Midland’s based organisations, Arts Connect and The Mighty Creatives (TMC), are leading the way in England with a pioneering new partnership programme. Collaborate & Innovate, is supporting Virtual Schools and arts and cultural organisations in the West and East Midlands to make their activities, work and programming more attractive and accessible to children and…
On the 15th July to the 19th August a Digital Showcase celebrating the learning journey of Black Country & Telford art teachers and the young people they work with will be on display at The New Art Gallery Walsall. It includes a selection of the artwork of the 260 young people who took part in…
Rob Elkington, Director of Arts Connect, has been awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List for services to young people He will receive the Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) at a ceremony held at Buckingham Palace in the autumn. The UK Honours system recognises the achievements of…
Build your 3D Making & Sculptural Skills for Primary Teachers with Darrell Wakelam Workshop details Date: Friday 4 October 2024 Time: 10am-3.30pm Venue: Wolverhampton School of Art, George Wallis Building, University of Wolverhampton, Molineux Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1DT Cost: £95 (Refreshments provided on welcome, please bring your own lunch) Who is it for? Primary Teachers…
Contemporary Art in the Classroom (CAIC) Edition Four With Ikon Autumn 2024 – Summer 2025 A Continuing Professional Development and Learning (CPDL) programme for art teachers working in Black Country and Telford Secondary Schools and Colleges. Would you like to be part of a network of art teachers creating and testing new curriculum models inspired…
Our New Report Shows that Caring is the Key in Art Teacher CPD Our new report: Practices of Care: Teacher Responses to Arts Connect’s Professional Development Programmes by Professor Pat Thomson and Dr Becky Coles, finds that a crucial but missing element to the effective continuing professional development of teachers is the kind of…
Free Development Opportunity for Arts and Cultural Organisations in the Midlands Supported by Arts Council England Are you an arts and cultural organisation working in the Midlands who’s committed to supporting care experienced children and young people? Do you want to develop a deep understanding of engaging care experienced children and young people? Do you…
Teacher CPD and Artist led Student Workshops Supported by Aspire to HE CPD Workshop Leaders: Susan Coles, Arts, Creativity, Cultural and Educational Consultant Complex Simplicity, Artist Educator specialising in textile design and construction Exodus Crooks, Artist and Arts Educator Tom Hicks, Photography Artist (Black Country Type) Mark Riley, Artist and Art Educator Dr Andrew Yarnold,…
Join us at The New Art Gallery Walsall to explore how sketchbooks can be used to record observations and ideas, investigate art materials and demonstrate skill and knowledge development Date: Wednesday 6 March Time: 12.30-3pm. Venue: The New Art Gallery Walsall, Gallery Square, Walsall WS2 8LG Cost: FREE Is this for me? This event is for…
Are you a Secondary or Further Education art teacher or art lead working in Telford or the Black Country? Would you like to be part of a network of art teachers, taking inspiration from local contemporary visual art exhibitions and working with artists to enhance their professional learning and curriculum development? We have the opportunity…