National Trust
...properties are filled with art treasures and even the properties and the grounds can be considered works of art in themselves.
The School Arts Partnership is a highly creative project which involves local schools and enables kids to work with National Trust properties on creative, arts-based activities and projects. These encourage kids to try their hand at painting, drawing and having fun whilst creating their own art to savour and enjoy and be proud of.
This summer we have seen some great projects taking place with properties pushing the artistic boundaries with creative, quirky and inspiring activities all over the country.
Some of the most inspiring projects included Dyrham Park’s Lost Gardens where schoolchildren recreated a fire and dance display (no naked flames though!), A giant papier mache apple core was created at Woolsthorpe Manor, pupils visiting Brancaster Millennium Activity Centre produced an animation film about mussel fishing, and the project at Longshaw created a beautiful deer sculpture made from entirely natural materials.
If you’re a teacher and would like to find out more about the project please contact the School Arts Partnership Coordinator - learning@nationaltrust.org.uK (opens in a new window)
Schools Art partnership case study
Osterley Park & House
The team at Osterley Park and House has been in stitches with the School Arts Partnership. Staff have been working with a local primary and secondary school and the Isleworth and District Embroiderers Guild to produce two fabulous wall hangings.
Over a number of visits the two schools worked together in small groups to explore the intricate pattern and design inside Osterley Park House. The Embroiderers encouraged the pupils to explore and to translate their findings to create designs for the embroidery.
The visits to Osterley were followed up with a series of outreach visits to the schools, where the pupils developed their stitching skills and each created their own piece for the wall hanging.
Dee McCann from Gumley school says; "Our Year 7 pupils worked with groups of Primary school children as well as women from the Embroiderers guild. It was a great opportunity for different generations to interact with each other whilst working on this exciting project."
The final pieces were exhibited at Osterley House in July, and both schools visited the exhibition with their families for a celebration tea.