A fantastic set for this year’s wonderful production of Wind in the Willows, our art scholars and art stars this year should be proud of their achievements.
Wind in the Willows
Christmas Card Competition
Year 7 and 8 have been painting winter and Christmas scenes by the Howard de Walden Estate Christmas Card competitions. There are some very well painted and drawn entries, these are some highlights. Very well done!
Year 9 at the Tate – Olafur Eliasson
Year 9 visited the Eliasson exhibition at the Tate today, to explore how art can be experienced… I think they particularly loved the fog tunnel and the rainbow room. #tatemodern #olafureliasson
Cindy Sherman Documentary….
Starring some St Marylebone students….
Has some adult content – screened after the watershed..
Holiday exhibitions in London
Try and see one of these **or** an exhibition on your travels. Take photos of art work you like
FREE shows
General collections at
1. Tate Modern https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern
2. Tate Britain https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-britain
3. Wellcome Collection https://wellcomecollection.org/
4. The Sir John Soames Museum https://www.soane.org/
5. Rembrandt at The British Museum https://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/exhibitions/rembrandt.aspx
***NB parental guidance required*** for this one:
PAYING shows:
1. OLAFUR ELIASSON at Tate Modern https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/olafur-eliasson
2. Van Gogh at Tate Britain https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/ey-exhibition-van-gogh-and-britain
3. Frank Bowling at Tate Britain
https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/frank-bowling
4. Cindy Sherman National Portrait Gallery https://www.timeout.com/london/art/cindy-sherman-review-1
5. Faith Ringgold https://www.timeout.com/london/art/faith-ringgold-review
Year 8 Ceramics day….
Year 8 have been off timetable today to participate in an all day ceramics workshop. They created challenging large scale and complex pieces. We were very impressed by their craftsmanship, and look forward to seeing them glazed with exciting new colours…
Mono type video
Here one of our students makes a video to show how he creates a mono type
Year 8 & 9 Dia de los Muertos workshop
Offered through the Koppel Project, Some students in KS3 participated in a ‘day of the Dead’ themed workshop, making offerings and sugar skulls with artist in residence Greer Pester. As Greer lives in Mexico City, she bought some local delicacies to try.. some tried the roasted crickets….
Just in case you are at a loose end (excuse the Textiles pun!)
Stitch a Tree to show support for refugees.
This project aims to connect communities and individuals across the UK to show support for displaced people around the world. Participants are invited to stitch a tree which will later be arranged into a large embroidery called Forest by artist Alice Kettle. Forest will be displayed at the Whitworth, Manchester, in September 2018 and in progress at City Space Gallery, Winchester Discovery Centre, from 15th October to 26th November 2017.
St Marylebone Art & Design 