whitworth art gallery secondary school programme 2012
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Secondary Learning @ the Whitworth
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Contents
Page 3 Contact Us Page 4-5 Bespoke Practical Workshops Page 6-7 Workshop: Drawing from Source Materials Page 8-9 Workshop: Experimental Printmaking Page 10-11 Workshop: Pattern and Process in Texiles Page 12-13 FREE Exhibition Tours: Knowledge Series Page 14-15 Portfolio Development Days Page 16-17 Self Guided Visits Page 18-19 Educator’s Evenings Page 20 Supporting Resources
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Contact us
telephone: 0161 275 8455 e-mail: [email protected] website: www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk address: The Whitworth Art Gallery
The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M15 6ER
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Discuss your ideas with creative practitioners prior to your visit
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Bespoke Practical Workshops
Select from one of the 3 workshops working with experienced creative practitioners: • Drawing from Source Materials • Experimental Printmaking • Pattern and Process in Textiles Cost: £90 half day, £180 full day Maximum 20 students per workshop
Workshops work well when they are tailored to fit into your curriculum or to develop new skills.
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“If the Whitworth was a shop it would be like a market; very eclectic, open to everyone and enjoyable to go to!”
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Workshop: Drawing from Source Materials
• Look at ideas, methods and approaches to works made by artists in our collections and exhibitions.
• Focus on developing mark-making techniques including
automatic drawing, exploration of line, working at different speeds and the use of positive and negative space.
• Develop sketchbooks using visual language, annotation and
creative responses to selected works
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Workshop: Experimental Printmaking
Research the collections and transform your drawings into prints. Choose from: • Multi-colour and intaglio printing • Dry point engraving • Perspex printing • Mono-printing
“Pupils found that being out of the classroom
and being immersed in a professional location was inspiring, motivational and reflective.”
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Elizabeth Couzens Scott makes extraordinary textiles and delivers
made-to-measure textile sessions
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Workshop: Pattern and Process in Textiles
Research pattern, design and traditional and contemporary techniques and processes. Choose from: • Mark-making with stitch • Experimenting with layers and textures • Using the collections for research and contextual references
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David Hockney, A Rake’s Progress 1: The Arrival 1961
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FREE Exhibition Tours: Knowledge Series
The Knowledge Series are tours provided by University Art History undergraduates. The tours are developed in partnership with Learning and the Curatorial Team. The specialist undergraduates can offer
unique, tailored insights into the exhibitions which are quirky and informative for secondary school students. Please see the website for available dates. www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk
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GCSE Research & Skills Development Days working
with artists and arts undergraduates
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GCSE Research & Skills Development Days
Key Stage 4 FREE An opportunity for your students to work with a professional artist and arts undergraduates. • Share ideas and gain inspiration from
undergraduate students from across the North West
• Develop new skills and techniques • Explore progression to further and
higher education focusing on different approaches to learning.
• Gain a critical overview of their work from practising artists working in the creative industries
Choose from: Hockney to Hogarth • Thursday 22 November 2012 • Thursday 29 November 2012 • Wednesday 5 December 2012 • Thursday 6 December 2012
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Self-Guided Visits
We want you to have the best possible visit. We can provide: • Information on current and forthcoming exhibitions • Advice on planning a visit • Introductory Tours • Resources
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Educator’s Evenings
Educator’s Evenings are now part of the exhibition previews. Please sign up for these events as places will be limited. Join our e-mail contact list to be updated about forthcoming exhibitions. Contact Denise Bowler to book a place on 0161 275 8455 or via e-mail [email protected]. These are opportunities to get an insider’s guide to our exhibitions.
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Supporting Resources
• Hockney to Hogarth Educator’s Resource
• Useful blogs http://whitworthlearning.wordpress.com/ http://textileswhitworth.wordpress.com/ http://marykelly.wordpress.com/ http://whitworthprintsanddrawings.wordpress.com http://whitworthinthemix.wordpress.com/ • Please e-mail [email protected] if you have
suggestions or enquiries.
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