Making Connections: Primary Art Teachers Forum
Wednesday 29th April, 4-5.30pm @ Grundy Art Gallery
Another great opportunity to meet Primary teachers in Blackpool and
share good practice. The session will be an opportunity for you to share
your forward plans for upcoming topics and themes, and to make
connections with other schools as well as the Grundy's own exhibition
programme.
Grundy Art Gallery's Education Officer will share plans for a new
programme of activity for schools, leading towards the annual schools
exhibition in 2016.
Please RSVP to Hannah Gaunt, 01253 478176
Hannah.gaunt@blackpool.gov.uk
by April 24th 2015.
Blackpool Primary School Teacher's Art Forum
Monday, 30 March 2015
Thursday, 12 March 2015
Saturday, 27 September 2014
Teaching history with objects
The British Museum have out together 100 objects to help teach history in the classroom. It is a really useful resource for schools. To find out more, click on this link. Teaching History
Tuesday, 19 August 2014
Quality in the Arts
Arts Council recently released a report on understanding the value and
impacts of cultural experiences which
helps us understand how others have asked or considered the question ‘what
value do personal experiences of art and culture have for people?’ in the past,
and to contribute towards our knowledge in this area. Read the Report
Grundy has partnered with three
We have developed an action research question:
How do we work with schools and
families to define the quality and value of arts and arts experiences?
(Explored through exhibitions, competitions, events and celebrations.)
We are currently working with Infusion Research and Blackpool Council’s Corporate Development and Research team to develop a survey around quality in the arts which will be send out to all teachers in
Friday, 15 August 2014
50 ways to use a postcard
This is a really useful article by the V&A on all the different uses for art and museum postcards. You can use them to play games, numeracy and literacy tasks, problem solving and of course understanding art in more depth. Start collecting your postcards now!
To read the article click on this link 50 ways to use a postcard
Tuesday, 1 July 2014
Forum about schools competitions
The next art forum will be looking around the Grundy's current exhibition by Heather Phillipson, ideas sharing and problem solving. We will also be thinking about schools art competitions; their value, structure and purpose.
Here are a few examples of the different ways other organisations approach them....
Tate St. Ives birthday competition
Tate online competition
Saatchi Gallery schools competition and exhibition
Scotland's National Gallery competition
Walker Art Gallery Liverpool competition
Tuesday, 29 April 2014
Teachers Digital Resource
TES Connect allows members to download and share user-generated resources free of charge forever. Search for subject specific resources to use in class.
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