1. Creative Families Award in Hull – The Story So Far

2. 2016 Gallery closed - outreach
Local nursery school and Foundation Unit in a local school (both North Hull)
Approached artist Andi Dakin and enabler Dom Heffer
Spent time in school with staff and pupils prior to session
1 setting the scene/story session and 1 assemblage session for each group
Discovering art all around, making and creating, experiencing artists work & sharing
Observations throughout
Created workbook which went to teachers and home for comment

3. ‘It’s warm. Ow, ow, ow, ow. It’s a little’un. It’s bouncy
‘It’s warm. Ow, ow, ow, ow! It’s a little’un. It’s bouncy. This one’s talking’
Child
“Lots of the children who aren’t very vocal were talking loads. It will be good to look over the notes to see what observations we can get from it”. EY Practitioner
“[My child] really enjoyed making the space urchins and telling me that you had to be quiet as they were sleeping. When he came home with his own urchins he was really happy and wanted to make some more’. Parent

4. 2017-18 Art all around us Experiencing Artists’ Work
Making and Creating
Sharing
Formal learning
Foundations of Art sessions
Mini Artists
Informal learning
Mini Masterpieces – awarding Creative Families Award

5. ‘It’s really helped her focus on the pictures’ Parent

6. Experiencing artists’ work: What is your favourite artwork in the gallery?
‘it’s got a straight across the mouth’

7. Make and Create: What did you make at the activity today?
‘I did a painting explosion!’

9. Activity
Self-portraits

10. Lessons Learnt 2017-18 18 participants in 2017, 24 so far in 2018
Some people do it as families, some as each individual child
Unexpected results and conversations
Works best when it is completed in 1 session alongside an activity
Prizes and certificates are very popular
Handed out sheets during session – volunteer help
Increase 16% (vs. 0% in 2017) from hard to reach postcodes

11. Future Rolling out across museums at all activities – February 2019
Use it as a starting point for Arts Award engagement

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Access and Family Learning Officer – Hull Museums and Ferens Art Gallery