All sessions listed are half-day, unless otherwise stated.

If you would like us to create a bespoke session for your group then please get in touch with us.

DISCOVER STAINED GLASS

Subject: Art & Design and History
Suitable for: KS3

Art and Design National Curriculum Aims
The national curriculum for art and design aims to ensure that all pupils:
• evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design
• know about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms.
Pupils should be taught about the history of art, craft, design and architecture, including periods, styles and major movements from ancient times up to the present day.

History National Curriculum Aims
Pupils should be taught about:
• the development of Church, state and society in Medieval Britain 1066-1509
• the development of Church, state and society in Britain 1509-1745
• a local history study


In this interactive session you will meet Theophilus the Monk. He will teach you all about the making of stained glass, its history, how its blown into a sheet and how its fixed together. This visit will take your students through the process of glassmaking and the art of stained glass it’s from raw material to final product. There is also an option to extend the workshop with a tour of the gallery and for your students to learn more about our collection.

PRICE: HALF DAY £4.50 per pupil (Minimum charge £45)
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PORTRAITURE, POWER AND PRIDE

Subject: Art & Design & PSHE - Mental Health & Wellbeing
Workshop also suitable for those exploring Black History Month (October 2021)
Suitable for: KS3+

Art and Design National Curriculum Aims
- Pupils are taught to analyse and evaluate their own work, and that of others, in order to strengthen the visual impact or applications of their work
- Pupils are taught about the history of art, craft, design and architecture, including periods, styles and major movements from ancient times up to the present day

PSHE Association Learning Aims
- Pupils learn how we are all unique; that recognising and demonstrating personal strengths build self-confidence, self-esteem and good health and wellbeing
- Pupils learn strategies to develop assertiveness and build resilience to peer and other influences that affect both how they think about themselves and their health and
wellbeing.

Content
“The person that you think you are and the person you are received as are two completely, oftentimes, different people” Kehinde Wiley

After the recent acquisition of St Adelaide by queer, black artist Kehinde Wiley which is a contemporary stained glass portrait of a young black man depicted as a saint, we wanted to create a session where students can look at various different portraits in our collection and use the visit to increase their knowledge in order to compare and contrast against differing portraiture styles some of which challenge the conventions of Western Art.

A lot of the portraits we have in our collection are people of great significance e.g. Queen Victoria, George III, The Duke of Clarence – what was it that made these people powerful? Do you need to be a royal to be majestic or heroic?
The session will also include the opportunity for students to create their own self-portrait reflecting on what makes them feel powerful, proud, and noble.

PRICE: £4.50 per pupil (Minimum charge £45)
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ARTS AWARD DISCOVER IN A DAY

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Subjects: Art & Design and History
Suitable for: KS2 and KS3

Content
During this interactive day pupils will focus on an artist from our stained glass collection, making detailed sketches of this work in the Arts Award Discover in a day logbook. As part of the award we will go on an arts journey around the Cathedral discovering a variety of art forms.
Inspired by work in the gallery and after exploring the range of glass fusing materials available pupils will create a design for their final fused glass piece.
Each pupil will work in our studio to produce their own 10cmx10cm glass tile that will be fired in our kiln. The logbook of the days work will be moderated, and each child will receive an Arts Award Discover certificate and have a stunning fuse glass piece to keep and enjoy.

Art and Design National Curriculum Aims
- Pupils are taught about the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work
- Pupils are taught to develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
- Pupils are taught about great artists, architects and designers in history
History National Curriculum Aims
- a study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066

PRICE: FULL DAY £16 per pupil (Minimum charge £160)
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Spotlight Tours

Content
A short tour of the Museum adapted to meet the specific interests and needs of your learners. Why not extend your visit by combining this tour with one of our art and craft activities?
PRICE: £2 per pupil (minimum charge £20)

Using the gallery for artistic sources of inspiration

The museum gallery is a fantastic place for GCSE, A-Level and equivalent college-level Art and Design students to access examples of historic, modern and contemporary art. We have portable lightweight chairs in the gallery which can be used for sketching. The variety of stained glass on display provides examples of traditional and modern crafts, innovative approaches to design, as well as glass colouring, cutting, painting and firing techniques.

Other Arts and Crafts Options

Glass Painting

Suitable for: KS3+

Content
Pupils will have time to explore the Museum and collect details and motifs from the panels on display. They will then be supported to turn these into a design for a final piece, which they will transfer onto either acrylic or glass using paints and pens.
PRICE: £4.50 per pupil(minimum charge £45)
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Glass Fusing

Suitable for: KS3+

Content
Pupils will learn how to cut glass and then apply this skill to producing their own fused glass artwork. Pupils will work with flat glass, frit (ground glass), noodles, and stringers, which can be layered to produce a range of visual effects. Glass will be kiln-fired and available for collection approximately one week after your visit.
PRICE: £12 per pupil (minimum charge £120)
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