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CURRENT WORKSHOPS

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Everyone was excited about the Royal dress...well I have made a Royal mess

Artists and Photographer Valeria Amadei led a workshop with Sixth Form pupils from Bishop Ramsey. The pupils made collages inspired by the work of Kirstine Roepstorff and were challenged to come up with a humorous title for their works.

Monika Waraxa and Kuba Budzynski from Pulp Studio: interactive sculpture workshops, came to give a free workshop to the students of Hall School, Wimbledon. The pupils worked with the sculptures of David Batchelor and Bjorn Dahlem to create their own imaginative variations.

Organize a free Art Club for your school, held at the Saatchi Gallery at regular times throughout the term. Participating students will gain the chance to become familiar with current exhibitions at the gallery and participate in fun creative sessions in the Education Room. The gallery education team will lead the workshops and provide materials for the art club. To organize an art club for your school email education@saatchigalllery.com .
Bookings are subject to availability. The following schools have already set up art clubs for students this term:

Salesian College Art Club
Holy Trinity School Art Club

Schools can also book a free one-off workshop for visiting students, to take place during a scheduled visit. Class sizes should be no more than 30 pupils per group and workshops usually last an hour. Whilst the education department provides free art workshops for schools, it is also possible to book an artist educator for more advanced sessions at a cost of £100 per hour in total (based on a maximum of 30 students in a class). To book an artist educator or one of our free art workshop sessions email the education department.

PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS

SHAKESPEARE AT THE SAATCHI GALLERY

The artist Tom de Freston and the poet Kiran Millwood Hargrave ran a series of workshops with the exhibition' The Shape of Things to Come' at the Saatchi gallery. School children were given a unique opportunity to explore Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer's Night Dream' within the context of the exhibition. Working throughout the gallery and the education centre children made paintings and collages as well as engaging with the exhibition and text through physical theatre, group discussion and creative writing.

Tom de Freston has been awarded the Leverhulme Artist in Residence position at Cambridge University, a position previously held by Ruth Padel. De Freston is also the current Artist in Resident at the Leys School, and lectures and supervises in the History of Art faculty, Cambridge University. In January 2011 his two year project with Christ's College Chapel culminated in the unveiling of two large scale site specific paintings situated in the gold frames behind the altar. The publication which accompanies this show sees contributions on de Freston's work by Sir Nicholas Serota and Rowan Williams, amongst others. This is the latest in a series of monographs on his work over the past two years. His work and these publications can be seen at www.tomdefreston.co.uk

Kiran Millwood-Hargrave is a Cambridge graduate and a poet and writer. She is currently working on a body of poems for the British Shakespeare Association (BSA) with Tom de Freston. These will be shown at the BSA annual conference in September 2011. She has also edited a collection of poems, 'Ekphrasis', which John Mole called 'a fascinating anthology'. Millwood-Hargrave has recently completed a research project on the use of visual art in the teaching of Shakespeare.

BEWDLEY SCHOOL WORKSHOP
Students from Bewdley School visited the Saatchi Gallery and participated in a workshop in the Education Room, after seeing the exhibition Newspeak. Led by artist Julie Beech, they created salt dough sculptures inspired by the artist Jonathan Baldock. Andromeda by Jonathan Baldock

BARROW HILLS SCHOOL PROJECT
Year 7 pupils from Barrow Hills School visited the Saatchi Gallery in February. After seeing the exhibition Abstract America they created collaborative art works inspired by the artists Ryan Johnson and Guerra de la Paz from recycled materials Works in the exhibition Abstract America

Works by pupils from Barrow Hills School

PROSPECT HOUSE WORKSHOP
Students from Prospect House, aged 8-9 years old, visited the Saatchi Gallery in March 2010 and participated in a workshop in the Education Room, after seeing the exhibition The Empire Strikes Back. Led by artist Julie Beech, they created a collaborative piece inspired by the artist Huma Bhabha.

RAVENSBOURNE SCHOOL WORKSHOP
Students from Ravensbourne School , aged 15-16 years old, visited the Saatchi Gallery in March 2010 and participated in a workshop in the Education Room, after seeing the exhibition The Empire Strikes Back. Led by artist Julie Beech, they created collaborative pieces inspired by the artist Subodh Gupta.

HIGHGATE WOOD SCHOOL YEAR 7 EXHIBITION

HIGHGATE WOOD SCHOOL OPEN DAY
	Highgate Wood School had an open day at school for prospective new parents and students. During the open evening, students created tyre tracks in paint across paper as a response to the work Greeting Card 10a by artist Aaron Young. Greeting Card 10a is currently being exhibited at the Saatchi Gallery as part of Abstract America: New Painting and Sculpture.

CHANNING SCHOOL WORKSHOP
Channing School visited the gallery and participated in a workshop in the Saatchi Gallery Education Room, using Chinese ink, drawings and thick card

HOLY TRINITY ART CLUB
		The Holy Trinity Art Club at the Saatchi Gallery was formed in October 2009 to provide pupils at Holy Trinity with an opportunity to visit the Saatchi Gallery, learn about works being exhibited and create their own art. It takes place once a week and is organized by Deborah Lloyd from Holy Trinity School

UPTON HOUSE SCHOOL WORKSHOP
Upton House School visited the Saatchi Gallery and students created sculptures inspired by Agathe Snow's works in Gallery 1, made from recycled everyday items.

BRYNMAWR SCHOOL
	Brynmawr School students in the Saatchi Gallery Education Room creating works using acrylic paint, palette knives and masking tape. These works were inspired by the artist Kristin Baker and her work 'Raft of Perseus' currently showing in Abstract America: New Painting and Sculpture.

SAATCHI GALLERY WORKSHOP FOR SEVEN KINGS HIGH SCHOOL
An educational workshop was held at the Saatchi Gallery on Friday, July 17th to coincide with our current exhibit Abstract America: New Painting and Sculpture. Students from Seven Kings High School visited the gallery and created their own works of abstract art, inspired by sculptures by Agathe Snow, from recycled products.

GARDEN HOUSE SCHOOL AND ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA ART PROJECT

Garden House School students created a series of individual panels, composed of drawings, paintings and prints, depicting many aspects of life at the Royal Hospital including the buildings, the grounds and the Chelsea pensioners. Themed on the new Infirmary building, these individual 'bricks' were produced by children from ages 3 to 10 yrs old. Two of the works were donated to the Royal Hospital after showing in the Education Room of the Saatchi Gallery. The rest were sold in a silent auction to raise funds for the Royal Hospital.

Saatchi Gallery Kids Day

The Revolution Continues: New Chinese Art

The Saatchi Gallery Kids Day was held on Saturday 22nd November. All young visitors received a free picture by picture guide and a postcard to help them enjoy their gallery visit. The guide introduced the themes of the The Revolution Continues: New Art From China exhibition.

When they came to the gallery, visitors had the chance to view the newest Chinese art including an entire city constructed out of dog chews, a 3-headed monster constructed out of cow bones and a gigantic head made of ashes.

Debut Workshop for Young Artists

The gallery organized an interactive workshop and talk featuring the artist Wu Shanzhuan's graffiti inspired paintings on Saturday November 22nd. Visitors learnt how his work was inspired by political pop and expressivism in Contemporary Chinese art and what the parallels are to street and graffiti art in the West.

After the talk they had the chance to create their own graffiti inspired mural at the studio in the gallery's education room.