SCHOOLS PROGRAMME 2013-14
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WELCOME TO WATTS GALLERY Watts Gallery & Watts Cemetery Chapel
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Free Self-guided Visits
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History of Art Study Days
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Art Detective
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Art Apprentice
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A Watts Victorian Day
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Teachers’ Events
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Free Inset/CPD
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Exhibition Private Views
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Planning and booking your visit
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Explore a range of curriculum linked themes and historical periods as well as art and design styles, materials, techniques and ideas to inspire your teaching and your students’ learning.
‘Study the past, live in the present, work towards the future’ G.F. Watts 2
Watts Gallery First opening its doors to the public in 1904, Watts Gallery is a purpose-built art gallery created for the display of works by the great Victorian artist George Frederic Watts OM RA (1817-1904). Over one hundred paintings by G.F. Watts are on permanent display including portraits, landscapes, social realist paintings and major symbolic works. There is also a purpose built sculpture gallery showing small studies and large maquettes for site specific work. Watts Cemetery Chapel Designed and built by Mary Watts, the Grade I listed Chapel is a unique fusion of Art Nouveau, Celtic, Romanesque and Egyptian influence with Mary’s own original style made with the help of local people who came to weekly pottery classes led by Mary. Mary passionately believed that anyone with a real interest and enthusiasm could be taught how to produce beautiful decoration and she encouraged local people, including children and young people to take part in this project.
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SELF-GUIDED VISITS & STUDY DAYS
Free Self-guided Visits Tuesday - Friday Visit the permanent collection and exhibitions or combine with a visit to the Grade I listed Watts Chapel. Download Teachers’ and Students’ notes to use on your visit. These include suggested follow-up activities. Exhibitions: World Apart: The Work of Clare Kuznik, Watts Gallery Artist in Residence 5 November – 1 December 2013 The Making of Mary Seton Watts 12 November 2013 – 26 January 2014 The Drawings of John Ruskin 4 February – May 2014
History of Art Study Day Monday 11 November, 10am - 3pm £15 per student. This study day supports the AQA A-level History of Art syllabus. Students explore works in focus in the Gallery, preparatory studies in the archive not normally on display and the architecture of Watts Gallery and Watts Cemetery Chapel to make a comparative study of two iconic examples of late nineteenth-century architecture. Schools can book Study Days exclusively for their own classes at £150
Find out more about our exhibitions programme online at www.wattsgallery.org.uk 4
ART DETECTIVE & ART APPRENTICE
Art Detective 1 hr (£20) / 2 hrs (£40) Maximum of 30 pupils
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With a guide, explore 3-5 works of art in the Gallery followed by interactive activities to develop critical thinking and creativity. Art Detective tours explore different kinds of art and are adapted for primary or secondary classes. If you are studying a particular topic, let us know and we will try and tailor the session for you. Popular primary themes include Greek Myths & Legends, Different Kinds of Art, Portraits and the Victorian Wardrobe. Popular secondary themes include Fashion, Portraits, Social Realism and Symbolism.
Art Apprentice 2 hrs (£75) Maximum of 15 pupils
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See the extraordinary Arts & Crafts style Watts Chapel and hear how Mary Watts involved local children and young people to create it. Search for all the different symbols and a hidden mouse and frog, discover the meanings behind the symbols and make sketches. Then, back in the studio make a terracotta tile with a design seen at the Chapel or create your own design. Classes larger than 15 could book an Art Detective or Self-Guided visit before swapping over after the lunch break.
Book two Art Apprentice workshops and two Art Detectives and receive a 10% discount. 5
A WATTS VICTORIAN DAY
A Watts Victorian Day 10.30am – 2.30pm (£150) Maximum of 30 pupils Key Stage 1 & 2
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Examine the clothes worn by people in G.F. Watts’s paintings to learn about Victorian society, make top hats and bonnets and try on replica clothes before re-enacting the stories in the paintings and taking photographs to take back to school.
‘We loved the day, especially trying on the costumes and making the pictures in real life. We thought that the knowledge of the staff was excellent and at exactly the right level for the children.’ 6
TEACHERS’ EVENTS & PRIVATE VIEWS
Watts Art Surgery 18 September, 16 October, 20 November, 11 December 2013, 22 January, 19 March, 14 May, 18 June, 9 July 2014 Wednesdays, 5 - 7pm
FREE Inset/CPD Book a session with our learning team to find out more about Watts Gallery and how you can use the collections as a springboard for projects and schemes of work back at school.
£12.50 per session or pay £87.50 in advance for all 8 workshops to receive 1 free of charge.
Private Views We would be delighted to invite you to Watts Gallery private views. RSVP: schools@wattsgallery.org.uk
With professional artists and designers, re-energise your creativity in our studio and get new ideas for lessons. Suitable for teachers and trainee teachers across primary and secondary.
The Making of Mary Seton Watts 15 November 2013, 6.30 – 8.30pm The Drawings of John Ruskin 7 February 2014, 6.30 – 8.30pm
‘An excellent workshop! Great ideas that can be used in a variety of ways with children. Well organised and inviting.’ 7
PLANNING & BOOKING A VISIT To Book 01483 901 805 schools@wattsgallery.org.uk Down Lane, Compton, Surrey, GU3 1DQ All visits (including self-guided) need to be booked at least three weeks in advance. Charges Self-guided school group visits are free. There are costs for some activities. Prices exclude VAT. Cancellation charges apply when less than ten days’ notice given. Planning Once you have made a booking, teachers are welcome to make a pre-visit, free of charge. You can also arrange to meet with the Learning Department to talk through your visit. Free online resources are available to download. Lunch Schools can bring a packed lunch and eat this on picnic tables in fine weather or book The Old Kiln. Access Pupils with special and additional learning needs are welcome. All activities can be differentiated. Sessions can also be delivered as outreach visits to hospital schools and other schools if children are unable to visit the Gallery. Find out more about our learning programme including activities and classes for families, children, young people, adult classes & courses at www.wattsgallery.org.uk
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