Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Inspirational Resources to Develop your Practice!


Enjoy our teaching, learning and practice resources!

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The AccessArt Treasure Box Project


AccessArt Festival of Making

AccessArt announces the Festival of Making 2012!

6 free “How to” resources to inspire children, teenagers and adults! Created in association with Pisces and TTS Art.

Get your hands on a Treasure Box and get a place in the AccessArt Treasure Box ebook.

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Download our free “Festival of Making: How to…” PDF which contains all 6 How To’s: Jewellery, Sculpture (3), Puppetry and Mask Making


Full AccessArt Members: Join Now

Below are just some of the latest inspirational resources available to Full AccessArt Members. Membership costs just £42 a year (join now and get 15 months for the price of 12) or pay £3.50 per month and enjoy one months free access. Join us now to access.

Discount on Art Materials for Full AccessArt Members!

We’re pleased to announce that the wonderful people at Pisces have offered 5% discount on any order placed before 31/12/2012 to AccessArt Full Members. Pisces sells an excellent range of art materials and you do not have to be a school to buy from them. Join us now to access. End until end of June 2012: Mindset are offering AccessArt members 10% off!

Developing Sketchbook Work

Developing Sketchbook Work

 

Drawing for Teenagers: Resources & Workshop Ideas

Drawing for Teenagers: Resources & Workshop Ideas

 

Teaching Children how to Draw

Teaching Children how to Draw

 

Make a Blind Contour Drawing

Make a Blind Contour Drawing

 

Drawings of Inventions inspired by Leonardo Da Vinci

Drawings of Inventions inspired by Leonardo Da Vinci

 

A Big, Visual Conversation

A Big, Visual Conversation

 

Exploring Ink: Making Drawing Tools and Mark Making

Exploring Ink: Making Drawing Tools and Mark Making

 

Making a Gluttonous Feast - Food Sculpture with Modroc

Making a Gluttonous Feast - Food Sculpture with Modroc

 

Drawing with Tape on Walls with Rebecca Hoyes

Drawing with Tape on Walls with Rebecca Hoyes

 

How to Measure in Life Drawing

How to Measure in Life Drawing

 

Introducing Foreshortening

Introducing Foreshortening

 

Drawing Minibeasts

Drawing Minibeasts

 

Making Paper Bowls with Lisa Smith

Making Paper Bowls with Lisa Smith

 

Tool Box: Supporting & Inspiring Design & Technology in Schools

Tool Box: Supporting & Inspiring Design & Technology in Schools

 

Simple Perspective Drawing for Children

Simple Perspective Drawing for Children

 

Squiggle Drawings and Autumn Floor Drawings

Squiggle Drawings and Autumn Floor Drawings

 


Competition

The Incredible Finvention Story Competition: Just Launched!

The Incredible Finvention Story Competition: Just Launched!

 

Read the inspirational Incredible Finvention Story, make something in response to the story, send it to AccessArt and the winners work will be used to illustrate the finial ebook! Open to all ages: adults and children – and perfect for schools, galleries and museums!

 


Collaborate with AccessArt…

AccessArt Invites... Partnership Working

AccessArt Invites... Partnership Working


Teaching Teachers

AccessArt specialises in helping teachers, educators and facilitators to develop their own teaching and creative practice. We work hard to support the arts in schools and we’re sure you’ll find the  teaching resources on this site helpful. We can also visit your school or cluster to deliver a course directly to your workplace, or you can find out more about courses for art teachers in the Cambridgeshire area hereYou can download details about our latest art inset here. To speak to us pls call 01223 262134.

Workshops in the Cambridgeshire Area

If you’re in the Cambridge area, check out our events with more workshops being added soon. Regular workshops are now being run for ages 6 to 10 and 13+, adults and educators/art teachers.


 

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News, Projects and Opportunities

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Free to Access this Week!

Making a Kinetic Mobile

Making a Kinetic Mobile

Thermo Plastic Moulding: Mobile Workshop

Thermo Plastic Moulding: Mobile Workshop

Printmaking Tips with Hannah Kennard

Printmaking Tips with Hannah Kennard

Drawing Pouring Water Inspired by Leonard Da Vinci

Drawing Pouring Water Inspired by Leonard Da Vinci

Food, Glorious Food

Food, Glorious Food

Children Take the Lead, Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination at Kettle's Yard

Children Take the Lead, Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination at Kettle's Yard

Gestural Mark Making with Acrylics

Gestural Mark Making with Acrylics

Bird made from newspaper and modroc

Making Sculpture with Modroc

Family Group 1944 HMF 2237a pencil, wax crayon, coloured crayon, watercolour wash, pen and ink 500 x 420mm photo: The Henry Moore Foundation archive

Potatoes, Playmobil and Henry Moore: Making Drawings with Mass

Reproduced by permission of The Henry Moore Foundation archive

Drawing with Wire Like Calder

Drawing with Wire Like Calder

Gwen John, ©Tate, London 2012.

Drawings of Toys Inspired by Gwen John’s Cats! Gwen John, ©Tate, London 2012.

Peacock Feather by John Ruskin. Collection of the Guild of St George, Museums Sheffield

Drawing Feathers Inspired by John Ruskin. Collection of the Guild of St George, Museums Sheffield

Introducing Chalk, Compressed Charcoal and Drawing Faces

Introducing Chalk, Compressed Charcoal and Drawing Faces

Tool Tips: Choosing and Using the Right Tool for the Right Job

Tool Tips: Choosing and Using the Right Tool for the Right Job

Teaching Resources: Making inspired by Museums

Teaching Resources: Making inspired by Museums

Naomi Cotrufo - Story Telling in Pictures

Naomi Cotrufo - Story Telling in Pictures

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Making Sketchbooks PDF Download

Making Sketchbooks PDF Download

Accessible Printmaking Techniques PDF Download

Accessible Printmaking Techniques PDF Download

The ABC of Tools PDF Download

The ABC of Tools PDF Download

Think Sketchbook PDF Download

Think Sketchbook PDF Download

Draw! PDF Download

Draw! PDF Download

Making Mummies & Sarcophagi PDF Download

Making Mummies & Sarcophagi PDF Download

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Shy Drawing, Loud Drawing PDF Download

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