Learn
Chester Visual Arts is pleased to offer free learning opportunities for the Cheshire community. We work with area schools, youth organisations and adult learners. The Learning Programme aims to encourage engagement and participation, allowing the community to visit and respond to the exhibitions and artwork through:
- Workshops
- Digital Artbox
- Traveling Presentations
- Guided Tours
- Exhibition-On-Instagram
- Special Events
- Digital Library
- Loan Boxes
- Leader Packs
Suitable for different types of groups (schools, youth organisation, adult learners and more).
Please inform us of any specific requirements you may have.
Featured Video: Woman's Hour Craft Prize Travelling Presentation
Create
Suitable for different types of groups from schools, youth organisations to adult learners, they have been developed to support the National Curriculum in subjects such as: Art & Design, Maths, PHSCE, Music, English, Science and History.
Workshops
Practical, artist-led workshops which allow everyone to get their hands and minds into creating.
Digital Artbox
Created by local Cheshire artists; we provide digital-based creative activities for all ages, from young children to adults.
Explore
Come explore the works in our exhibitions and learn more about the pieces and artists.
Travelling Presentations
The presentations on your premises, offer a guided virtual tour of the exhibitions through still images, descriptions and insight into the works. They are conducted by a member of our staff who has received a clear enhanced DBS check and who has completed a Basic Awareness Course on Safeguarding Children in Education.
Guided tours
Provide specialist insight into the exhibitions.
Exhibition-On-Instagram
An opportunity to view and experience our exhibitions remotely and learn about new artists. An ideal way to engage with the works at your own level, interest, pace and convenience.
Special Events
Lectures and artist talks.
Resources
Information that allows you to engage with our exhibitions and gain insight into the artwork.
Digital Library
An archive of past Lectures, Exhibition Tours, Artist Talks and Workshops.
Coming soon!
Loan Boxes
Each box contains a variety of activities and resources for you to use with your group as a stand-alone, one-day project or to complement your visit.
Chance & Control: Art in the Age of Computers Loan Box
Leader Packs
Our Leader Packs are produced alongside each exhibition but also function as stand-alone resources, which can be used anytime in your school or organisation. The packs include a variety of projects, themes and resources.
Coming soon!