Monday 30 September 2013

Kirsty Champ helps us to Find the Rs in Arts

Local artist Kirsty Champ will be delivering a short workshop during our upcoming Teacher Training day, Finding the Rs in Arts!

Kirsty has a vast amount of experience delivering art workshops in schools, after being one of the Creative Partnership artists for North Lincolnshire. We here at 20-21 book Kirsty a lot for our family workshops championing her skills and ability.
 

During Finding the Rs in Arts, Kirsty will explore wasy of creating a physical word using her sculpture background.

Attending schools will be entered into our PRIZE DRAW to WIN a FREE HALF DAY WORKSHOP in the centre!

Wednesday 16th October 3-4.30pm will see a gathering of teachers:
  • Enjoy the opportunity to network
  • Be introduced to our facilities
  • Be inspired by our guided tour of our exhibitions and education spaces
  • Take part in taster activities, including creative writing and quick draw
  • Discover ways to inspire their pupils by using arts, creative writing and the art of language
There are only two spaces left on the Teacher Training session! Book to avoid disappointment by contacting our Education Officer: education.2021@northlincs.gov.uk or 01724 297074.


Tuesday 24 September 2013

Helen Snell Workshop

To tie in with the upcoming and much anticipated Helen Snell "Burnt Out" exhibition, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre are hosting a workshop delivered by the artist herself.

Saturday 5th October 10am - 4pm.
This is a very rare opportunity to work directly with the artist to create your own paper sculpture to take home, that will be inspired by her unique and stunning artworks in the gallery.




The workshop costs a mere £25 for over 18's, but would act as a great opportunity for teachers to take part as continued professional development, in learning how to respond creatively to a modern art stimulus.

For details or to make a booking, contact us on 01724 297070 or email 2021.epd@northlincs.gov.uk

Friday 20 September 2013

Ruth Dixon is joining us for Finding the Rs in Arts!


 
It is with great pleasure that Education at 20-21 can confirm Finding the Rs in Arts will be co-delivered by local performance poet and excellent wordsmith, Ruth Dixon.

We asked Ruth if there would be any link between what we were offering as Teacher Training and what she can offer with performing words.

To our relief, Ruth decided it was right up her street, meaning our Finding the Rs in Arts training session will be full of exciting opportunities and ideas to take back to the classroom, not only for written word, but also for spoken!

Finding the Rs in Arts is a FREE training session for teachers to discover ways of embedding arts in literacy lessons. We will be looking at current exhibitions that teachers can tap into as starting points for classroom topics and we'll give everyone the opportunity to network and explore ways of utilising 20-21's resources and venue.

To find out more about getting involved in this fantastic opportunity, take a look at out previous post Teacher Training - Finding the Rs in Arts.

There are currently only 3 places left, so to secure a booking please contact our Education Officer, Hayley McPhun on 01724 297070 or education.2021@northlincs.gov.uk
 

Friday 13 September 2013

Ask A Curator!

20-21 Visual Arts Centre are proud to be taking part in an international celebration of the curator! Ask A Curator day is next week and offers the chance for anyone and everyone to ask any curator any question on their gallery or museum.




Our Exhibitions Officer, Dominic Mason will be on hand next Wednesday (18th September) to answer any questions about the exhibitions, past and present at 20-21! Dominic will be using 20-21's Twitter account, Facebook page and emails to answer all your questions!

To tweet Dominic, ensure you "tag" in @2021VisualArts and @AskACurator to make sure your question is logged and replied to.




This is an EXCELLENT opportunity for schools and their pupils to ask anything they'd like about art, exhibitions or arts careers. For more information, or dieas on what you might like to find out about, contact our Education Officer Hayley McPhun on 017247 297070 or educatiom.2021@northlincs.gov.uk

We look forward to all your input for Ask A Curator, next Wednesday!



Tuesday 10 September 2013

Teacher Training - Finding the Rs in Arts!

We are at it again! Education at 20-21 are offering a FREE Teacher Training session here in the gallery. We'd like to invite all Arts Coordinators, Heads of Art and GTP's to take part in an afternoon session called Finding the R's in Arts, where we will discover and explore ways to incorporate literacy into visual and creative sessions.
 
