#learning in galleries

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Explore this link to view feedback from some very eloquent Lower Sixth English pupils from Eltham College. 

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MakeWay

MakeWay: a year-long pilot programme in experiential learning

Gerald Moore Gallery’s MakeWay programme is an enrichment initiative which is closely lniked to the Eltham College AS and A-Level art programme. 

Since September, Eltham College A Level Art students have worked with Gerald Moore Gallery Learning and Participation Curator, Amy Ash, and Eltham College Artist-In-Residence, Fay Nicolson, to push the boundaries of their work and broaden their understanding of contemporary art practice. To date, they have had the opportunity to work with Canadian contemporary artist Karen Tam, and London based artist, David Ben White, and will soon work with London based artist and Goldsmiths Professor, John Johnston, among others.

The MakeWay Sessions range from hands-on studio workshops, to film screenings, guest lectures, and gallery visits. It is a space where students are encouraged to make connections and bridge their interests. Alongside their MakeWay workshops, the students will also participate in the curatorial process of Gerald Moore Gallery’s spring show, working with international artists and feeding into the conceptualisation of the exhibition.

Each experience that is facilitated as part of MakeWay is a calculated step to help students gain depth in their understanding how the pieces of the ‘artworld’(artists, curators, spaces, practice) for together and often over-lap. This is an effort towards helping students see their art-making as a practice rather than a handful of separate adventures.  The aim is to promote autonomy, curiosity and motivation, while preparing them for their futures with a very transferable set of skills learned experientially.