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What Makes a Great Artist Session Information

Photograph of an art display class – a member of the Learning and Engagement Team is holding up an artwork and pointing to it while talking about to a group of students who are gathered around it.

Find out about artists such as Andy Warhol, Barbara Hepworth, Bridget Riley and the Guerrilla Girls. Create repeat patterns like Warhol and Riley, learn to express opinions like the Guerrilla Girls, sketch like Norman Cornish or sculpt like Hepworth. You pick an artist from our collection, and we can do the rest. 

These sessions can be taught: 

  • as a half day outreach session in your school 
  • as a two-hour online session 

The content of these sessions does vary, but we try to keep them as similar as possible.

Find out more about our online resources.

Outreach Half-Day at School

Need to know:

  • For an outreach session, we aim to arrive at school to begin teaching at either 9.30am or 1pm, fitting in around the established school breaks of your school, until approximately 20 minutes before the end of your school day.  
  • The cost for outreach is £5 per pupil, with an additional flat rate charge of £20 towards transport costs. 

Online Session:

Need to know:

  • An online session is two hours in length.
  • Session times are 9.30am – 11.30am and 1pm – 3pm, but we can accommodate slightly different timings. Please ask at the point of booking if this is something that would be helpful for you.
  • You will need to book a short test call with us to check that you can see and hear us on the whiteboard in your classroom. These are available at 3.30pm, 3.45pm and 4pm.
  • We ask that you book separate sessions for each of your classes so we can keep them as interactive as possible. 
  • You will be sent an email with resources to print out before your session. 
  • The cost of the sessions is £45 per class. 

If you’re interested in our art sessions, why not check out the Arts Award?

Session costs

Activity Cost
On-site session £6 per child
Outreach session (in your school) £5 per child plus £20 fuel
Assembly (30 minutes) £35
Online one hour session £35 per class
Online two hour session £45 per class
Widening Participation Free

Book with us

The Learning and Engagement team offer hybrid, interactive taught programmes and events for schools, community groups, families and lifelong learners through Collections Outreach.

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Booking form

Fill out our form to book a session with us. If you wish to discuss any details of your session with us, please feel free to get in touch via email or telephone.
School children exploring in a museum and pointing at the exhibitions