Artist-led Workshops
Photograph by Christina Schek
Our artist-led workshops for 2024-25 have sold out. Our self-guided visits are still available. Bookings for 2025-26 will become available in June 2025.
Join our professional artist facilitators for fun and hands on sessions which develop your students’ skills to take their art to the next level. All our workshops take place onsite at Orleans House Gallery and use our exhibitions, collections and site as a basis for inspiration.
Workshops available:
An Introduction to Visiting Art Galleries:
Suitable for Early Years groups.
Introduce your students to an art gallery in a fun and age-appropriate artist-led session. In this session, students will explore the Orleans House Gallery spaces using looking tools, before using our new object boxes to make personal connections and to be imaginative and inquisitive. Finally, the students will create their own drawing.
Mark Making:
Suitable for Key Stages 1-3 and Early Years groups.
How can mark making develop your skills as an artist? In this workshop, students will work with an artist to explore different marks that we can make with a variety of materials, before taking inspiration from our exhibitions and collections to create their own drawing.
Drawing with Wire:
Suitable for Key Stages 2-3
Learn about using line drawing to create a 3D design. Working with an artist, students will explore line drawing before using wire to create their own 3D drawing.
Printmaking (Collagraph Printing):
Suitable for Key Stages 1 and 2
Explore printmaking techniques and use textures to build up a printing plate in this relief printing workshop. Students will find out about what printmaking is and develop their skills through exploring different drawing and printmaking processes.
Printmaking (Drypoint Printing):
Suitable for Key Stage 2-3. This can be adapted for higher key stages.
Scratch into your printing plate and then use the printing press bring your intaglio style prints to life. Students will find out about what printmaking is and develop their skills through exploring different drawing and printmaking processes.
Find out about our artist facilitators
Availability: Sessions run on a Tuesday and Wednesday. Click here to view the available dates. Please note that we are only able to accommodate one year group visit per school for the academic year (this can include multiple classes).
Duration: Workshops are 2 hours in length. Reception group sessions are 90 minutes.
Cost: All workshops are £80 per session for a class of up to 30 students. The cost includes a visit to Orleans House Gallery, an artist-led workshop and all materials. Please enquire for alternative education provider and special school rates. There is no cost for the adults attending and we require a minimum of 3 additional adults for the printmaking workshops. Richmond Arts Service subsidises our school fees, to enable a wide range of schools to attend.
Booking Forms should be completed at least four weeks in advance of the session. We will be in touch to confirm the activity and will send you a session agreement. This must be returned at least two weeks before the visit.
For all visits please be aware that there may be members of the public in the building at the same time.
Cancellation Policy: We will endeavour to reschedule sessions where possible. Cancellations less than one week in advance will still be charged the full fee. If cancellations are due to a change in Government policy in relation to the trip, you will not be charged.