Last week, an installation at the Tate Modern museum in London was aimed at drawing attention to the challenges children in the modern world are facing. Questions about the centre of interest in the education system are asked. The main thought is whether to focus on improving Numeracy and Literacy skills over supporting Art skills. In …
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During the first years after WWII, teachers were asked to focus on the positive power of arts in conveying their lessons. They were advised to use dance, music and drawing to bring the subjects across more vividly. This way, the students were supposed to remember the material more easily. Now, more than 60 years later, …
In May, a new app, called “Smartify” will launch making it possible to scan paintings and other art work and get more information on the piece of art. While many museums already have apps, where visitors can find out more about the paintings in one gallery, smartly combines multiple museums. During the introduction phase, only …
While film and media awards are often talked about in the media, only rarely visual art prizes are mentioned. Nevertheless, there are multiple different prizes for all sorts of visual art out there. Since 1984, the Turner prize has been awarded to famous names like Grayson Perry or Wolfgang Tillmans. The Hepworth prize, on the …
Today, on the first Thursday of March the annual World book day takes place. Every child in the United Kingdom and Ireland is given a voucher to be spent on books. However, only few people know that the original word book day takes place on the 23rd of April. This was changed in the UK …
To honour his recently deceased mother, an artist, Barry Whitehouse, has decided to give multiple 6-months art programs to disadvantaged young adults. Applications for the first round will open on 2nd of March and people between the age of 18 and 25 are eligible to apply. The workshops will be held in the artist’s shop …
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A recent study has revealed that art subject are not actually pushed out of the classroom. Despite claims that the English Baccalaureate favors scientific subjects, research has shown that as many students as 4 years ago are taking arts subjects at GCSE. Moreover, it has also been shown that those who take arts exams at …
In 2014 the Glasgow School of Arts library burnt down. “Ash to Art” is a project aiming at raising money for the renovation of the Mackintosh library. Multiple famous artists, amongst which are Sir Antony Gormley, Anish Kapoor and Simon Starling, were sent burnt parts from the library which they were instructed to use to create new …
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Charless Saatchi has announced that he is going to sell 100 paintings to keep his art gallery free. Saatchi states that the project has always been sensitive to financial issues. However, to continue granting more than 1000 school classes a year access to his art, he decided to sell some of the pieces. Mister Saatchi …
At the end of December Bancroft’s school has celebrated the 14th Taal initiated by the Hindu, Sikh Buddhist and Muslim Society. The central theme to the fete is enjoying the beat of life. 200 pupils were performing dance, music and drama to an amazed crowd. Students of Bancroft’s say they would not be able to …
