Schools & Colleges: CPD for Teachers

Join artist Jo Blaker for a practical session exploring creative approaches to colour, inspired by our exhibition Marc Chagall: The Circus.

Build you confidence with colour as Jo shares playful ways to introduce colour to your pupils. Discover new ways to experiment with colour inspired by Chagall’s use of colour to communicate ideas and feelings, and explore how to build in progression of colour exploration.

Explore how to transform 2D shapes into 3D sculptures using simple, accessible techniques and materials with artist John Mayson, inspired by our exhibition Ida Ekblad: WORLD’S LARGEST METAPHOR.

Discover creative ways to delivery sculpture activities in the classroom and clever ways to document, display and generate content from pupils’ artwork to avoid the classroom storage issues!

This session shared accessible ways of introducing textiles into the classroom,  and practical ideas to explore a range of processes, linking with local textiles heritage.

With artist Harriet Fletcher we explored ways to playfully  experiment with a range of creative processes and clay techniques.

A hands-on, interactive session with artist John Mayson explored sculpture making in the classroom, sharing techniques linked to the Wakefield Curriculum sculpture resources.

Inspired by The Hepworth Wakefield Garden, artist Jo Blaker shared exciting and accessible ways to make and use sketchbooks outdoors, plus playful ways to use tools and materials to encourage experimentation.

Artist Harriet Fletcher shared creative ways to run printmaking in the classroom, using low-cost materials and equipment.