Secondary Learning @ the Whitworth
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Contact Us Bespoke Practical Workshops Workshop: Drawing from Source Materials Workshop: Experimental Printmaking Workshop: Pattern and Process in Texiles FREE Exhibition Tours: Knowledge Series Portfolio Development Days Self Guided Visits Educator’s Evenings Supporting Resources
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Contact us telephone:
0161 275 8455
e-mail:
denise.bowler@manchester.ac.uk
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 4
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.” 9
Elizabeth Couzens Scott makes extraordinary textiles and delivers made-to-measure textile sessions 10
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 12
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.
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GCSE Research & Skills Development Days working with artists and arts undergraduates
GCSE Research & Skills Development Days Key Stage 4 FREE An opportunity for your students to work with a professional artist and arts undergraduates. •
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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 denise.bowler@manchester.ac.uk. 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 denise.bowler@manchester.ac.uk if you have suggestions or enquiries. 20