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Secondary schools: Online practical workshops

Practical sessions led by artists over Zoom

Key Stages 3-5

Available sessions

Our online workshops are delivered via Zoom. 

Workshops focus on drawing, collage, printing or simple painting and require basic materials which will be agreed with your school in advance. 

Please see our available workshops below and book by requesting a booking form from schoolbookings@ng-london.org.uk.

Messengers

Explore colour, light and shape in this 90-minute practical workshop which will be tailored to your key stage.

Students will look at the Bridget Riley wall painting, Messengers, and connected works, experimenting with different ways of looking, drawing and using colour.

The session could be a good starting point for projects back in the classroom.

Duration: 1.5 hours

Suitable for: KS3 and above

What can paintings tell us about drawing?

Students learn to see the drawing behind the painting using traditional tools and techniques to develop an understanding of line, tone and perspective.

Duration: 1 hour

Suitable for: KS3 and above

Materials required: Pencils or charcoal and pastels if available

Who am I?

How do artists reveal or create someone’s identity? In this interactive session we will compare 'Hélène Rouart in her Father’s Study' by Degas and 'Madame Moitessier' by Ingres; two very different portraits of women, but only painted about 30 years apart.

Through drawing we will explore how each artist used shape, line and colour. Both women are set in interior spaces and are surrounded by objects. Why these particular objects and what do they tell us about them? Do they tell the truth or try to mislead us?

Duration: 1 hour

Suitable for: KS3 and above

Materials required: Pencils or charcoal and pastels if available

Image: Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, 'Hélène Rouart in her Father's Study', about 1886

Sketchbook skills

This session is designed to build confidence and encourage students to develop the skills to record, review and reflect in a meaningful, creative way using sketchbooks.

Looking carefully at 2-3 focus paintings, students will be guided through a variety of traditional and contemporary drawing techniques using a wide selection of drawing materials.

Students are encouraged to enjoy looking, to look carefully, to reflect on their own visual literacy and to enter all activities without fear.

The session will also include examples and suggestions for further work developing individual ideas.

Duration: 1 hour

Suitable for: KS3 and above

Materials required: Range of drawing pencils and pastels or similar

 

How to book

Please request an online booking form via schoolbookings@ng-london.org.uk 

Days: Weekdays (term time only)
Duration: 60–90 minutes
Group size: 10–60 (maximum 30 per session)
Cost: Free for UK schools
Not available to overseas schools

Contact: Please contact us at schoolbookings@ng-london.org.uk or call 020 7747 2424.

  • We require a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice of date and a time frame for your session to be provided in the booking form
  • For each group of 10-30 pupils, we require the lead teacher’s name, email address and mobile number.

For online sessions, we require 24 hours' notice of any cancellations. Late cancellations will incur a charge. 

Please contact us at schoolbookings@ng-london.org.uk if you need to cancel your session. 

All of the above themes can be adapted for SEND groups. Please contact us for more information about how we can meet your group’s needs.

Please specify in the booking form if your students have special or additional needs.

All of the above themes can be adapted for overseas groups. 

Cost for overseas groups: £75–100 per group.

Cancellation policy: Please let us know if you need to cancel 21 days prior to your session. Please note, cancellations made with less than 21 days’ notice are non-refundable.