Free CPD for Secondary Art Teachers
We also offer other practical activities, suitable for teachers, during our Thursday and Friday Late Shift evenings.
Free Exhibition Previews
Man Ray Portraits – Twilight CPD Session for Secondary Art Teachers
Thursday 14 Feb 2013
17.30 - 19.30
Meet colleagues, collect resources and join the Learning Department to find out about our learning offer for Man Ray Portraits and connections to your classroom teaching. Enjoy a glass of wine, collect resources and gain free exhibition entry.
FREE. RSVP essential: education@npg.org.uk or 020 7312 2483. Please provide full contact details.
American Indian Portraits by George Catlin – Twilight CPD session for Secondary History and Secondary Art Teachers and Anthropology Tutors
Thursday 21 March 2013
17.30 – 19.30
Meet colleagues, collect resources and view the exhibition American Indian Portraits by George Catlin. This Preview begins with an introductory talk by the curator of the exhibition, Dr Stephanie Pratt, and an introduction to the Gallery’s learning offer for teachers and students. Includes a free glass of wine.
FREE. RSVP essential: education@npg.org.uk or 020 7312 2483. Please provide full contact details.
Saturday CPD Sessions for Teachers
Preview temporary exhibitions, find out about our onsite learning offer and teaching suggestions with our new, short and snappy, free weekend Teacher CPD. Includes free entry and a guided introduction to the exhibitions.
Saturday CPD Sessions:
The Queen - Art & Image
Saturday 21 July 11.00 – 13.00
Saturday 15 & 29 September 2012
Man Ray Portraits
Saturday 23 March & 13 April 2013
FREE. RSVP essential: education@npg.org.uk or 020 7312 2483. Please provide full contact details.
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Printing the Queen
Full day: Silkscreen Printmaking CPD Workshop for Teachers
Saturday 6 October 2012
11.00 – 16.00
With a break for lunch (not provided)
Inspired by The Queen: Art and Image exhibition teachers gain an introduction to silk-screen printing techniques, including ways of creating ‘Warhol-style’ portraits using stencils.
Free entry to the Queen: Art and Image included
FREE. RSVP essential: education@npg.org.uk
Painting the Queen
Full day: Oil Painting CPD workshop for Teachers
Saturday 13 October 2012
11.00 – 16.00
With a break for lunch (not provided)
Inspired by The Queen: Art and Image, teachers work with portrait painter Isobel Peachey who will discuss her commissioned portrait of the Queen before exploring a range of painting techniques and approaches with teachers to create an oil painting.
Free entry to The Queen: Art and Image included
FREE. RSVP essential: education@npg.org.uk
Booking information for CPD Workshops for The Queen Art & Image:
Please note, due to demand and as we wish to extend our CPD offer to as many schools as possible, we ask that teachers select either the Painting CPD workshop or the Silkscreen CPD workshop to book in to. We will accept a maximum of two places per school at each workshop. Bookings are on a first-come, first-serve basis, and we ask that you inform us as soon as possible if you cannot make your selected workshop. Thank you.
Please be aware that to book school/class visits to the both very popular exhibitions, The Queen, Art and Image and Man Ray Portraits, reservations must be made two weeks in advance.
Inside Photography: Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize
Twilight: Critical Seminar for teachers
Thursday 29 November 2012
18.00-20.00
Critically engage with contemporary portrait photography concepts, examine key works and meet two of the exhibiting photographers in this year’s Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize. Resources and a drink provided.
FREE. RSVP essential: education@npg.org.uk or 020 7312 2483. Please provide full contact details.
The Portrait From Life
Twilight: Life Drawing CPD Masterclass
Thursday 9 May 2013
18.30 - 20.30
Working with experienced artists, this masterclass offers teachers the opportunity to work from a nude model in a life drawing session and collect ideas for approaching figure drawing in the classroom.
FREE. RSVP essential: education@npg.org.uk or 020 7312 2483. Please provide full contact details.
Prized Paintings, BP Portrait Award
Full day: Oil Painting CPD workshop for Teachers
Saturday 22 June 2013
11.00 – 16.00 with a break for lunch (not provided)
Participants will explore a wide range of painting techniques in order to create their own portraits in oils, inspired by paintings from the BP Portrait Award 2013 exhibition.
FREE. RSVP essential: education@npg.org.uk or 020 7312 2483. Please provide full contact details.
CPD for SEN Teachers
Thursday 28 February 2013
18.00-20.30
A twilight CPD session especially designed for SEN teachers ways to support them to explore the Gallery’s Collection and to develop their pupils' visual literacy skills. Particularly suitable for Key Stage 3 and 4 teachers who teach pupils with special educational needs, the session includes an introduction to the Gallery’s offer for Teachers, an introduction to selected works in the Gallery’s Collection and a short practical photography session.
FREE. RSVP essential: education@npg.org.uk or 020 7312 2483 Please provide full contact details.
