Young People’s Workshops (16-18)

BOOKING ARE NOW OPEN FOR OUR SPRING WORKSHOPS

Are you aged 16-18 and passionate about art, architecture, art history and visual culture? Join the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ’s Young People’s Programme and take part in our free workshops!

You will collaborate with artists, curators, art historians and other young people interested in the arts to explore world famous artworks in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Gallery Collection, uncover new research, experiment with new materials and discuss different approaches to understanding and making art – as well as learning more about the diverse career paths available with art history.

These workshops areÌýfree and open to students attending UK state schools and colleges. Some workshops are online, others are in-person, please check before booking.

Booking is essentialÌýdue to popular demand.

Past events | Further reading and resources

Young People

Reworking Manet

Join us as we explore Edouard Manet's world famous painting A Bar at the Folies-Bergere, to consider how radically the Impressionists captured their experiences of the city, and explore contemporary parallels to question what the city means to us tod...

Public Programmes Young People

Van Gogh | Exploring Self (in-person)

10:00am, 18 Feb 2025

What is a self-portrait? How do artists reveal their identity through self-portraiture? Join us to explore and celebrate Van Gogh and the idea of self-portraiture.

Young People

Frank Auerbach Portraits

Join us to explore a remarkable series of hauntingly beautiful, large-scale charcoal drawings by Frank Auerbach, one of the world’s most celebrated living artists (born 1931) currently on display at The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Gallery.

Young People

Public Art | Who decides?

Art is all around us, and we are told that it is for 'us', but who decides what statues should commemorate, or which artworks are on display in art galleries.

Public Programmes Young People

Colour | Art, Science & Psychology (online)

10:00am, 29 Oct 2025

Discover colourful case studies in The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Collection with art historian Fran Herrick and relate these to contemporary artworks that continue a similarly bold and daring spirit of experimentation.

Public Programmes Young People

Drawing on blue paper (in-person)

10:00am, 30 Oct 2024

Join us in-person at The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Gallery to explore The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s new display; Drawn to Blue: Artists’ use of blue paper.

Public Programmes Young People

Sense of Self (in-person)

10:00am, 30 Oct 2025

What is a self-portrait? How do artists reveal their identity through self-portraiture? Join us to explore these questions alongside exploring our schools/colleges Sense of Self exhibition.

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