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SECONDARY SCHOOLS & COLLEGESWALKER ARTGALLERYCOLLEGE KEY STAGE 3 & 4Hair and beautyDiscover hairstyles fromaround the world, and fromancient Egypt, Greece andRome in a hands-onworkshop. The session alsolooks at traditionalproducts used in hair andbeauty as well as theanimals that live on us(50mins). A hair and beautytrail (1-2 hours) of theAncient Worlds and WorldCultures displays is alsoavailable.Foundation & Higher DiplomaMax no: 30 / Duration: 120 minsSubject: Hair & Beauty Studiesintroductory toursJoin a member of oureducation staff for a galleryledintroduction focusing onone of three themes:· The history of the WalkerArt Gallery - why andwhen did the Gallery openand how the collectionshave grown.· British Art 1880-1950,explore the transition fromVictorian to modernBritish Art and how artistsreacted to political andsocial changes during thisperiod.· John Moores Painting Prize– take a look at theprevious winners of theUK’s biggest painting prizeand find out about thehistory of the competition.KS 3 & 4, 16+Max no: 30 / Duration: 30minsSubject: Art and Design/HistoryEngaging withartefactsLead your own groupsessions at the Walker ArtGallery, which houses a hugecollection of historical,modern and contemporaryfine art and craft and design.Featured artists includeRembrandt, Degas, HenryMoore, Bridget Riley andDavid Hockney. Engage withideas, images and artefacts,identifying how values andmeanings are conveyed.Students can also useartworks as discussion pointsto share ideas, reflect ontheir own work and evaluatethe work of others. They canalso sketch in the gallery torecord their observationsand develop ideas.KS3 & KS4, 16+Max no: 30 / Duration: 60 minsSubject: Artimpressionism andinspirationJoin us for an introductorytour focusing on the radicalgroup of artists known asthe Impressionists. Discovermore about theImpressionist art movementand how it developed. Learnabout key artists, theirinfluences and the artiststhat they have inspired.KS3 & KS4Max no: 30 / Duration: 45 minsSubject: ArtSee introduction page to book sessions. All our sessions are free!37