My Nursery class and I explored the work of the late photographer Malick Sidibé. Malick Sidibé (1935 – 2016) was a Malian photographer, well known for his iconic black and white images celebrating life, youth and people. His work gave us so much to talk about and explore and was a great provocation for the…
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Frank Bowling: Paint Possibilities
A while ago, my class and I looked the work of British-Guyanese artist Frank Bowling. I was fortuante to able to see some of his work when going to an exhibition at the Tate Britain in 2019. The abstract nature of his work was a great starting point for exploring art with children in my…
Chamber Tots
After a rather long time on the waiting list, we have finally managed to get signed up for Wigmore Hall’s ‘Chamber Tots’ project. Coming from a performing arts background, this is indeed a very exciting opportunity for me to reflect on how we can use the arts to provide rich, varied and meaningful learning opportunities…