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A reflection on the role of the artist in UK art schoolsas teacher, learner, maker
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Painting Education in UK Higher Education: 1950s until today
An essay contextualising changes in Painting Education through shifts in UK Higher Education Policy and Socio-economic settings, from the 1950s onwards.
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Artists typically need four things to make work: space, time, money and dialogue.
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On Doughnuts and the 10%
A short essay by writer and curator George Vasey on how artists build resilience, connection and interdependency.
3-min read
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Art teachers should have the space to be rebellious
Artists Joanna Brinton and Freya Kehoe discuss reclaiming space, navigating school structures, embracing restriction, and allowing for testing and failure during their durational collaboration.
13-min read
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Examining the Social in Practice
Jacqueline Donachie and Alistair Hudson, in conversation, with Catriona Whiteford, on the possibilities of collaboration between artist and institution, and moving beyond the limitations of 'art speak'.
6-min read
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ARTISTEACHER Toolkit
Guidance on facilitating experimentation and creative risk-taking within the classroom using 'Which Way is Up?', a set of imaginative prompts designed by Hannah Rennie and Shepherd Manyika with Cement Fields.
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Visualise: Race & Inclusion in Secondary School Art Education
A landmark research commission and report on race and inclusion in art education in the UK.
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Edges of Edie Evans
A response to the practice of Edie Evans during their fellowship at Swansea College of Art.
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Championing making practices in UK art schools
A reflection on five years of thinking, teaching and practicing painting in UK higher education by Freelands Foundation.
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Lou Blakeway: Painting Her Stories
A response to the practice of artist and 2024 Freelands Studio Fellow Lou Blakeway during her fellowship at the University of Brighton.
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Rachel Wharton: Wishful Thinking
A response to the practice of artist and 2024 Freelands Studio Fellow Rachel Wharton during her fellowship at Ulster University, Belfast.
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Tia Maria Taylor Berry: Unquenchable Spirit
A response to the practice of artist and 2024 Freelands Studio Fellow Tia Maria Taylor Berry during her fellowship at Robert Gordon University.
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Pippa El-Kadhi Brown: A World Inside Out
A response to the practice of artist and 2024 Freelands Studio Fellow Pippa El-Kadhi Brown during her fellowship at Manchester Metropolitan University.
6-min read
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Dominic McKeown: An Echo in the Walls
A response to the practice of artist and 2024 Freelands Studio Fellow Dominic McKeown during his fellowship at Bath Spa University.
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Mapping provision of arts subjects at 40 Primary Schools
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Researching the Arts in Primary Schools
A report summarising a three-year research commission by the University of Nottingham that examines the teaching of creativity in primary schools.