2. How to use this resource This resource is designed for the classroom, displayed on an interactive whiteboard or via a laptop and projector. Guidelines for teachers are contained within the notes section along with links to further education resources and any documents you may wish to print for your students.

3. Welcome to the MCA

4. What happens at Bella? Pre-Visit

5. What time is Bella? You can choose! Bella begins at: Please let us know if you are running late! 10:00 am 12.30pm OR Pre-Visit

6. Explore the Galleries How many people can you see looking at the artworks? Pre-Visit

7. What’s great about the galleries? Pre-Visit You can do all of these things: Check with your teacher if you’re not sure

8. Help us keep the artworks safe! Pre-Visit What do you think the gallery rules are? Check with your teacher or MCA staff if you’re not sure

9. What is the Bella Room? Pre-Visit Emily Floyd The Garden (here small gestures make complex structures) 2012 recycled timbers, wool felt, beeswax, fabric, baked ink Find our more about Emily Floyd’s work here here Jean-Francois Millet The Gleaners

10. How did we make it? Pre-Visit Emily Floyd Installation – The Garden (here small gestures make complex structures) 2012 (Scroll to the bottom of the page)

11. Braille in the Bella Room Braille is used by some people who are blind or vision impaired and is read by touch. Pre-Visit Draw your initials in Braille!

12. Make artworks in the Creative Studios! Pre-Visit

13. Let’s explore some contemporary art! I want to see! Pre-Visit

14. What is Contemporary Art? THINK What do you think contemporary means? What do you think art is? Let’s look at some art! Nicholas Folland The door was open... 2006 Pre-Visit

15. Painting? Rosalie Gascoigne Tiger Tiger 1987 Hear curator Hannah Fink speak about the artist here.here. Rosalie Gascoigne cut up old road signs and rearranged them to make these artworks that are displayed like paintings. THINK Are these really paintings? Why/why not? Pre-Visit

16. Sculpture Hany Armanious made a large sculpture of part of the body. Can you guess what part it is? See how this large sculpture arrived at the MCA here.MCA here Hany Armanious Fountain 2012 Click on image and scroll down page to installation video Pre-Visit

17. Installation Art Some artworks change shape depending on where they are exhibited. This is called an ‘installation’. LOOK What do you think Maria Fernanda Cardoso used to make this installation? See more of her ‘animal’ sculptures here.here Maria Fernanda Cardoso Woven Water: Submarine Landscape I 2003 Pre-Visit

18. Video Art THINK Shaun Gladwell filmed himself doing tricks on his skateboard in slow motion. You may see this video art during your Bella visit Shaun Gladwell Storm Sequence 2000 Pre-Visit

19. How was your visit? Post-Visit

20. Guess what I saw? REFLECT Choose an artwork you saw at the MCA and tell someone about it! Stephen Birch Untitled 2005 Brown Council The One Hour Laugh 2009 Robert Owen Sunrise #3 2005 Nicholas Folland The door was open... 2006 Maria Kozic Manster (the picture of Dorian Grey) 1986 Post-Visit

21. See you again at the MCA! Thanks for joining Bella!