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ContentsP3 Arts - why are they good for us?

P4 Getting started

P5 How the toolkit works

P6 Introduction & Background

P7 Setting up your YCA group

Cultural Venues Information

P8 Hartlepool Central Library

P9 Hartlepool Town Hall Theatre

P10 Museum of Hartlepool

P11 Hartlepool Art Gallery

P12 Hartlepool’s Maritime Experience

Activities

u Artist profilesu Compare and contrastu Researchu Challenge u Review & researchu Researchu Challenge u Share & discussu Create & shareu Create & shareu Discuss & challengeu Research

Further Resources

u Word Banku Tips for reviewsu Gallery artists resourceu Questionnaireu Museum objects resourceu Librariesu PortraitsContact and feedback

Arts - why do we take part?


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What’s in it for children and youngpeople?...u Fun and enjoyment

u New experience

u Inspiring

u Cultural and creative awareness

u Awareness of the arts

u Exploring and expressing thoughts, ideas and feelings

u Discovering talent

u Education and skills development

u Increasing self confidence and self esteem

u Improving communication

Make a poster based on this list to tellother people what art and culture cando for them...

Getting started


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Create a cultural information/discussion pointin school

u This could be a board in a location that everyone will see...

u Promote local events and activities

u Get feedback from other young people

u Ask questions, start some interesting Conversations

uYou can change and update your board as you learn and do different things!

Take pictures of your board and sendto [email protected] and we willupload to our blog...

How the toolkit works


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There is information given on local authoritycultural venues with contact details andwhere to find further information. We wouldencourage visits to these venues as part ofthe project.

Hartlepool Central LibraryHartlepool Town Hall TheatreMuseum of HartlepoolHartlepool Art GalleryHartlepool’s Maritime Experience

There are activities in each section whichwith either encourage you to:

Review Create Challenge

ShareResearch DiscussThe aim of this toolkit is to assist in startingdiscussions around arts and culture withchildren and young people.

Hopefully it will raise questions, facilitatediscussions and give children and youngpeople the chance to give feedback and helpdevelop ideas for cultural engagement.

Not all of the suggestions and activities mustbe completed they are merely a starting offpoint and most can be adapted for eachvenue.

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Introduction & background

The Young Cultural Ambassadors scheme hasbeen developed to help engage young peoplewith arts and cultural opportunities inHartlepool.

We want to start a dialogue with youngpeople to find out their views.

We want young people to view places likethe Gallery, Museum, Theatre and Library aswelcoming places for children and youngpeople to visit.

We hope to learn from the feedback wereceive and use it to develop a more engagingcultural offer for children and young people.

We would like children & young people toshare and promote opportunities amongsttheir friends and family.

The YCA project is a self led project withinschools and we aim to keep regular contactwith YCA’s and their progress via emailedupdates and occasional meetings. We wouldlike to be informed about outcomes fromactivities in the toolkit, and we hope they willgive us a good idea of what young peoplereally want from cultural venues in the town!


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Setting up your YCA Scheme


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How to set up your YCA Group:u We would recommend a group is formed within school ideally the size of the group would be a minimum of five to maximum of 12

u We would suggest that the group meet up once a week or fortnight to discuss opportunities and develop activities. You could also combine this with working towards Arts Award Explore

We would like the YCA group to:u Create discussions in the school

u Undertake questionnaires and research

u Report back on their peers thoughts and ideas about culture in their town.

uWrite reviews

u Contribute to a newsletter and blog.

They can also tell us about the work that theyhave been doing in their school, whether it’s in

lessons or after school clubs. Use your goodwork to inspire other schools and children. It’sgood to shout about what you do!!

What we will provide:u A toolkit will be provided which includes suggestions of discussions and projects.

u Email updates of current events & opportunities

u YCA pin badge

u Branded bag

u sketchbook and pencil.

This project is a pilot scheme and will beled by a teacher within the school, we areopen to the School shaping the project to fitwith their own programme of activities*.

