School Visit Guide 2011 by Chris Wilkinson

School Visit Guide

For the academic year 2011 — 2012

“Just wanted to say what an amazing day we had at the gallery on Tuesday! Everyone was so welcoming and well organised, and our interpreter was just great! Well done you lot – a really well run establishment with some fab art – everyone had a brilliant time and they want to go back soon. Thanks.” - Penny Smith, Winterfold House School, February 2010

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The New Art Gallery Walsall

is an internationally famous world class gallery on your doorstep. It’s a place for everyone. A 21st century building housing a modern and contemporary art permanent collection over 2 floors, a temporary exhibition programme over a further 2 floors, an interactive gallery, art library and roof terrace overlooking the regeneration and developments in Walsall.

The New Art Gallery Walsall is here for you and your group to explore. Visiting an art gallery helps pupils with different learning styles develop confidence, gives them an out of classroom learning experience to write about, helps them engage with the world and brings art to life. The New Art Gallery Walsall offers you and your pupils inspiration from world class art on display that provides stimulus for cross curricular learning and developing communication skills, problem solving, critical and contextual studies, creative thinking and personal learning.

Explore the Permanent Collection • There are 365 modern, historical and contemporary artworks

• See works by famous artists including Monet, Picasso and Van Gogh

• On display all year round over floors 1 and 2 • Organised into themed rooms like Portraits, Animals and Birds, Landscapes

• Mix of drawings, paintings, sculpture prints and photographs

• Ask for a free CD of images of the Garman Ryan Collection.

Discuss the Temporary Exhibitions • •

New shows every 2-3 months from world class artists Exhibitions cover floors 3 and 4.

Meet with and plan your visit with the Education Team

Research the resources and archives in the Art Library

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Have a chat about what you want to do Organise a self guided day in the gallery Have a free talk Learn a new skill for your group with a workshop Come when it suits you Plan ahead to get the best value for your time and money.

Education direct dial 01922 654403 learning@thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk

Reference books, children’s storybooks Videos, DVDs, CDs, free internet access Art periodicals and journals Archives of diaries, love letters and family photographs of the Garman Epstein family.

Explore and interact in Disco • • •

The Discovery Gallery is a safe space to explore art together Touch, look, draw, play, listen and create to help you understand the artworks on display This is the place for you if you love to dress up, design a 3d townscape or create a piece of computer art.

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Talks

Available All year round

• All approximately 20 to 30 minutes • 1 free talk for every pupil in a formal education group • Additional talks can be booked at £30 for each 30 minute group session • Available all year round • Must be booked in advance • Recommended group size is 20 max. Why not split your class into two groups and swap activities?

KS1 and KS2 upwards Introduction to the permanent collection Portraits Sculpture Landscapes Introduction to the current contemporary art exhibition

Project opportunities Contemporary Art Discussion workshops Throughout the year there will be exhibition feature weeks for you to work with a contemporary artist to develop understanding around contemporary art. Join our e mailing list to hear about opportunities coming up.

Artist Projects

Ask about our artist in residence programme for opportunities to meet professional artists and hear about their studio practice. Up to date information available on the website.

In Conversation Events

Check out our public programme in the main gallery brochures, ring for info on events or check out the website to find out about these events to hear first hand from exhibiting artists and curators. Particularly appropriate for FE and HE audiences. Places for these event may need to be booked in advance by individuals.

KS3 upwards

Want to know more?

How do you curate an exhibition? Introduction to the current contemporary art exhibition How does the gallery decide what artworks to collect? Back of house tour

Call for a chat 01922 654403 There’s lots more info on the website thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk

E-mail Bulletin All sessions bookable now Call 01922 654403 or email:

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Sign up for our e flyer education newsletters for updates on time limited workshops with exhibitions, projects and opportunities throughout the year.

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Workshops

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All approximately 1 hour 30 minutes £55 for schools within Walsall MBC, £80 for schools beyond Walsall MBC Available all year round Must be booked in advance Recommended group size is up 20 max. Why not split your class into two groups and swap activities?

Nursery and Reception

KS1 and KS2 upwards

Alien Adventures

Sculpture

Bugs

Printing

Do you feel like an alien in an art gallery? Come along and meet our alien, find out how he feels and about the patterns on his skin. You can make some alien antennae for yourself, hear a story and make a badge. There are bugs everywhere you just need to look. Come and explore the gallery, find the bugs, hear a story and make your own bug to take around the gallery. Invoices for workshops are sent to the school after the workshop has taken place. Workshops cancelled within 2 weeks of the planned date incur the full cost of the workshop.

Pupils look, draw, explore and develop understanding about sculpture and its’ materials. Then create individual sculptures with mod roc. This workshop links well with work on portraits. Pupils explore, discuss, draw and then learn printmaking techniques inspired by the collection to create a two colour print. This workshop links well with most themes.

Landscapes

Learn about foreground, middleground and background and how your viewpoint changes what you see. Pupils then create their own 3d landscape box.

Vessels

Artist Days Schools can book workshops with artists at the gallery to create a bespoke programme. The workshops inspired by the gallery displays are negotiated between the artist and the school. Fees from £250 per day. Please contact the gallery for more information.

