Ink & Foamboard Architecture
Inspired by “Amphis” by Folke Köbberling and Martin Kaltwasser at Wysing Arts Centre, this post shares how the children went on to make architectural models based upon their exploration with Paula Briggs.
Sculpture in Primary School
Under the Ocean Mirrors
This was an afternoon session for year four pupils at Ridgefield Primary School, Cambridge, and part of AccessArt’s Brilliant Makers Club, a campaign supporting and championing making experiences in schools. By Sheila Ceccarelli
Making Shells
This was an afternoon session for year four pupils at Ridgefield Primary School, Cambridge, and part of AccessArt’s Brilliant Makers Club, a campaign supporting and championing making experiences in schools. This session was aimed at children who love making, and was limited to eight pupils, to allow for a rich, and rewarding experience and plenty of time to play with, and explore materials.
Making Boats that Float Out of Everyday Materials
What Makes a Boat Float? This was an afternoon session for year four pupils at Ridgefield Primary School, Cambridge, and part of AccessArt’s Brilliant Makers Club, a campaign supporting and championing making experiences in schools. By Sheila Ceccarelli
Sculptural Constraints Workshop by Susie Olczak
This workshop, for students at AccessArt’s Experimental Drawing Class, looked at the idea of the constraints that might come up when creating a sculpture for a gallery or public space, and hoped to give a sense, that often the things that might initially hinder a project, can actually be a source of inspiration and good starting points for creativity.
Conquering SATs Stress with Seats
After two terms of sitting on the same blue chairs being taught (and taught very well!) the same curriculum, artist, Paula Briggs wanted to remind these year six children, that they were all individuals with different areas of skills and unique personalities and that they were all valued as such.
“Heart-Work” an Arts and Wellbeing Project for Young People
Arts and Minds: Time to Introduce Ourselves – A Sculpture Challenge Arts and Minds: A ‘Heart-Work’ Conversation Arts and Minds: Asemic Writing and Invented Text Feeling Through Drawing Drawing for Mindfulness Arts and Minds: Expressive Monoprinting on a Big Scale Constructing the World with Collage Building to the Limit Manipulating Clay with Water
Exploring Casting with Latex Animal Moulds
Paula Briggs describes how one of her first experiences of understanding the casting process was through the use of latex moulds and fine casting plaster (plaster of Paris) and how exciting it was to reveal the plaster forms!
Drawing Into Space with Melissa Pierce Murray
In this session, artist Melissa Pierce Murray invited students to create three-dimensional drawings from tape, string and paper, using the entire room as our canvas.
World in a Matchbox
Children love working on a miniature scale where they can create worlds which they can control and oversee. AccessArt and Mencap have devised the “World in a Box” activity to enable children plenty of creative freedom resulting in fantastic autobiographical artwork.
Making Finger Puppets
AccessArt and Mencap have got three great ways for you to make finger puppets depending on your time or level of expertise. Starting with a simple print, colour, cut and stick and moving on to a full blown sculptural version, we hope you are inspired to make some puppets and possibly put on a show!
Drawing with Objects by Melissa Pierce Murray
Teenagers explore ideas of placement with artist Melissa P Murray by arranging or assembling objects to make compositions or maquettes.
Visual Arts Planning: Exploring Line
Continuous Line Drawings (Squiggle Drawings) of Sticks A great warm-up exercise for all ages – whatever their level of experience, continuous line drawings are a very useful way to get children (and adults) to tune into their subject matter and quieten ready for drawing. Drawing hands Another warm-up exercise that can be done anywhere! Drawing […]
Making Paper Masks for Carnival and Mardi Gras
Making a Carnival Mask with the help of an AccessArt Template.
“Heart-Work” – A series of ‘Arts on Prescription’ style workshops for young people at Cambourne Village College with Arts and Minds; Led by Sheila Ceccarelli (Artist) and Yael Pilowsky Bankirer (Psychotherapist)
This series of workshops with students at Cambourne Village College was part of the ‘Young People’s Pilot’, coordinated and managed Arts and Minds, a leading arts and mental health charity in Cambridgeshire. The sessions were led by Sheila Ceccarelli from AccessArt (artist) and Yael Pilowsky Bankirer (Psychotherapist)
“Plasticine Models & Decorated Plinths ” Inspired by the Book ‘Dirty Beasts’ by Roald Dahl & illustrated by Quentin Blake
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Arts and Minds: Manipulating Clay with Water
This post shows how to facilitate a sensory session exploring water and clay.
