A DAY WITH AN ARTIST

Face2Face Educational Trust offers: ‘A Day With An Artist’

I am offering a creative art day in schools to link in with the Art and RE curriculum subjects for junior aged pupils. I offer a flexible day or half day that involves art teaching and coaching, an art quiz, some fun visual activities and icebreakers and a Biblical input linking the with some past masters biblical art work. There will also be an opportunity to produce some group art work in teams. Face2Face Educational Trust, is a Christian Trust that puts on educational projects in schools, clubs and churches in East Anglia and beyond.

I have experience in running art clubs and have taught art to children and adults for many years in Kent and East Anglia. In 2012 I set up, Sketchpad, a 6 day art residential holiday for children that has proved popular over the years with boys and girls from 9-16 years. Later that year I started Sketchclub, a weekly club for 9-80 plus year olds in Thetford, teaching art techniques, styles, colour appreciation, pencil skills and artistic expression. In 2013, I began Paintclub in Thetford, teaching painting skills and brush techniques.

All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. – Pablo Picasso

Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better. – Andre Gide

It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child– Pablo Picasso

Face2Face Educational Trust offers: ‘A Day With An Artist’

I am an artist experienced in teaching in schools and prisons over many years and running various after school clubs & community clubs for children and adults. I work for Face2Face Educational Trust, a Christian Trust that puts on educational projects in schools, clubs and churches in East Anglia and beyond. I am offering my skills to schools as part of an educational day combining artistic skills and biblical art from the time of Rembrandt, the Dutch portrait artist. The day will fit in with the art and RE curriculum and teach and inform pupils whilst developing their artistic expression.

The day is flexible to fit in with the children in your school; it is educational, fun and mind stretching. If you would be interested in arranging a day or to discuss further details, please contact me. The visits are offered on Mondays or Fridays and bookings can be arranged by phone or email. There is a cost to put the day together so please do discuss the fee for the day to Face2Face Educational Trust when you book, thank you.

See bottom of the article for further details and booking details for: ‘The day with an artist’ that Kevin offers as part of his work with Face2Face Educational Trust.

Kevin teaches in schools, runs a community art club for 9-80 year olds; leads regional art days in Suffolk and set up an art residential holiday for young people aged 9-17 years. This is a national holiday open to any one interested in learning about art and runs for 6 days.

Painting is the grandchild of nature. It is related to God. Rembrandt

Part of the day will look at a piece of Rembrandt’s biblical work and the story behind the painting. We will look at how Rembrandt used paint to communicate feelings and stories.

If you are interested in the other day Kevin offers schools called: ‘A day with an artist’ then please ask me for further details. The day includes teaching on drawing techniques, looking at Rembrandt, the Dutch Master portrait artist and John Constable the Suffolk landscape artist. The day will include some drawing challenges, visual games a competitive quiz, plus a creative team challenge and much more. The day links with both the art and the RE curriculum and will look at a bible scene painted by Rembrandt. The art day is suitable for Year 3 to Year 6 and can be adapted for older or younger children. Further details on enquiry.

Download article: A day with an artist: All children are artists pdf

Art history with Rembrandt [portrait artist] & John Constable [landscape artist]

Drawing techniques and challenges

Visual competitive quiz

Creative team challenge

Fun visual icebreakers & games

Communication through art

Group art work

Art is never finished, only abandoned. – Leonardo Da Vinci

Drawing is rather like playing chess: your mind races ahead of the moves you actually make. – David Hockney

Explore web link below to see details about the chess day and you can download the pdf article, below.

CHESS EDUCATIONAL DAY FOR SCHOOLS pdf download

I look forward to hearing from you if you are interested in booking me to come to your school for either: ‘a day with an artist’ or the ‘chess educational experience’.

Face2Face Educational Trust