SURE FUTURES ARTS AWARDS 07

Artist skills & Arts Awards club
Angel Rd Middle School
February - July 07

Set up by NORCA for Sure Futures, Fruitful Arts delivered twice weekly after-school sessions to yr 6 & 7 pupils at Angel Rd Middle School.

First an artist skills session, where students chose to work alongside artists Tricia & Fran Cognetti or Drama teacher Juliette Eve to practise new skills for art or drama. Several children worked collaboratively to create characters, scenery and a story line for an animation, which they filmed and edited with expert help from Fruitful Arts volunteer Lizzie Hall. This was followed by an Arts Awards advisor session for those wishing to work towards their Bronze award.

Nine Students achieved an award with their personal enquires reaching into areas as diverse as animation, fashion design, architecture and music & film performance. 

Artist Skills & Arts Awards club
Mile cross Middle School
Summer term 07

Following Art Express taster sessions in school, several yr 6&7 school children expressed an interest in the Arts Awards.
Twenty children took part in art skills sessions every Monday afternoon with artists Mandy and Georgie Manly. Nine children chose to stay on after school and work with advisors Mandy & Emma Cameron towards their Bronze Award. Nine children successfully completed their award.

A highlight of both Arts Award programmes was a visit to the Norwich School of Art Graduate degree shows. For several children it was the first visit to an art exhibition and they were amazed by how much fun it could be. Children were surprised by the size and diversity of the exhibition. They particularly relished the chance to interact with many of the works and collect countless post cards for their Arts Award diaries.