This week: A condensed issue for a short and sweet week (for most!)
YOUR FORTNIGHTLY NSEAD UPDATE
Creative philanthropy in action
The annual #NSEAD2022 conference kicked off last week with a fantastic session led by NSEAD patron Bob and Roberta Smith. Our focus was leadership through activism, and it was a session that moved and excited us all. Student Lily Pfaffenzeller reminded us how it feels to be inspired by the courage of artists and the desire to change the world. Director of the Foundling Museum, Caro Howell, traced a clear line of ‘creative philanthropy’ from Hogarth through to David Shrigley and reminded us of the power of young people to be agents for change.
And as for Bob... there was laughter, there were tears, there was art, there was even a song! Just what we needed and enough to raise the spirits of the most exhausted NSEAD member. It reminded me that every art educator is an activist, a creative philanthropist. You make a positive donation to the greater good and civic society every day, just by doing what you do - teaching art, craft and design. Don’t stop!
Wishing you all some rest and respite over this extended bank holiday weekend.
Michele Gregson
Take Anti-racist Art Education Action today
When we launched our Anti-Racist Art Education Action (ARAEA) Checklists in June 2021 we pledged, that on the anniversary of George Floyd’s death each year (25 May), we would review our Checklists, to identify their impact and better share anti-racist practice. Today, we are asking for you to take part in our ARAEA Checklist review.
Let us know what you think, your future ARAEA plans, or how you have used the checklists already.
Deadline Friday 10 June.
NSEAD CPD and talks for June
All the twilight sessions will be recorded and available on-demand for ticket holders.
Compose, connect and communicate through photography
When: Thursday 9 June, 18.00-19.30
Where: Zoom
Cost: Part of the Premium, Standard Conference and Twilight Sessions Passes or £5 for members
Would you like to use photography to help your students compose, connect, communicate whilst improving their mental health? Then join us next week.
At this twilight session we will be joined by The Photography Movement's Steve Wallington and Nicole Elias; we will hear from artist and mental health advocate Sarah Graham and 6th form students who have been using photography to help them thrive.
We'll also be launching a competition for one school to win a Cisco Pro Photo Studio pack.
The NSEAD Summer Social at the National Gallery
When: Saturday 9 July, 13.30-17.00
Where: The National Gallery, London
Cost: Part of the Premium and Standard Conference Passes or £20
We have teamed up with the wonderful folk at the National Gallery to bring you a relaxing, creative and interactive programme for a summer get together.
On the 24 May, key findings and recommendations from 'Art Now: A National Survey of Teachers of Art and Design', were shared at The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Art, Craft and Design in Education (APPG) meeting.
Authored by the APPG research group, this first tranche of headlines and recommendations focus on ‘Teaching’. A second report, to be published in the Autumn Term, will focus on curriculum provision in art and design
Do you know what you should use 'gained time' for?
'Gained time' is the time at the end of the school year, once timetabled classes have finished, after examinations are completed. There is no connection between gained time and cover.
In this FAQ, we explain how gained time should and shouldn't be used.
Resources to celebrate Pride month 1-29 June
🏳️🌈Queering the Art Classroom by Tabitha Millett, senior teaching associate at Cambridge University and Queering the Classroom founder AD Issue 26 (open access for Pride month)
🏳️🌈Pride, masculinity and making space for diversity. We are unable to publish the name of the author of this article, due to the laws in the country where they work. AD Issue 33 (members sign in to view)
Free for NSEAD members: Teacher Event and Private View
When: Thursday 7 July, 18.00 - 20.00
Where: The Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge
A teacher-only open evening to refresh, relax and be inspired. Part of the NSEAD National Conference season of events.
This event is free for NSEAD members!
Free art education resources for primary
When: 6 - 10 June
Whether you’re joining the full week of activities during 6-10 June, or simply want to use the FREE resources in your summer timetable, the Sky Access All Arts Resource Centre has plenty of inspiration and guidance for you.
50 per cent NSEAD member discount for Adobe Bootcamps
1-3 Day Professional Development by Teachers, for Teachers
Use discount code NSEADAD22
These digital creativity bootcamps will:
Inspire you with tried and tested projects
Give you practical lesson ideas
Help you prepare students for an increasingly digital landscape
Prepare your classroom for Adobe Certification (Applies to Deep Dive CC Bootcamps)
Announcing the winner of the Foreday Morning Prize Draw
Congratulations to Lindsey Gibbins, the lucky NSEAD member who was chosen at random to received a free signed copy of Foreday Morning by Paul Dash.
This was the prize draw for attending the ARAEA panel event in 2021.
My best...
Dr Steven Berryman is Vice President of NSEAD and Director of Arts, Culture and Community Odyssey MAT.
Here he recounts his visit to the Venice Art Biennale, and in particular, Sun Yuan and Peng Yu’s Can’t Help Myself installation: 'An industrial robot turns and flexes restlessly, programmed to ensure that a thick, deep red liquid stays within a predetermined area.'
