What Makes a Great Artist Session Information

Find out about artists such as Andy Warhol, Barbara Hepworth, Bridget Riley and the Guerrilla Girls. Create repeat patterns like Warhol and Riley, learn to express opinions like the Guerrilla Girls, sketch like Norman Cornish or sculpt like Hepworth. Pick an artist from our collection and we can teach your class the rest. 

These sessions can be taught: 

• as a half day outreach session in your school 
• as a one-hour online session 

The content of these sessions does vary, but we try to keep them as similar as possible.

Find out more about our online resources.

Half Day Outreach at School:

• Introduction to a Great Artist – select from Andy Warhol, Barbara Hepworth, Bridget Riley, Norman Cornish or the Guerrilla Girls. Or get in touch with us to ask about other artists we can talk to your class about. 
• Art Session – exploring the techniques used by the artist selected, for instance, ‘Print like Andy Warhol’, ‘Sculpt like Barbara Hepworth’, ‘Making Op Art like Bridget Riley’, ‘Sketching like Norman Cornish’ or ‘Protest Art like the Guerrilla Girls’.

Need to know:

• For an outreach session, we aim to arrive at school to begin teaching at either 9.30am or 1pm, fitting in around the established school breaks of your school, until approximately 20 minutes before the end of your school day.  
• The cost for half day outreach is £3 per pupil, with an additional flat rate charge of £20 towards transport costs.

Online Session:

• Introduction to a Great Artist – select from Andy Warhol, Barbara Hepworth, Bridget Riley, Norman Cornish or the Guerrilla Girls. Or get in touch with us to ask about other artists we can talk to your class about. 
• Artwork Investigation – Get up close and personal with one of the works from our collection. Using our cameras, we can zoom in and explore the artwork made by the artist selected.  

Need to know:

• An online session is one hour in length.
• Session times are 9.30am – 10.30am, 11am – 12noon, and 1.30pm – 2.30pm, but we can accommodate slightly different timings. Please ask at the point of booking if this is something that would be helpful for you.  
• You will need to book a short test call with us to check that you can see and hear us on the whiteboard in your classroom. These are available at 3.30pm, 3.45pm and 4pm. 
• We ask that you book separate sessions for each of your classes so we can keep them as interactive as possible. 
• You will be sent an email with resources to print out before your session. 
• The cost of the sessions is £35 per class. 

If you’re interested in our art sessions, why not check out Arts Award?

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