Hill Farm Stall at Coventry Market
Working with Year 3 at Hill Farm Primary School, I was invited to share with the children, some of the mysteries behind how artist’s create images and their thinking, in addition to encouraging the children to discover their own capacity to create outstanding paintings, as an expression of their own individual thought processes. In collaboration with some of the finest teachers and the Cre8us programme, we worked together to finish the project on the ultimate high with a showcase at the Herbert Art Gallery followed by an Art Auction at Coventry Market. The children took ownership, from the start and designed their own posters, invites, ‘press boxes’ and chose Barnardos, as a charity they wanted to support. We all had the most amazing day and had so much fun as we witnessed the portraits being sold to parents,teachers and the general public – I have four which on display in my hall. I am so very pleased that £1200 was raised for Barnardo’s! There was a real buzz in the air, a truly memorable project – Thank you to everyone who was involved!
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Inspiring – thank you for sharing your story.
In my opinion should you could write this article in a passive way then it would be much better for reading. Just my 2 cents.
good article by the way!
Great to get a little constructive criticism, cheers. I’m happy to put my hands up at being overly enthusiastic and entirely passionate about the educational work I do. When one works freelance in this way, being enthusiastic and able to inspire others is central to what one offers and creates long term relations with schools, community groups, galleries and museums etc.
Blogging is strange because it’s hard to know who your audience is. My site is about me and my art practice rather than a commercial venture, I am fortunate to have work opportunties that I consider to be part of my art practice and therefore not seperate to my life, opposed to the notion of work and play. I do take your point though, sometimes when someone is just too enthusiastic it’s a bit of a put off – although I’m kind of thinking, that seems awfully english of you!
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