Attending schools will be entered into our PRIZE DRAW to WIN a FREE HALF DAY WORKSHOP in the centre!
 
Wednesday 16th October 3-4.30pm will see a gathering of teachers:
  • Enjoy the opportunity to network
  • Be introduced to our facilities
  • Be inspired by our guided tour of our exhibitions and education spaces
  • Take part in taster activities, including creative writing and quick draw
  • Discover ways to inspire their pupils by using arts, creative writing and the art of language
A flyer like the one below should drop into your email inbox by the end of the week, if it hasn't consider adding yourself to our Education mailing list so you can be kept up-to-date with our twice termly newsletters and Teacher Training opportunities.
 
 
Book early to avoid disappointment!
Book your place by contacting our Education Officer, Hayley McPhun on 01724 297070 or emailing education.2021@northlincs.gov.uk FAO Hayley McPhun.

Thursday 5 September 2013

Welcome Back and All Aboard for Literacy Links Central!

Welcome back to the start of what looks like an exciting new school year! We have returned raring to go after a successful first year as Education at 20-21, with what's looking like another successful year ahead of us.
Education at 20-21 are hitting the ground running with four extremely enticing exhibitions for schools and teachers. This Autumn term 20-21’s galleries will be jam packed with exhibitions that hold tremendous links for delivering creative sessions in literacy, visual literacy and language.
 

All Aboard for Literacy Links Central!

 
Helen Snell’s “Burnt Out” will be her biggest solo exhibition to date, displaying new works developed around her research and time spent at the National Maritime Museum. Burnt Out is an ambitious new exhibition of work by an award winning artist, who uses digital laser and water jet cutting techniques to create her exquisitely detailed work.
This exhibition features large scale works made especially for the space at 20-21. The work cut from steel, acrylic, paper, card and fabric tells tales of exploration, survival and the quest for knowledge in hostile and extreme environments.
This exhibition runs 5th Oct-18th Jan. Below are some examples of Helen Snell's past work.





 
Tracey Holland’s exhibition “Atlas of Charged Space” uses photography, film and collage to create site-specific installations that explore the links between science, mythology, religion and history. Using light, silhouette and transparancy she creates a distinctive visual language, rich with spellbinding fairytale-esque stories.
There are direct links drawn between Tracey Holland's work and that of Helen Snell's, by considering the artists' abilities to trell stories without words, encouraging people to think beyond the boundaries of the artworks before them. Both these exhibitions sit very neatly with teaching visual literacy and creative language.
This exhibition runs 19th Oct-11th Jan. Below are some stills taken from Holland's films.
 

 
 
Jane Bevan gathers countryside and woodland debris on daily walks near her home in Derbyshire. These foraged finds include bark pieces from fallen trees, thorns, feathers and pine needles - treasures which are so often overlooked. Once collected she then uses traditional techniques of tying, binding, stitching and twining to make sculptures and vessels for the home.
By bringing these natural, found materials inside, she asks visitors to take a closer look at the details of nature and to admire and enjoy the texture, colours, strength and versatility they offer.
Jane Bevan has very kindly loaned 20-21 a touch box of materials she has gathered and manipulated, meaning pupils and staff can handle mini sculptures and make small works from them.
Bevan's "Walks with Nature" links directly with the work of Tracey Holland and easily incorporates studies of literacy as well as science and mini beasts.
This exhibition runs 7th Sept-2nd Nov. Below are some images of Jane Bevan's beautiful sculptural works.




 
 
Our Judge Dredd inspired exhibition plays host to tributes to the cult classic comics as well as displaying some original artwork from artists and collectors. Two school workshops have been offered for pupils to work with comic artist Kev F. Their artwork will feature in the exhibition which runs 12th Oct-7th Dec.

 
Never before has 20-21 held so much potential for teachers and schools to take advantage of core and bespoke workshops, guided tours and loan pack hire. For information on any/all of these options take a look at our up-to-date website, Education Offer page of this blog, pop in for a chat or call our Education Officer on 01724 297070 or email education.2021@northlincs.gov.uk.