Gallery to see Haim Steinbach's reconfigured historical installations in once again the world is flat. For more information about the V&A click here |
Haim Steinbach: once again the world is flat Gallery Visit
Serpentine Gallery, London, UK 5th March 2014 Yr 11 Fine Art "Producing an extraordinary body of work throughout his impressive forty year career, Haim Steinbach has redefined the status of the object in art through his continued investigation into what constitutes art objects and the ways in which they are displayed. Presented in once again the world is flat are major new installations created for the Serpentine Gallery, reconfigured historical installations and a number of grid-based paintings from the early 1970s." Read more about the artist here. |
Richard Hamilton: Art & Politics In the 1980s Gallery Visit
Tate Modern, London, UK 26th March 2014 Yr 12/13 Photography "One of the most influential British artists of the 20th century, Richard Hamilton (1922–2011) is widely regarded as a founding figure of pop art, who continued to experiment and innovate over a career of 60 years. Tate Modern presents the first retrospective to encompass the full scope of Hamilton’s work, from his early exhibition designs of the 1950s to his final paintings of 2011. This exhibition explores his relationship to design, painting, photography and television, as well as his engagement and collaborations with other artists." Unfortunately we were not allowed to take photographs of the exhibition but if you would like to see and read more click here. |
Tate Modern & Saatchi Gallery Gallery Visit
London, UK 12 Dec 2013 Yr 12 Fine Art For my first Art trip at Coopers I took my AS students on an Art all-dayer. Starting off at the Tate Modern we explored the displays including the main thematic zones: Poetry and Dream, Energy and Process, Structure and Clarity and Transformed Visions. After lunch we headed on to the Saatchi Gallery to see New Order: British Art Today featuring new work by: Greta Alfaro - Steven Allan - Sara Barker - James Balmforth - Charlie Billingham - James Capper - Amir Chasson - Nathan Cash Davidson - Nicolas Deshayes - Amanda Doran - Alejandro Guijarro - Dominic From Luton - Wendy Mayer - Natasha Peel - Guy Rusha - Rafal Zawistowski - Tereza Zelenkova. www.tate.org.uk www.saatchigallery.com |