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We were approached by Letween who has have been nursing for the past 22 years and she has been doing a campaign to support and appreciate Nurses and wanted to involve the community. We got our level 2 and 3 art students involved in this opportunity where they produced THANK YOU NURSE CARDS. That have been delivered to nurses during this festive session and beyond.

Letween shared some lovely feedback on the cards that students created. The nurses that received the cards are said, thank you to all students and tutors involved. She also said that the cards are sooo precious because they are being hand made , and the fact that the thank you is coming from someone the nurses have never met and will possibly never meet , is producing an overwhelming experience of gratitude:) I had a nurse stating they have been qualified for more than 20years and “no one has ever given her a thank you card “

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Career talk from artist Sophie Huckfield 11th November 2022

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Career talk from artist Sophie Huckfield 11th November 2022

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An informative careers session from artist Sophie Huckfield. Sophie shared her journey as a creative and her art practices.

It was great for students to see Sophies work and learn about some of the challenges and successes that Sophie has encountered. A great q and a where students asked Sophie about the qualifications actions she studied, if she had a portfolio and what inspired her to become an artist.

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Learners explored 21st technology to create brand names for their product. Students worked with different software to explore digital techniques. Learners worked in a professional environment with peers to get a feel of how it would be in the working industry.

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Learners had the opportunity to use Virtual Reality headsets and experimented with a artistic apps such as multi brush where they worked individually and were able to enter virtual rooms to collaborate and work with peers to create art pieces. Students thoroughly enjoyed using this technology and is embedded as part of the curriculum for projects

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Virtual Reality Creations - Online exhibition Level 3 

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Virtual Reality Creations - Online exhibition Level 3 

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Level 3 first year students created pieces using an app called 'Open brush'. These were then put on our fablab website to showcase their pieces through an online website exhibition.

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View the profile and 3D models by Fab Lab (@fab-lab)

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Courtauld art Workshops from October - March 2023

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Courtauld art Workshops from October - March 2023

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Courtauld Art Institute University London
Art workshops delivered by Art historian educators Alex and Francesca - curating, portraiture, architecture, colour theory.

Certificate will be awarded to all level 3 1st year learners that participated in all 4 workshops from Courtauld.

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Black history month exhibition -October 2022

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Black history month exhibition -October 2022

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All L2 & L3 art students created some amazing pieces for Black history month. They worked together to put up the exhibition in the atrium and did a fantastic job. Learners gained experience of curating an exhibition, meeting deadlines and team work.

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Maths and English is embedded within lessons such as meeting client briefs, working with budgets, creating proposals, time frames, annotations etc.

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Career talk from Amaan Modasar - Film maker and photographer 17th November 2022

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Career talk from Amaan Modasar - Film maker and photographer 17th November 2022

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Students created questions to ask Amaan about the photography industry - logged in personal development booklets. Amaan spoke to students about portfolios and requirements of getting into university as a creative.

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Speak Up - Arts Connect leadership programme (10/11/22)

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Speak Up - Arts Connect leadership programme (10/11/22)

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A day of creative workshopping activities for young people aged 9-25yrs from across the West Midlands, that helped to inform and shape the development of arts and cultural opportunities in the West Midlands.

Students used their findings to inform and shape both the work of Arts Connect and to support our place-based Cultural Education Partnerships in the West Midlands.

At the event young people will had the opportunity to:

Meet other young creatives with a passion for arts and culture in the West Midlands

Share their experience of taking part in arts and culture

Work together to identify some of their key values, priorities and ideas for arts programmes and projects for, with and by children and young people

Develop their leadership skills

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Courtauld Art Gallery visit and workshop 1st December 2022

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Courtauld Art Gallery visit and workshop 1st December 2022

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Career talk from Bhulla - award winning film maker on 8th December 2022 

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Career talk from Bhulla - award winning film maker on 8th December 2022 

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Art collaborated with film and media in a guest talk from Bhulla. Bhulla shared his work and award winning short film with students. He spoke about the struggles he faced and learners got involved in a Q&A. Bhulla also looked at students work and gave them feedback on what to add or change which was a great experience for students.

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Birmingham Art Gallery and Ikon Gallery visit 8th November 2022  

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Birmingham Art Gallery and Ikon Gallery visit 8th November 2022  

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Level 2 students had the opportunity to visit 2 local galleries. A great enrichment activity for all learners to gain insight and inspiration for their current brief work. This was a first experience of visiting an art gallery for some of our students.

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Art students designed candles for students and staff at Sandwell college for Diwali. Art students personalised candles and sold them to raise money which was then donated to Sikh Langar Sewa society. A total of £80 was raised.

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Students planned, organised and ran the first learner progress review evening which was a huge success. Students came up with ideas on the theme of the evening, the setup. Students also put up the exhibition which included their work and their peers, along with creating labels for the work. On the night photography students took photos and videoed the evening, students also created art workshops for parents/guardians to get involved with. Some students toured parents/guardians around the exhibition and college. This was done outside of timetabled lessons and we had some great feedback from parents/guardians and staff.

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Final Major Exhibition - Festival of Arts June 2023

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Final Major Exhibition - Festival of Arts June 2023

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Learners will complete a unit at the end of the year which looks at their art specialism they have chosen to work on. Learners curate their own art exhibition. Level 2, level 3 1st years & level 3 2nd years)

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Some of our level 3 students had an opportunity to visit Wolverhampton University and learn about architecture and job roles within the industry. The trip involved STEAM workshops where students working in teams and learnt about science and technology embedded with art.

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Upcycling Project Sept 2022- February 2023

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Upcycling Project Sept 2022- February 2023

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Learners completed a upcycling project where we get learners to brand/advertise/market their product and themselves as if they were a real creative marketer and create a PowerPoint in front of peers. This has helped learners develop on their communication skills, meeting deadlines, being professional and having the right attitude and behaviour when pitching their product to peers. (Level 3 1st year)

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Wolverhampton University - 14th December 2022

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Wolverhampton University - 14th December 2022

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Level 3 1st year learners attended a open day event at University of Wolverhampton. This is a yearly event organised by Jessica Glaser lecturer at the University. Learners were introduced to a plethora of careers and courses they can study after completing their level 3 course. Students had a tour of the university and participated in workshops to give them first hand experience of different art specialisms. Learners got involved in a fine art, screen school and screen printing workshop. Learners also learnt about university life and what to expect. Students left feeling knowledgeable about higher education.