*The lead teachers email address will be added to the YCA mailing list andinfo can be passed to young people. If young people would like to be added tothe mailing list they must contact [email protected] themselves andrequest to be added.

Hartlepool Central Library

You can visit Hartlepool Central Library toborrow books, for free computer and internetaccess and for events and activities for all ofthe family.

Did you know that the library also has anexhibition space showing work from manylocal artists.

It also has a reference library where you cantrace your family history.

Hartlepool Central Library,124 York Road, Hartlepool, TS26 9DE01429 272905

Opening TimesMonday to Friday 10.00am - 6.00pm Saturday 10.00am - 2.00pmSunday Closed

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http://www.destinationhartlepool.com/venues/hartlepool-central-library

Hartlepool Town Hall Theatre

Built in 1896, the Town Hall Theatre is abeautiful Victorian style theatre and has anexciting entertainment programme. It hasintroduced many generations to the delightsof live theatre, both as spectators andperformers.

Town Hall Theatre, Raby Road, Hartlepool, TS24 8AYBox Office 01429 890 000

Use your YCA discount card to get25% off theatre tickets


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http://www.destinationhartlepool.com/venues/town-hall-theatre

Museum of Hartlepool

The award winning Museum of Hartlepooltells the fascinating story of the developmentof Hartlepool from 3000 B.C. There's so muchto see and do and it's free! Climb aboard thefull size fishing coble, meet some of thecolourful characters from

Hartlepool's history, marvel at the genuineWW1 German shell and explore the paddlesteamer Wingfield Castle!

Free Admission

Opening TimesSummer Season 1st April - 2nd November 10.00am - 5.00pm

Winter Season 3rd November - 27th March 11am - 4pm

http://www.destinationhartlepool.com/venues/museum-of-hartlepool

Museum of Hartlepool Maritime Avenue, Jackson Dock, Hartlepool, TS24 0XZ.

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Hartlepool Art Gallery

The gallery opened in 1996. It is located inChurch Square within Christ Church, arestored Victorian church, built in 1854 anddesigned by the architect Edward BucktonLamb (1806 - 1869). The building has a 100 footclock tower with bells.

The art gallery exhibits 6 shows per year sothere is often something new to see!

Use your YCA discount card to get 10% discount on gifts in the shop

Free Admission

Opening TimesTuesday to Saturday 10.00am - 5.00pm

Hartlepool Art Gallery, Upper Church Street, Town Centre, Hartlepool TS24 7EQ Tel: 01429 869706


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Hartlepool’s Maritime Experience

The Historic Quayside and HMS Trincomaleeare waiting to be discovered.

Step back in time and discover the sights andsounds of a quayside telling tales of 18thcentury seaport life.

HMS Trincomalee is the oldest Britishwarship afloat, fully restored and the fabulouscentrepiece of Hartlepool’s MaritimeExperience.

Admission PricesThere are a number of admission prices andspecial discount offers - did you know youcan pay just once and visit 5 times!

A YCA discount card will give you atwo for one admission ticket.

Opening TimesSummer Season 1st April - 2nd November 10.00am - 5.00pm

Winter Season 3rd November - 27th March 11am - 4pm

Hartlepool’s Maritime Experience, Maritime Avenue, Jackson Dock, Hartlepool, TS24 0XZ.


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Artist profiles

Logan HicksLogan Hicks is an American stencil artist,currently living and working in New York, inthe hub of America's urban art scene. Hishand-cut stencil process involves cutting aseparate stencil for each colour, then layeringeach colour upon the next until the final pieceemerges, often hundreds of hours later, as a“virtuoso” piece of stencil art which is to sayit is of outstanding technical achievement.

Originally a screen printer, Logan sold off hisequipment to finance his migration from theEast Coast to the West Coast, turning tostencilling to re-invigorate his printing. Sincethen he has become renowned as one of themost meticulous stencil artists workingtoday.

