Teachers Resources - Secondary Art
Self-Portrait Commission Project
Create
self-portraits, both formal and fictive, following a commission brief
from the Gallery in reference to portraits selected from the Gallery's
Collection.
A Portrait of Today
Develop,
explore, analyse, evaluate, review and modify using a selection of
contemporary portraits selected from the Gallery's collections.
The Practice of Portraiture
Looking at 8 works in different media, demonstrating a number of approaches to making portraits of a selection of people, for a variety of reasons.
Contemporary Painted Portraits - BP Portrait Award
Concentrating on the BP Portrait Award’s winners and their resulting commissions. Focusing on symbolism, colour, scale, style and pose.
Pop Art Portraits
Studying: The Artist as Subject, The Artist and Relationships, Hockney’s Double Portraits, Art Heroes and Working Methods. Key Stage 3 and 4.
Gerhard Richter
We consider Richter in the light and context of G.F.Watts, Walter Sickert and photorealism. The interrelation between the techniques is discussed.
Beatles to Bowie
To
assist teachers when preparing self-directed class visits to Beatles to
Bowie: the 60s exposed, and developing post-visit assignments and
artwork inspiredby key works. 
