Art lead Chris Francis reflects on the approaches he has developed over 20 years of teaching, using the prompts ‘Culture and Concepts’, ‘Mischief and Meaning’ and ‘Authenticity and Actions’.
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SHIFT: Chris Francis
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SHIFT: Chris Francis
Secondary school art lead from Bournemouth and founder of @ArtPedagogy and @PhotoPedagogy Chris Francis reflects on 20 years of teaching art.
About the artist
Chris Francis is an arts educator, illustrator, writer and co-founder of ArtPedagogy and PhotoPedagogy, two popular online resources for artists, educators and students. He has led workshops and professional development at a range of institutions including Tate Modern, Autograph, The Photographers’ Gallery and The Royal Photographic Society. He is a regular writer for NSEAD’s AD Magazine. Chris best summarises his creative practice as ‘serious mischief’ – an ongoing quest to unpick art and art education via thinking hard coupled with less predictable actions, collaborations and picture-word doodling.
About the film
This film is part of SHIFT, Freelands Foundation’s quarterly series of short films spotlighting varied practices, approaches and philosophies within art education.
Captions and editing: Sixbetween.
All audiovisual material and research is courtesy of the artist.