Lucian FreudLucian Michael Freud, 8 December 1922 - 20 July 2011) was a German-bornBritish painter. Known chiefly for his thicklyimpastoed portrait and figure paintings, hewas widely considered the pre-eminentBritish artist of his time.

Impasto is a technique used in painting and itmeans where paint is layered very thickly. Itcomes from an Italian word meaning “dough”or “mixture”

Young Cultural Ambassadors Primary School Toolkit- Be involved!

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Logan Hicks

Lucian Freud

Compare and contrastu Which do you like best?

u Can you think of three reasons for your choice?

u What similarities do you notice about the paintings?

u What differences do you notice?

Lucien FreudHead of a Woman

Oil on canvas

Portrait of a young woman reinterpretedfrom Lucian Freud Logan Hicks (USA)Aerosol on canvas 201348 x 48 inches


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Both of these works belong toHartlepool’s fine art collectionand can sometimes be seenas part of exhibitions inHartlepool Art Gallery.

Research


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Research an artist that is on display atHartlepool Art Gallery or we have a list ofartists that are in the collection.

See in the back of this pack for a list ofsuggested artists.

Did you know?...Hartlepool Museum Service has a collectionof objects that it looks after. When they arenot on display they are kept in stores. Someof these objects include; fine art (paintings,drawings and sculpture), decorative art(pottery and jewellery), costumes, medals,coins, photographs, natural history andobjects from other countries.

Challenge

Design your perfect galleryThe possibilities are endless...it’s all up to you!

Imagine you are in charge of your very owngallery. You can make the decisions, from theshape and style of the building, decide on theopening hours, what kind of work you willexhibit, what would you sell in the cafeteriaand the shop? How would you make it afantastic place for children to visit?

You could think about;Technology u Would you have iPads, iPods or computers?

Space u Would you have an area to chill out?

Colourru What colour should be used?

Facilitiesu What facilities are required?

Exhibitionsu What artists?

Welcome u How would you make sure people felt welcome?

Staff u Do they need to be friendly and helpful?

Informationu What information is required?

You could also try this activity for;The Museum of Hartlepool

Hartlepool Town Hall Theatre

The Library


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Review the latest exhibition atHartlepool Art Gallery or Museum ofHartlepool.You can do this by going with your parents andfeeding back to the group or perhaps you canvisit with school.

Review tips for reviewingDescribe the eventWhat was it? Who was in it? Where was it? When was it?

What did you think about it and why?It’s important to give your own opinions

What parts/pieces of work did you likebest and why?What parts/pieces of work didn’t youlike as much and why?Do you think other people should visitand why?

Run some questionnaires withinschool, ask your peers what theyreally think of the arts and culturalthings to do in their town...We can provide you with a questionnaire oryou could make up your own... (there arequestionnaires to copy in the back of thispack)

u Do they like to visit the theatre?

u The museum?

u The gallery?

u How often do people visit and with who?

u Do they like it?

u How do they think it could be better?

u Do the answers surprise you?

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Publish your review in the schoolnewsletter and send to us [email protected] to be publishedon our blog


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Design a work sheet to go in thegalleryu It could be a quiz about the building

u It could encourage people to take notice make a list of things they need to tryand spot

u It could be based on the current exhibition

u It could encourage children to make their own piece of art- try our drawing games below and then come up with your own.

Check out some of the self led resources inthe back for some ideas.

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Challenge

Drawing allows children to:u EXPRESS themselves

u PROCESS their world

u EXPERIMENT with ideas and techniques

u MAKE ART anywhere

u INTERACT with others

u develop FINE MOTOR SKILLS

u COMMUNICATE

u Be CREATIVE

Suggestions for drawing games....

u Don’t take you hand off the paper!! Can you create a whole drawing without liftingyour pencil from the paper? Try it!

u Drawing from memory- Take a long look atsomething and then turn your back- how much of the picture can you re-create? Think about colours, lines, objects. Look atthe things that you remembered and compare with the things you got wrong

u Cut holes in the paper and draw somethingaround them - Use your imagination, you have to work with the funny spaces left in the paper and see what you can come up with!


