Last term, A Level Art students in Years 12 and 13 had the opportunity to visit Walsall Art Gallery. The session was focussed on careers within the Museum and Art Gallery sector.
The day included a tour of their current exhibition Jet Black Futures by Keith Piper, with Deb Robinson, Head of Exhibitions, including a discussion about her role and career journey. Students were introduced to Karen McLean: ‘Ar’n’t I a Woman!’ with the galleries’ Learning & Engagement Coordinator, Alex Jolly, who also spoke about her role at the gallery and the work she does for exhibitions.
Students were introduced to Kate Tilley, a professional artist who talked about her career and showed examples of her work. In the afternoon it was time for the students to get involved as they took part in a Screen Printing workshop with Kate and learnt new skills that can be developed back in school.
Ms Thomson, Lead Teacher for Art, said 'The activities during the day demonstrated lots of career pathways in the creative industries for students after Sixth Form. Students engaged well with professionals and were genuinely impressed by the work on display'.