'I had an inspiring few days at the Venice Biennale in 2019 and Sun Yuan and Peng Yu's 'Can't Help Myself' was alarming, questioning, inspiring and beautiful in equal measure. This was a hugely visceral experience; you're left with many questions and few answers.'
Funded by the Gulbenkian Foundation and led by A New Direction in partnership with all the Bridge organisations, The arts in schools: A new conversation on the role of the arts in and beyond schools has recently been published.
The new ‘scene setting’ report provides information about the Gulbenkian Foundation’s seminal 1982 report The Arts in Schools, and gives an overview of key developments across the political, social, educational and arts landscape during the past 40 years.
The report marks the start of a summer of consultation. Over the coming months, A New Direction will bring education and arts leaders together with young people to review, interrogate, and debate where we go from here. The organisation is also inviting colleagues from across the arts and education sectors to share their thoughts, views and ideas to be fed into the final report, set to be published later this year. #ArtsinSchools
Next meeting of the Worcester Region Art Party for Teachers
When: 7 June 17.00 - 20.00
Where: University of Worcester
All welcome!
Find out more by contacting the group organisers s.huson@worc.ac.uk or k.holdstock@worc.ac.uk or join the facebook group here.
CPD for primary school teachers exploring how paintings can inspire learning across the curriculum
Cromer Artspace have some fantastic opportunities for teachers and pupils.
Over the last year and a half, the group has established the Bigger Picture Project. The idea behind the scheme was to bring wonderful classical works of art to local people.
In September, thirty replica paintings from the National Gallery collection, will be hung around Cromer in a new display Pictures Around Cromer, The National Gallery Collection.
In celebration the National Gallery are offering a FREE training opportunity for teachers to develop techniques and ideas for using paintings as a resource for curriculum-based learning.
When: Thursday 23 June, 15.00-17.00
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
The session will be facilitated by a Gallery Educator from The National Gallery and show you how to:
- use painting as a starting point to make meaningful connections across the curriculum
- engage children with painting, starting conversations and developing vocabulary
- use the collection to inspire contemporary art projects with children
- encourage children to record, review and reflect
- introduce our national programme for primary schools, Take One Picture, which aims to inspire a lifelong love of art and learning
Art History and Art & Design HE Conference and Fair
When: 25 June 2022 10.00-15.30
Cost: Free for maintained sector school teachers and students
Where: Putney High School
Do you know a Sixth-form student that is considering studying Art History and/or Art & Design at Higher Education? The 7th annual Art History and Art & Design Higher Education Conference and Fair is organised by Art History in Schools CIO, and keynote speakers include British South Asian artist Sutapa Biswas, whose work has recently been on show at Kettle's Yard, and art historian Julian Stallabrass from the Courtauld Institute. There will also be short talks on early career opportunities, workshops for personal statements and Art & Design portfolio applications.
National Saturday Club Summer Show
When: 4–12 June 2022
Where: Somerset House
This year’s exhibition features the work of 1,500 13-16-year-old National Saturday Club members who have been attending weekly Saturday Clubs at 56 universities, colleges, and museums across the country. It will be an inspirational showcase of the ideas, creativity, and innovation of the nation’s next generation.
The exhibition is free and open to the public to attend (except for on Saturdays when there are Private Views and Graduation Ceremonies for Club members).
Cultures of Place
When: 24 June – 4 July 2022
Cost: Free
The School of Arts and Humanities at The University of Huddersfield invites you to take part in a celebratory showcase of exhibitions, installations, performances, workshops, podcasts, talks and discussions about place, drawing on research taking place now. The events are focused around art, architecture, creative writing, cultural studies, graphic design, English literature, fashion, film, history, media, music, performance, photography and textiles.
Write on Art Prize
Write on Art is a national writing competition for students aged 15 to 18 studying in the UK, sponsored by Art UK and the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.
Entrants should choose one artwork from artuk.org that fascinates them and write about it, persuading readers to share their interest and take a closer look at the artwork.
This year’s judges are Director of the Ingram Collection and the co-host of the Sculpting Lives podcast, Jo Baring, artist Sutapa Biswas, and Arike Oke, cultural leader, archivist, and curator.
The 2022 deadline for submissions is 30 June.
External examiner vacancies
The University of South Wales
The University of South Wales is seeking to appoint a course external examiner for its MA Animation course.
The University of Hertfordshire
The University of Hertfordshire is seeking an External Examiner for BA (Hons) Fine Art, for a period of 4 years beginning in September 2022.
NSEAD's fortnightly Art Education Advocacy quote
We were delighted to be joined by Lily Pfaffenzeller on 25 May for the opening session of the NSEAD National Conference. To hear how arts education and practice have empowered Lily and her peers was so inspiring. Don't miss out on our other twilight talks, taking place between now and September.
And finally...
Some of our members will be taking a break this week for half term, for others it's a short working week with a long bank holiday weekend. The NSEAD team will be enjoying time away from work on Thursday and Friday and will be back on Monday. If you have a Trade Union enquiry, please call the office and leave a message if there is no answer, someone will get back to you as promptly as possible.
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