Exploring the shapes, volumes and patterns in the vessels on display pupils can construct their own 3d vessel from recycled materials.

All sessions bookable now Call 01922 654403 or email:

learning@thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk

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Special Needs Schools

Any of the workshops and talks detailed can be booked for special needs groups. Contact us to discuss how we can meet the needs of your group. We can run talks that include touching the artworks and audio description. We use picture cards to aid explanations in practical workshops. Practical workshops for special needs groups are 50% of the full cost. Call and chat with the Education team, we can help you put together a visit plan for your group. “Thank you for all your kind work enabling us to bring the group of disabled youngsters from Wilson Stuart School, …..Feedback has been good…Some individuals clearly felt that this was a valuable experience all the more so because it was one they would not normally have access to. I realise that we presented out of the ordinary challenges but you dealt with these in a friendly and competent manner.” - Susan Collingswood, Wilson Stuart School

All sessions bookable now Call 01922 654403 or email:

learning@thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk

E-mail Bulletin Sign up to our e-mail bulletin service and find out about special education offers. Sign up at our website thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk and register to take advantage of new opportunities throughout the year.

Teachers - Continuous Professional Development

The gallery offers skill development and discussion sessions to inspire and use artwork in cross curricular study and classroom practice. These sessions help you gain confidence in art skills, understanding contemporary art and using an art gallery with your group. A session can be weekday, weekend or twilight. Sessions can be booked at your convenience, minimum numbers apply. Please call the gallery for a chat. Prices start from £60

Art Library

Resources for teachers just a click away…

Internet access – computers are available for art research.

Visit our website and click on Learning for a whole range of resources and further information to help you get ideas for planning a visit.

Contemporary journals – monthly journals available as well as a growing collections of DVDs and CD Roms.

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The Art Library is full of resources to accompany the gallery’s collections and exhibitions programme. The librarian can offer group introductions, informal talks about the library and support student research. Please phone in advance if you intend a whole class to use the library. Books – including art movements, architecture, exhibitions at the gallery and collection catalogues. Children’s books – introducing shape, colour, famous artists and stories.

Archives – documents, photographs and audio visual material about the building and the family behind the collections. You can access these by appointment. Access to these artefacts is being developed by the archivist and Bob and Roberta Smith, check out the website for an update on this project.

Gallery Shop A great range of the latest contemporary art books and teaching resources. Drop by and have a look on your visit. Souvenirs and pocket money toys are always available.

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Self Guided resources/sessions

Pre plan your visit to take advantage of our free resources. Call and chat with the Education Team to help you organise your visit. Please pre book all resources if they are not available as downloads from the website thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk Portrait Trail

Use this paper worksheet to explore the portraits in the collection. Download a copy from the website to photocopy for your whole class.

Archaeology Trail

Use this paper worksheet to explore the objects in the collection. Download a copy from the website to photocopy for your whole class.

Discussion cards

A pack of photos of artworks on display with a set of open ended questions for each photo to help you lead a discussion in the galleries. Two packs available: Work and Leisure; or Animals and Birds.

Voting cards

Use our red and green cards for your group to vote for which artworks theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to focus their visit on.

Clipboards

Borrow a set of clipboards for during your visit.

Suggested timetables

Download a suggested timetable for your group to spend time in the permanent or exhibition galleries. There are tasks as well as discussion questions. Ideal for KS3. Or ask us to help create a specific timetable for your group.

Teachers notes

Quick and easy reference notes and questions are available for most exhibitions. Download these from the website.

Maths Trail

The gallery supports the Town Maths trail developed by Education Business Partnership.

Modelling material

Borrow a tray of modelling material for every pupil to model a sculpture in the gallery.

Archive boxes

Borrow a copy of archive documents and magnifying glasses. Explore the documents themselves to work out the family tree behind the Garman Ryan Collection.

learning@thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk Call and chat with the Education team, we can help you put together a timetable for a visit to divide your group over the four floors.

Access guides and alternative versions of all printed materials are available on request. For more information please contact Ioannis Ioannou on 01922 654404 or email ioannoui@walsall.gov.uk

opening times

Tuesday – Saturday 10am-5pm Closed Sundays, Mondays and Bank Holidays.

Shop

Find the perfect gift for you or a friend in our specialist art shop, exhibition catalogues, art books, postcards, jewellery and more. New online shop coming soon.

Eating Areas

We can provide areas for groups to eat snacks and sandwiches, please contact the Education Team to book.

Toilets Coach Dropoff

We have toilets on the Ground Floor and Floor 4, disabled access toilets are situated on the Ground Floor, Floor 1 and Floor4.

Mailing List

How to ﬁnd us By road

The gallery is sign posted from all major routes into Walsall town centre including M6 junctions 7, 9 and 10 - just a few minutes drive away. Coach drop-oﬀ point opposite the gallery in front of Crown Wharf Retail Park.

By rail The New Art Gallery Walsall Gallery Square Walsall WS2 8LG 01922 654400 TexBox: 0845 1112910 thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk

Walsall station is located in Walsall town centre - just two minutes walk to the gallery. For national rail enquiries, call 08457 484950

By bus

For details of buses operating in the West Midlands county, telephone the Centro hotline on 0121 200 2700.