Past projects for the Ben Uri Gallery, The London Jewish Museum of Art
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Freelance:
For each of the exhibitions listed below:
� Devise an Explorer Activity Pack for children to complete on family visits.
� Plan and run a series of after school workshops.
� When appropriate, plan and run holiday activity days or workshops.
Outside In or Inside Out, Dora Holzhandler � A Retrospective (June � August 2006)
Israeli Contemporary Applied Arts. The Alix de Rothschild competition winners (April � May 2006)
As education officer:
New initiatives developed
� The Ben Uri Kids Club � an after school art club for primary school children.
� Regular holiday art workshops based around the exhibitions.
� Explorer activity sheets for each exhibition for children to complete on family visits.
� Established the resource trolley.
Examples of work specific to individual exhibitions
Embracing the Exotic. Jacob Epstein and Dora Gordine (January � March 2006)
� Five after school workshops of art activities from around the world.
� Mask making activity day during half term
� Explorer activity sheet
� Teachers guide to using the exhibition
Children of Jerusalem. Painting Pain, Dreaming Peace (December 2005)
� Explorer activity sheet
Joash Woodrow Retrospective (September � November 2005)
� Four after school workshops on themes developed from the exhibition
� Explorer activity sheet
� Half term activity day � part of The Big Draw 2005 (click here for a link to press coverage)
� Teachers guide to using the exhibition
2004 IJAYA winners show (August 2005)
� Three holiday workshops based on the theme of pattern and shape.
� Explorer activity sheet
Chagall and his Circle (June - July 2005)
� Three after school art workshops on themes developed from the exhibition.
� Explorer activity sheet
Abram Games: Maximum Meaning, Minimum Means (January � March 2005)
� Produced information for primary schools exploring links between the exhibition and the History curriculum and Literacy objectives.
� Two half term workshops held on the theme of poster design.
Tom Bendhem: Collector (November 2004 � January 2005)
� Produced two teachers� packs (primary and secondary) linking the exhibition and the artists in it with relevant QCA art units and the ICT curriculum. The Contemporary Art Society promoted the packs to other galleries in the tour.
Rediscovering Wolmark: a pioneer of British modernism (September � November 2004)
� Developed a teacher�s pack with background to the artist and links to art and RS and planned two workshops for primary schools based around themes in Wolmark�s work.
� Two half term workshops held on the theme of portraits.
Work with an individual picture: Racehorses (David Bomberg) � a new acquisition (November 2004)
� Produced a teachers pack giving background information about the artist, the work, relevant artistic movements and ideas on using the picture in the classroom.
General education programme administration:
� Working with freelancers to develop and plan the full programme of workshops and school sessions.
� Creating and maintaining a database of local schools and education contacts
� Liasing with LEA representatives
� Contacting schools, families and the local press to promote the gallery and exhibitions
� Writing evaluations and reports
� Writing content for the education section of the website.
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