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Share and discuss

Write us a story ordraw a picture about

something you learnt by visiting the Museum of Hartlepool.

u Check the resources at the back and choose one of the museum objects. (These objects are all on display at the Museum of Hartlepool)

Think about...u Who did it belong to?

u Where did it come from?

u How did it come to be in a museum?

u Is it broken or in one piece ? How did it break?

u What does it do?

u Send it to us so we can upload on our blog

ShareEmail us your pictures and reviews. We canthen publish them online on our blog andshare the fantastic work you have beendoing!

Keep us up to date if you have visited thetheatre, the museum, the library, the gallery orHartlepool’s Maritime Experience with yourschool and tell us all about it!

You could do it in the style of a letter, draw apicture, a review or a photo-board – anythingyou like!

Share your experiences with other childrenand young people!


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What kind of things can you find outby looking at a portrait? Make some lists and compare them.u Do you like art more if you have it explained to you?

u Should art need to be explained? Why do you think this?

u Do more people in your class think it should be explained or do they like things to be left to their imagination?

uSee portrait resource in the back of the pack.

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Create and share


CreateCreate a collage about your visit to one of the venues...

This could include; tickets and leaflets,photographs, drawings, words and notesabout your thoughts and feelings and whatyou enjoyed about it!

Take some photos and share them with theschool on your information board.

ShareYou could give a presentation in assembly infront of your friends.

Tell them all about the things they can do inthe town!

Show them a collage/ story/ photo-board ofone of your visits.

Read out a review!

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Discuss

What’s your favourite book?Take turns to tell each other about it...u What is it about?

u Who are the characters?

u What have you learnt from reading it?

Your very own theatre show...If you could create your own performancepiece at the theatre...what would it look like?

What would other young people like to see?

Think back to when you have visited thetheatre before?

What did you enjoy about it and what couldhave made it better?

u Would you have u Musicians u Dancersu Performersu Circus acts

Do you think it’s best to have lots of props,amazing lighting and fabulous costumes?

Use your imagination...


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Think about the objects you haveseen in the Museum of Hartlepool.(You can find some pictures in theback of the pack).u What’s you favourite and why?

u What special object would you choose to display from your life?

Create a label to tell otherpeople why you chose it.

Object Name:

Description:

Where and when was it made:

Why you have chosen it:

Word bank for review writing


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Positive adjectivesInspiringEntertainingFascinatingEnigmaticEnergeticCreativeHumorousHeartfeltBoldJovialConvincingDynamicSuccessfulInteresting

Negative adjectivesImbalancedConfusingFrustratingForgettableEmotionlessUninspiringUnconvincingBoringUpsettingSuperficial

Can you think of others?

Tips for reviews

Some things to think about whenwriting a review.

Of an exhibition...Styles of art on display, feelings that workprovoked, information about the artist.

Of an event...The entertainment, The location, theatmosphere.

Of a theatre show...The storyline, the music, the costumes, the set.

Of a book from the library...The characters, the plot, the words used...

Don’t forget to tell us what youthought of...The staff... Were they friendly and welcoming?

Did you feel comfortable? Was everything clean and tidy?

Did you find all of the information you needed?

What could be improved?


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Artists in Hartlepool’s collection

For a quite small northern coastaltown, Hartlepool has an impressiveand important Fine Art collection.Here are just a few of the artists that featurein Hartlepool’s collection. Pick a favouritepiece of work by one of the artists.

u Can you do some research about one of these artists?

u What can you find out?

Eric AtkinsonJake AtreeFrank AuerbachBasil BeattieJohn Randall BratbyJohn Wilson CarmichaelJames ClarkNorman CornishLucien FreudLogan HicksFrederick ShieldsNahem Shoa


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Questionnaire

Age

Girl Boy

Which of these places have you visited?Museum of HartlepoolTown Hall TheatreHartlepool Central LibraryHartlepool Art Gallery

What did you see or do?

Who did you visit these venues with?

