Education

"A source of inspiration"
Visitor comment, Audiences Yorkshire survey 2009

The gallery welcomes schools, colleges and other interested groups. Education activities take place within the gallery space. Guided tours of the exhibitions can be arranged. Further study facilities are available. Please contact the gallery in advance and we will be happy to discuss your requirements.

Please read the Gallery's Information for Visiting Groups for further details.

School Groups and Young People

Viewing the miniatures

Art Collection Activities

A suggested Gallery activity working with Runswick Bay by Mark Senior in the University Art Collection can be dowloaded here.

Temporary Exhibition Activities

Suggested activities for groups related the temporary exhibitions at the Gallery:

• NEW Virtually Real (1 March-21 May 2011)
• Suggested exhibition activities
• All Over the Place: Drawing Place, Drawing Space (22 June-23 October 2010)
• Suggested exhibition activities
• Alan Davie (16 March-5 June 2010)
• Suggested exhibition activities
• A Discipline of the Mind: The Drawings of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (8 December 2009-27 February 2010)
• Education Resources Pack - developed by the Pier Arts Centre
• Schools Activities - developed by the Pier Arts Centre
• 'Seven Lines' Activity worksheet - developed by the Pier Arts Centre
• Obsession: Contemporary Art from the Lodeveans Collection (22 September-28 November 2009)
• Suggested exhibition activities
• A Malham Family of Painters (30 June-5 September 2009)
• Suggested exhibition activities
• The Object of Photography (7 April-19 June 2009)
• Information for teachers and group leaders
• Suggested exhibition activities
• SPECIAL Resources: 1) Video: Interview with Joe Mawson and Layla Bloom, 2) Audio: Speaking with the Artists - audio interviews with the 4 participating artists
• Nothing Extra: New Work by Trevor Bell (13 January-27 March 2009)
• Information for teachers and group leaders
• Suggested exhibition activities

N.B. These educational materials are draft documents and we welcome any comments and suggestions for their improvement.

School of Design students viewing prints in the Education Room, 2008

University Learning and Teaching

The Gallery provides unique opportunities for teaching and learning within the context of real art objects.

We encourage University staff to use the temporary exhibitions and collections as first-hand learning experiences for students by working with us to develop supporting events and projects relating to exhibitions and the collections. The curatorial team aims to make original works of art from the collection available to students and their tutors for detailed study, wherever possible. Students from all parts of the University are encouraged to visit the gallery and to use its facilities.

The Education Space of the Gallery can be booked for classes, lectures and presentations related to the art collection and exhibitions. The room may be screened off from the main Gallery when required

Education Space equipment available:

• movable interactive whiteboard for presentations and video screenings
• laptop for use with whiteboard
• 3 worktables
• 40 chairs
• lectern

Tutors and course leaders are invited to contact us to discuss their learning and teaching needs in the Gallery.

Recent Case Studies

Ceramics study group with M.A. in Art Gallery and Museums Studies students, 2008

• Tours: Gallery staff have given tours of the collections and exhibitions to various interested groups; this has recently included students from the School of Design and the School of Education. An art collection quiz was developed for foreign students in the School of Education, to help them practice their English while enjoying their tour of the Gallery.

 

• Workshops: The Gallery collaborated with the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies to deliver an artist-led workshop to B.A. Fine Art students, resulting in a performance and a display of the students' artwork during the 12th International Contemporary Artists' Book Fair.

 

B.A. Fine Art student artwork on display in Education Room as part of the 12th International Contemporary Artists' Book Fair workshop, 2009
• Hands-on experience in the Gallery: The Gallery collaborated with academic staff to offer students practical experience for their 'Interpreting Cultures' module on the M.A. in Art Gallery and Museum Studies. Students were encouraged to put their classroom theory into practice by developing small exhibition spaces in the Gallery, using selections from the University Art Collection. Students also benefitted from being taught within the Gallery space.

 

• Receptions: The Gallery hosts receptions related to its activities in and around its spaces; recently this has included a reception following a public lecture on Italian art for the Department of Italian and welcome receptions for new students in the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies

 

Special Temporary Exhibition Resources

VIDEO: Interview with Joe Mawson and Layla Bloom

Video produced by Joe Sayers and Heather Horrocks, available to view on YouTube

AUDIO: Speaking to the Artists

Selections from audio interviews with the artists participating in 'The Object of Photography' exhibition (7 April-19 June 2009) and Exhibitions Officer, Layla Bloom (May 2009):

• Ignaz Cassar
  
  1. The object of photography, 2:23
  2. Lens-based media, 4:39
  3. Titles; audience, 6:08
  4. Process of artmaking, 1:09
  5. Influences, 2:34
  6. Aesthetics, 4:48
  7. Chance, 2:19
  8. Mass media, 2:11
  9. Roland Barthes, 6:53
• Hondartza Fraga
  
  1. The object of photography, 1:15
  2. Lens-based media, 1:35
  3. Titles; audience, 2:59
  4. Process of artmaking; the studio; influences, 4:48
  5. Aesthetics; exhibitions, 3:24
  6. Chance; mass media, 3:40
  7. Roland Barthes, 2:13
• Joe Mawson
  
  1. Process of artmaking, 2:08
  2. Influences; the studio, 2:55
  3. Aesthetics, 3:49
  4. Mass media, 3:47
  5. Roland Barthes; the object of photography, 3:42
• Andrew Warstat
  
  1. The object of photography, 1:02
  2. Lens-based media, 1:46
  3. Titles, 2:04
  4. Audience, 1:56
  5. Process of artmaking, 1:52
  6. Influences, 2:03
  7. Aesthetics, 1:54
  8. Chance, 1:21
  9. Roland Barthes, 2:31