If you want to create sculpture closer to home, you might be interested in the project Sculpture in Your School 2018 19with local artist Alan Pergusey.  He works with small groups of children to create 3D art using cardboard, newspaper and plaster.  For further information and to book this creative project, please visit  the ArtForms Arts Development service page on Leeds for Learning.

Alan’s main art practice involves painting and sculpture, but since graduating he has done a wealth of work in schools and community settings.   For anyone familiar with Leeds, an example of his public artwork can be found on Chapeltown Road, with others dotted around the northern region, often these pieces are 3D sculpture or bright mosaics. He has worked in numerous schools with children of all ages, providing pupils with experiences they may not have had before.   Many of these experiences have involved facilitating and supporting children to explore their own creativity, encourage their own ideas, and support them to create something amazing.   “It’s always great after a workshop in a school to hear the staff say that they didn’t realise that the results were going to be that good!”

When Alan was in school, he didn’t come across anyone who was making a living as a practicing artist, so this is one of the reasons why he sees it as important that artists work in schools: “they get the chance to meet an artist and to find out about what it’s like being an artist, which will possibly give them a role model for the future. This is something that I could have done with when I was going through education.”

After many years working in 3D, Alan has recently picked up his paintbrush and has created a number of paintings which reflect and explore the personal experiences he has had over the past few years, what he sees in Leeds and the world around him. This work has been exhibited in galleries in Leeds and Halifax. To see more examples of Alan’s work, please visit his website.

http://www.alanpergusey.com

The training is designed to suit teachers of all abilities.

For further information, please see the Paint the Perfect Portrait Flyer 2016.  To book a place on the training please visit the Leeds for Learning website.

“Brilliant amount of ideas in the time allocated”

Leeds Primary School Teacher, May 2015

For further information, including how to book, please see the Sculpture Made Simple Flyer