Landmark Education Day: Understanding Sculpture for Schools
Education Day was held on 03 November 2017. It was organised and co-ordinated by Roz Fletcher, who extends grateful thanks to all involved, especially Heather Mills from Cass Art Kingston for the generous donation of materials and prizes, Gil Whyman and Livia Spinolo who gave their time and expertise in demonstrations and workshops.
Many thanks also to Jan Hite who forged relationships and liaised with local schools and colleges, as well as Dorich House Museum who lent us drawing boards.
Jan Hite, Janet Morton, Gil Whyman and Roz Fletcher led student tours around the exhibition, facilitating discussion and drawings of the sculptures. Work placement photographer Morgan Williams took photographs of the event.
The main stage was setup as the Education and Demonstration area, screened off from the main exhibition to give additional wall space for hanging 2D work, and a more contained classroom-type space for learning.
Livia’s props and artworks were displayed on a custom-built plinth, the Landmark’s projector was set up with a horseshoe seating plan.
Livia gave a short Powerpoint talk, guiding the A-level art students through the casting process with a hands-on encounter with rubber and Jesmonite moulds, terracotta and Jesmonite standing figures. The students learned about the mould-making process and how to avoid simple mistakes.
The two schools had different practical activities, the younger KS3 group drawing their favorite sculptures, while Gil led a 3D workshop on portrait heads to the A-level students, using peg-board and air-drying clay.
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Photos and text supplied by Roz Fletcher