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Schools and Colleges
Our free programmes for schools and colleges provide exciting opportunities for children and young people to work with artists, engaging directly with the international artwork in our galleries.
Resources and Artist Led Workshops
Nottingham Contemporary provides a selection of free cross-curricula learning resources, workshops and extended projects for schools and colleges. Our programmes provide exciting opportunities to work with artists in a gallery environment, directly engaging with our free international exhibitions. Our approach connects contemporary art to contemporary life and can be applied across disciplines to a selection of subjects across the curriculum at Key Stages 1-5.
Professional Development
Nottingham Contemporary are offering opportunities for educators from formal or informal learning backgrounds, appropriate for those working across subject areas from Key Stages 1-5.
Sessions will focus on applying contemporary art across disciplines and the spectrum of learning styles and subjects. Primary teachers will learn how to apply contemporary art across the curriculum. Secondary teachers will access ideas relating to their own subject area. Educators from other organisations will learn how to work with contemporary art with their participants.
The programmes include three hour introductory twilight courses, learning previews and extended courses. We have a range of public events that could also interest you.
Group Bookings
If you would like to visit the gallery with a group then booking is essential to avoid disappointment. Booking details and orientation information will be provided prior to arrival, to ensure your visit runs smoothly. There are also resources available for use during your visit, please see the resource section of the Schools and Colleges Annual Brochure.
To book call us on 0115 9242421 or email us at learn@nottinghamcontemporary.org.
Storage for groups belongings and an area to eat lunch is available. Details available at booking.
InSET on Request
Our InSETs are delivered as full or half-day sessions facilitated by our team of experienced artists and education professionals. They are open to educators from primary, secondary or alternative learning environments and are appropriate for educators from across subject areas. Their approach is cross-curricular catering for a whole school staff, or departments. Our InSET’s require a minimum of 15 educators and support staff. They take place in our galleries and studio.
Sessions include a combination of practical and theoretical components. They could explore working with contemporary art in the classroom and gallery, teaching and learning around visual literacy or contemporary culture, developments in pedagogy and how new learning ideas can be turned into practical classroom activities. They will be devised in dialogue with your school and will respond to your needs and areas of interest.
Half-day InSET £25 per person
Whole/Full-day InSET £50 per person
Drinks and light refreshments will be provided within the cost listed. Lunch can be provided for the full-day InSET at an additional cost.
To book call us on 0115 9242421 or email us at learn@nottinghamcontemporary.org.
