Secondary Art
The National Portrait Gallery’s extensive permanent Collection and variety of temporary exhibitions makes the Gallery an exciting and relevant learning destination for Secondary Art students. We offer a range of FREE discussion and practical drawing sessions and workshops designed for Key Stage 3 to Key Stage 5, and post-16 courses. We also provide a range of CPD sessions to support teachers.
The broad range of portraiture approaches, themes and techniques offers learners huge scope for evaluation, response and discovery and a stimulating context of historical and contextual references.
All our taught sessions are delivered by our specialist team of artists and trained educators who have an extensive knowledge of the Collection, as well as an awareness of the relevant current curriculum requirements.
All equipment and materials are provided. We encourage students to bring their own sketchbooks or work journals to all sessions.
Please see here for booking information, and download our supporting Teachers’ Notes and Digital Resources.
Find out more about our extensive programmes for students of photography here.
Gallery Sessions and Theatre Talks
Theoretical and practical sessions encourage students to engage with portraiture.
Practical Art Workshops
Free studio-based practical art workshops responding to the permanent Collection or temporary exhibitions.
Meet the Artist
A unique opportunity to ask Gallery-exhibiting artists questions about their process and approach.
Extended Learning
Out-of-school sessions to support formal and informal learning for Secondary school students and for Home Educated young people.
Free CPD for Secondary Art Teachers
Insets and workshops empowering teachers to deliver and interpret portraiture.
Creative Careers
An exciting web resource taking you behind the scenes of an exhibition to reveal the creative and media opportunities open to students.
Keep in touch
How can you help
Book your group visit
020 7312 2483
(Text Direct: 18001)
Fax: 020 7321 6662
education@npg.org.uk
WebQuests: Interactive resources for schools from nine national museums. New Henry VIII webquest for KS3
BP Portrait Award: Next Generation
A project encouraging young artists by the opportunities to meet and gain insights from past BP Portrait Award artists, to make and share their own artwork and connect with other young people.
