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ARTS AWARD COURSES at Metal

ARTS AWARD is a nationally recognised scheme which can be based on any arts or media activity, which you can complete at Metal. Find out what inspires you, share your talents, and you’ll walk away with an award that makes a real difference in the world of work and the arts. There are no set rules on how you present your final work. You just need to be aged 11-16 and ready to explore new creative experiences.

Offered at Bronze level in Autumn 2012 and both Bronze and Silver levels in Spring 2013.

The course is free but will require some contribution from students towards a couple of field trips.

Places are limited so book early.

See Arts Award website or email Camilla Fox on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.

FUTURE DATES:

Summer Arts Award Course:

1 week Arts Award Monday 12th – Friday 16th August

10am-3pm £100 for the week

Sibling discount of 10% and also we offer before and after childcare for £6 per hour

Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more details and to book.

ARTS AWARD ARCHIVE:

2-5 APRIL 2013

Metal's first Arts Award Discover course for 7-11 years over the Easter holiday went brilliantly - the fantastic fun-packed four days were filled with mini-beasts related creative activities and games. Children taking part got the opportunity to make creepy-crawly hats with a professional milliner, create colourful fantasy bug sculptures with 'Sculptureman', and experience channelling their artistic energies and passions in a truly creative environment. The children went away with a packed sketchbook and proper certificate to show for it.

ARTS AWARD BRONZE LEVEL - SEPTEMBER 2012-FEBRUARY 2013

A photo from the award-giving ceremony in March:

Monday 17 December
Videos screened at this session:

Monday 5 November:

This  week's Arts Award session was held at the Royal Opera House Production Park in Thurrock.

We enjoyed a fascinating look back-stage at scenery creation for the many different shows that the Royal Opera House produce. Students were presented with all aspects of the hands-on making and logistics of scenery production from concept to actual performance. Another inspirational trip!

Monday 29 October:

This half-term, Metal’s students visited both the Southbank Centre and the Tate Modern in London as part of their Bronze Arts Award. A great day was had by all – we explored kinetic outdoor sculpture, inmate artwork, punk graphics, the Tate’s permanent Modern collections, and had a lot of fun in the interactive zone.

The packed day inspired and invigorated everyone – and the Drop-in day at Metal a couple of days later was buzzing with the experience. Catching up with their project work and taking part in a specialist drawing workshop with artist Simon Monk helped this half-term go super creatively for the Metal students.

Monday 22 October:

Bronze students preparing for their London trip to the Tate Modern and the Southbank Centre next week... lots of great work being produced – all exploring the Why / Where / How / What / When / Who of their project work, whilst carefully considering their creative process:

Monday 15 October:

Another great Arts Award session last Monday introducing Simon Monk who shared his visual arts practice with the students. He also explored body illustration concentrating on action poses valid in a comics / animation / illustration context, and got people drawing!

Read more about Arts Award at Chalkwell Hall here.

8 October:

The Bronze students continued working on their portfolios and watched videos about street artist Blu, portrait artist Michael Landy, drawing to the music, and a new rain-simulating installation at Barbican.

Links to videos:

http://www.blublu.org/sito/video/muto.html

http://www.tate.org.uk/context-comment/video/tateshots-michael-landy

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/video/2012/oct/03/barbican-rain-room-video

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/video/2009/sep/19/guide-drawing-painting?INTCMP=SRCH

24 September:
Another engrossing evening where the Bronze students were introduced to Metal’s in-house website coordinator, Michaela Freeman, and a behind the scenes look at IDEA13, the online cultural networking website for Southend. Students also looked at creating their own blog as part of their evidence of their creative activities.

17 September:
Metal’s Bronze Arts Award started on Monday 17 September and it was a great beginning to what promises to be a fun-packed and creative 12 weeks. Three packs of biscuits down... by six o’clock some didn’t want to leave and are raring to go for next week:

Metal’s Bronze Arts Award started on Monday 17 September at Chalkwell Hall, and it was a great beginning to what promises to be a fun-packed and creative 12 weeks!

Three packs of biscuits down... by six o’clock some didn’t want to leave and are raring to go for next week:

'Now like Mondays'

'Looking forward to the next session...'

If you’re interested, now’s the time to book on our Spring courses – Bronze and Silver Arts Awards – email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to reserve a place.