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Nadfas aims to inspire young people with a lasting enthusiasm for the arts and an awareness of our arts heritage and its conservation.
In the London Area many children in our schools may never have experienced the excitement and educational stimulus that participating in a creative activity can provide.
We encourage our member societies to initiate and fund Young Arts activities in their localities to give young people the opportunity to gain practical experience of the arts. The GLA Young Arts Representative can help London societies with grants to support projects designed to introduce young people to the decorative and fine arts, or enthuse them through exhibitions of their own work/prizes etc. Projects may be in schools, local colleges or local museums/galleries.
Some examples of London Area Societies Young Arts Activities
Beckenham funded a visiting artist to work with primary school pupils to silk screen a school banner.
Croydon gave a grant to renovate a kiln at a local school and to fund a teacher on a course to learn how to run it, as well as a visiting artist to work with the first children to experience pottery-making as a new part of their school curriculum.
Ealing gave art materials for pupils at a local school to paint a large mural, and to Ealing Hospital Education Department for creative projects for young patients.
Greenwich funded a Youth Theatre Production connecting older people’s reminiscences to schoolchildren.
Both Hampstead and North London gave grants to the educational charity Magic Lantern to take their inspirational art presentations into schools.
Highgate funded an artist to work with local primary pupils to express ideas of what made them happy or sad to inspire sculptures to brighten the entrance to their school.
Richmond provided transport to enable primary school children to attend the borough’s new expanded arts facility.
Some examples of London Area Major Young Arts Activities
London Area has an important second strand to its Young Arts activities. This involves working with major London galleries and museums to provide and fund special events for young people in the capital.
The British Museum
London Area sponsors the British Museum’s annual “Big Draw
Day" which brings thousands of families in to participate in drawing
and painting workshops. Last year the theme was Roman to link with
the Hadrian exhibition; the 2009 theme will be based on the Moctezuma
Exhibition.
Dulwich Picture Gallery
In 2008 a two day Master Class was funded giving local A level students
the opportunity to expand their drawing and painting experience and
enhance their presentation portfolios. Another Master Class will
be held in autumn 2009.
The Wallace Collection
In 2008 London Area funded a Master Class in Art History for A Level
students. In 2009 we are supporting the collaboration between the Wallace
and the Chelsea College of Art and Design for textile students to create
their own fashion designs inspired by the important collection of armour
at the Wallace.
National Portrait Gallery
In 2009, a week-long summer school will give gifted and talented students
the valuable opportunity to work with artists to develop sketchbook
skills and to use a wide range of media and a series of themes to generate
a body of work in an intensive studio based programme
For more information on these projects contact the Young Arts Representative on youngarts1@nadfasgla.org.uk
Additional information
National NADFAS Young Arts information
Contact: youngarts1@nadfasgla.org.uk