Family Activity Sheet

Get the whole family involved in the Jean Dubuffet: Brutal Beauty exhibition with our interactive exercises in our Family Activity Sheet.

Teachers' Resource

Download our Teacher Resource, suitable for Key Stages 2 - 5. Inspired by Jean Dubuffet's playful and experimental spirit, the tasks are aimed to get students of all ages exploring his life and work in a fun and creative way.

Nigerian-American artist Toyin Ojih Odutola used drawing as a tool for storytelling in her recent exhibition in the Curve Gallery, A Countervailing Theory.  

Watch a narrated walkthrough of the exhibition here, then have a go at creating your own artworks and writing inspired by the themes and ideas from the exhibition.  

Try out the cut-price portraits art activity led by Billy Mann. The activity explores the themes of our Masculinities: Liberation through Photography exhibition, which looked at how masculinity is experienced, performed, coded and socially constructed. 
 

Explore our current and previous art gallery exhibitions with your class or at home through our teacher resources. 

Masculinities: Liberation through Photography
Teachers’ Resource | Find out more about the Masculinities: Liberation through Photography exhibition.

Into the Night: Cabarets and Clubs in Modern Art
Teachers’ Resource | Find out more about the Into the Night: Cabarets and Clubs in Modern Art exhibition.

Lee Krasner: Living Colour
Teachers’ Resource | Find out more about the Lee Krasner: Living Colour exhibition.

Dorothea Lange / Vanessa Winship: A photography double bill
Teachers’ Resource

John Akomfrah: Purple
Teachers’ Resource | Find out more about the John Akomfrah: Purple exhibition.

Modern Couples: Art, Intimacy & the Avant-garde
Teachers’ Resource | Find out more about the Modern Couples: Art, Intimacy & the Avant-garde exhibition.

We've put together some musical activities with musician Paul Griffiths for you to try out, inspired by composer Beethoven's love of nature. Find out more about Beethoven, learn some songs with Paul, and make your own music inspired by nature.  

A step-by-step guide created by M-SET packed with great ideas to make a multi-sensory show at home. Learn how to transform furniture, toys, utensils and clothing into sets, props, sound and lighting effects to bring your stories to life. 

Listen to some of our young creatives in conversation with a selection of well-known artists, discussing their lives, careers and artistic inspirations. 

Inspired with Kirsty Housley + Riwa Saab

Inspired with Elaine Mitchener and Rebekah Alero

Inspired with Susan Wokoma and Rogan Graham

Inspired with Sope Dirisu and Gabriel Akamo & Jeremiah Brown

Inspired with Amrou Al-Kadhi and Amani Saeed

Explore the practice of ‘Playful Activism’ developed by interactive theatre company Coney, through this activity pack for schools. Drawing on Coney’s approach, and with reference to the development of fusion skills, this resource will guide students and teachers through the process of creating an artistic gift for your school community.