Did you enjoy your visits?

What do you enjoy about going to themuseum?

What could make the theatre a friendlierplace to be?

What kind of activities do you enjoydoing at the museum and gallery?


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Museum objects


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Gold Ring withgarnetThis ring dates from the1300’s and was found atHart Manor. Wearingthis piece of jewellerywould have signifiedwealth.

CobleCalled the 3 Brothers Grant this is a traditionalfishing vessel called a coble. The boat wasdesigned to deal with the harsh and stormyweather of the North East coast.

Medieval PotteryThis pot was an everyday object and wouldhave been used to store and pour liquids. Itcould have held wine or ale.

SpearheadA bronze military spear. This is a weapon thatwas used for hunting in Prehistoric Britain. Atthat time Britain was home to wild boars,bears, beavers and wolves which werehunted with spears for the food and clothingthey could provide.

Bombardment ClockThis metal alarm clock was damaged duringthe bombardment of Hartlepool by threeGerman warships on December 16th 1914. The40 minute attack killed 112 people and injuredmany, many more. The clock shows that theattack happened at 08.10am when manypeople were going about their morning. A pieceof shrapnel is embedded in the clock face.

MermanMermen, and mermaids, became popular as tourist souvenirs in the late 1800s. Our Merman(affectionately known as Herman), was hand made from the body of monkey, a wooden core,and the tail end of a fish. These particular types of mermen are known as 'Feejee Mermaids' andwere often collected by wealthy people who would collect strange objects to exhibit them in a“cabinet of curiosities”

Libraries...


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Check out the library online resourcesite to reserve the books you want toread, choose your nearest library andyou will be notified when your book isavailable at;

www.hartlepool.gov.uk/libraries

Don’t forget there are many online resourcesfrom fashion at Berg Fashion Library, up todate information from Britannica Online orlook at the fine art at Oxford Online. Let usknow what is good or bad about these sitesor if you have any issues accessing the areasyou need.

Follow the web link;www.hartlepool.gov.uk/libraries on the homepage click on right hand side ‘ReferenceLibrary Online’ link.

Recommend book titles for the library to buyby emailing [email protected]

Library Card and four digit pin needed toaccess which are available from your locallibrary.

Face to Face: Portraits

What is a portrait?It is a work which has been consciously posedby a person or a group. It can be a painting, adrawing, a collage, a sculpture or a photograph.They can be made for many reasons. Many ofthese portraits have been done tocommemorate someone’s working life, likebeing in the army.

Reading a portraitThere are lots of things to look at in a portrait -how someone is sitting, what they are wearingand where they are having their picture painted.This can make the difference in whether aportrait is formal or informal.

PoseHow are they sitting and where are theirhands? Do they look relaxed or do they look asthough they are posing. In official portraits,people are usually in a fixed position usually inaccordance with the importance of their work

Facial expression is important. It is rare to seesomeone smiling in a Victorian portrait forinstance.

ClothingWhen a portrait is something to do withsomeone’s work or position they will often bewearing clothing associated with that. Personalportraits tell us about the person through thechoices of clothes they have made.

Background Many of the portraits here have nothing in thebackground, but sometimes they can leaveclues about the people. Sometimes there areobjects from their home or things from theirwork

Can you try to read a portrait?Look at the examples on the nextpage...


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John William Howey, 1873-1938, A Hartlepool Fish Wife, oil on canvas

John Randall Bratby, 1928-1992, Ann, Thinking, with Flowers, 1960, oil on canvas

Stephen Crowther, 1922-2007, Arthur Benson, 1973, oil on canvas,

Logan HicksReinterpreted from Lucian Freud, 2013,Spray paint on canvas


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Contacts and feedback

Keep in contact with us by emailing your work, reviews, comments and feedback to:

[email protected]

Sir William Gray House

Clarence Road

Hartlepool

TS24 8BT(01429) 284278

Find out more about what’s going on in Hartlepool...

http://www.destinationhartlepool.com/whats-happening-hartlepool/


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