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AHiS bursary winners to study the NEC history of art A Level

April 2020

In April 2020, Art History in Schools offered three full bursaries to state sector art teachers, enabling them to study the A Level History of Art online with the NEC. Our recipients, from l-r are; Bradley Hodgson, Aasha John and Catherine Green. Read more about these teachers on our Bursary page.

MARC BAUER, MAL ȆTRE / PERFORMANCE art history and art workshop

Saturday, October 12, 2019

This was AHiS’s second workshop at the Drawing Room, London. Looking at examples of works, Dr Cleo Roberts demonstrated how artists and architects have represented and explored migration across time. This theme corresponded with Marc Bauer’s work on display in the exhibition area.

Participants then had the opportunity to experiment with materials to create a artwork inspired by the Drawing Room's exhibition.

ISLAMIC ART STUDY DAY at LEIGHTON HOUSE MUSEUM, LONDON

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

This workshop, at Leighton House Museum, posed the question; ‘What is Islamic Art?’

Aimed at teachers and students of the new Edexcel Global A-level syllabus and A level Art students, the day focussed on works relating to the syllabus (Art & Nature, Art & Identities, and Art & War) from Mughal miniatures, to Islamic architecture in Spain, to exploring Orientalism in the context of Leighton House itself.

AHis Higher Education conference at godolphin & latymer school, london

Monday 1st July 2019

The annual AHiS Art History and Art & Design Higher Education Fair took place at Godolphin and Latymer School, London. Guest speakers included James Legard, Daniel Robbins, Marcia Pointon, Alice Procter and artist Marc Quinn in conversation with Sarah Phillips.

Student representatives from over twenty UK universities were on hand to speak to students about Art History and Art & Design third level courses.

Modern nature x planet art l6 Art History & Art workshop

Saturday 8th June 2019

At the Drawing Room London, L6 students were given an insight into how artists throughout history have approached the motifs, messages and materials of nature.

After a tour of the exhibition ‘Modern Nature’, participants had the opportunity to experiment with materials and create 2-D and 3- D mixed-media artwork inspired by the Drawing Room's show.

Association for Art History Conference

Saturday 6th April 2019

Trevor Horsewood, Campaigns Manager AAH

Greg Perry CEO of AAH

The annual Association for Art History conference which took place at Brighton University drew to a close with the exciting launch of the new Art History in Education Manifesto drawn up by Trevor Horsewood. Art History in Schools has been working closely with the AAH and the National Extension College in the creation of an online A Level in Art History which will be available in the late Autumn this year. This is a extraordinary opportunity to expand the subject not only to 16-18 year olds but to the general public at large.

ARTiculation Discovery Day for Teachers in association with Dulwich Picture Gallery

Friday 22 March 2019

This one-day event, held at Dulwich Picture Gallery with the support of Roche Court Educational Trust, was open to Art History and Fine Art undergraduate students, post-graduate students and new and potential teachers of Art History A level. Participants were given the opportunity to prepare materials, share ideas and test out strategies for teaching, that could be used for A level Art History, Art & Design Personal Studies, EPQs and ARTiculation.