Contemporary Art and Design for 14 to 17 Year Olds

Course description

Join Contemporary Art and Design for teenagers aged 14 to 17 years old, and work with a practising artist to explore processes of making artwork and developing ideas in a similar working method to those we used at art college.

We will at look at modern and contemporary artists’ work, through a visit to Tate Britain. With a focus on learning about artistic practice and developing ideas, you will experiment directly with materials - outside of a sketchbook. Please make sure you bring a camera to document this, so you can add images to your sketch book when you get home!

You will also investigate scale and the impact of creating work in different sizes and formats. In the second half of the week, you’ll develop your own project, with your tutor, and on the final day present your work in a group exhibition.

Course outcomes
You’ll have made new work individually and in groups and have explored some contemporary art techniques and processes. The planning skills you’ll have developed in making and exhibiting the work can be transferred to organising a portfolio and writing about your work for GCSThe artists you will have explored can feed into your sketchbook and research.

Who should attend
Anyone between 14 and 17 who wants to learn about the artistic process, from generating ideas to hanging an exhibition. It’s ideal if you want to add some work to your GCSE portfolio or just explore your flair and creativity.