TULLIE HOUSE MUSEUM & ART GALLERY, CARLISLE
I have done freelance artist work for Tullie House for many years and am available for contemporary art workshops as well as traditional Chinese-themed workshops. I have been commissioned to design, plan and deliver the following art workshops here with great success to date:
[pics coming soon!]
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28/03/2018: Designed and delivered 1.25hr schools Chinese crafts workshop: "Chinese Lantern Making and Chinese Papercut" at Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery, Carlisle. Working with a classe of (30) KS2 children from Great Orton Primary School. As part of Arts Award Discover project. 10am-2:30pm.
27/03/2018: Designed and delivered 1.25hr schools Chinese crafts workshop: "Chinese Lantern Making [2 different designs/models] and Chinese Papercut" at Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery, Carlisle. Working with 2 x classes of (35 and 14) children from Yr 5/6 + Yr 3/4 from Wiggonby C of E Primary School and 1x class of Yr 5/6 from St. Catherine's Primary School. As part of Arts Award Discover project. 10am-2:30pm.
26/03/2018: Designed and delivered 1.25hr schools Chinese crafts workshop: "Chinese Lantern Making and Chinese Papercut" at Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery, Carlisle. Working with 3x classes of (28) Yr 2 children from Inglewood Primary School. As part of Arts Award Discover project. 10am-2:30pm.
16/02/2018: My 26ft Hand-Made Giant Chinese Dragon formed part of the parade procession at Carlisle's first ever Chinese New Year festival! 3:30pm.
12&13&14/02/2018: 3-day Artist-in-residence project: to design and build Giant Chinese Dragon at Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery, Carlisle. 10am-5pm. Plus delivering coinciding family-friendly drop-in workshop to make lucky dragon scales for its body. The giant dragon will form part of the parade procession at Carlisle's first ever Chinese New Year festival!
25/06/2016: Objects of Value! contemporary art workshop for adults at Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery, Carlisle. Inspired by coinciding Cumwhitton Viking exhibition. [cancelled by museum due to low numbers]
30/01/2016: Saturday Session: Willow Lantern Making cultural workshop for adults at Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery, Carlisle. 10am-4pm. [CANCELLED BY MUSEUM because low uptake due to recent storm devastations]
26/02/2014: "Art Teachers CPD Day" for AENW group: Researched and planned workshop projects to coincide with Mechanical Circus Exhibition for Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery Trust, Carlisle. The event was unfortunately cancelled last minute so instead, I delivered an informal illustrated presentation and demonstration of my workshop projects (including "ArtBots" and "Creative Problem-Solving") for the Learning Officer.
20/10/2013: Family-Friendly Drop-In Workshop as part of Big Draw 2013! and Family Arts Festival 2013: "The Museum of Curiosities!" with artist Pui Lee at Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery Trust, Carlisle. 1pm-4pm.
19/10/2013: Family-Friendly Drop-In Workshop as part of Big Draw 2013! and Family Arts Festival 2013: "The Museum of Curiosities!" with artist Pui Lee at Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery Trust, Carlisle. 1pm-4pm.
17/05/2013: Designed and delivered "Make Your Own Roman Coins Using Clay and Try Your Luck on the Human Fruit Machine!" Family-Friendly Drop-In Art Workshop as part of Museums at Night 2013 event: Legends and Lugavalium - Explore Roman Carlisle! to celebrate Local History Month! At Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery Trust, Carlisle.
23/02/2011: February Half-Term: “Other Worlds” As part of the Young People’s Project of Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle
Commissioned work as practising artist to plan, design and deliver up to 3 practical creative development workshops for KS3/4 students inspired by the Underwater exhibition, curated by Angela Kingston.
This workshop explored the processes of a typical fine artist, covering ideas generation techniques, development of ideas through to creating outcomes and final presentations. The group of 16 students were split into 2 groups. Group A responded to the theme using mixed media and sculpture techniques, and Group B explored the possibilities of sound installation.
Activities included: guided tour around the Underwater exhibition; group discussion of the artworks in the show, media experimentations; group critiques; group presentations of final outcomes; plenary
22/02/2011: February Half-Term: “Other Worlds” As part of the Young People’s Project of Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle
Commissioned work as practising artist to plan, design and deliver up to 3 practical creative development workshops for KS3/4 students inspired by the Underwater exhibition, curated by Angela Kingston.
As part of Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle
22/02/2011: “Along The Edge” at Trinity 6th Form School, Carlisle.
As part of the Young People’s Project of Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle
Commissioned work to plan, design and deliver an outreach creative development workshops for 16 Yr12 (and some BTEC) photography students inspired by the Stephen Vaughan: Ultima Thule exhibition.
As part of Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle
22/02/2011: February Half-Term: “Other Worlds” As part of the Young People’s Project of Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle
Commissioned work as practising artist to plan, design and deliver up to 3 practical creative development workshops for KS3/4 students inspired by the Underwater exhibition, curated by Angela Kingston.
As part of Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle
Commissioned work as practising artist to plan, design and deliver an outreach creative development workshop for 14 Yr 12 Art pupils inspired by the Stephen Vaughan: Ultima Thule exhibition.
Activities include: slideshow presentation about Stephen Vaughan and his work; warm-up drawing exercises; group discussions, media experimentations; 1-to-1 tutorials, group critiques, individual presentations of final outcomes; plenary
20/01/2011: "Along the Edge" at William Howard School, Brampton, Cumbria.
As part of Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle
Commissioned work as practising artist to plan, design and deliver an outreach creative development workshop for 16 GSCE/Yr 12 Photography pupils inspired by the Stephen Vaughan: Ultima Thule exhibition.
Activities include: slideshow presentation about Stephen Vaughan and his work; warm-up drawing exercises; group discussions, media experimentations; 1-to-1 tutorials, group critiques, individual presentations of final outcomes; plenary
August 2010: Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle
Commissioned work to plan, design and deliver artistic workshop activities for the Tullie House Art Summer School, in conjunction with the Hayward touring The Truth About Faeries exhibition.
17/08/2010-19/08/2010: “I Believe in Faeries” (drawing and photography project), “I Dream of Faeries” (designing and making 3D Dreamscape Room); “Faerie Tales” (story-telling, shadow-puppet work, drama)
July 2010: Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle
Paid work to plan, design and deliver 2 drop-in workshops in conjunction with the Hayward touring The Truth About Faeries exhibition.
10/07/2010: Activities: “Make Your Own Grass-Seed Troll Head!”
“Make Your Own Weird and Wonderful Faerie-Land Plant!”
May 2010: Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle.
Designed, planned and delivered 2 drop-in workshops based on exhibition, “Magic Show”. In liason with Visual Arts Education Officer.
29/05/2010: Activities: Make Your Own Magic Cape!
Potion Brewing – Make Your Own Magic Potion! –This culminated into a commissioned artwork, The Potion Store, which was exhibited in the Learning and Education area of the show.
14/08/2008: Voluntary work: Assisting with Summer Drop-in Workshop at Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle: “Design Your Own Poster inspired by the Abram Games Exhibition”. 1pm-4pm.
Skills utilised: making prototypes, talking to and inspiring the children, offering new creative ideas, setting up and organising the workshop space, sorting out the materials before and after the session, tidy up
12/08/2008: Voluntary work: Assisting with Summer Drop-in Workshop at Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle: “Making Your Own Portrait”. 1pm-4pm
2005: Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle.
Voluntary work: Assisting with numerous drop-in arts and crafts sessions working with children