Artist-led Workshops
Photograph by Cristina Schek
Join our professional artist facilitators for a series of hands on sessions that spark creativity, curiosity and critical thinking. Taking place onsite at Orleans House Gallery, these workshops draw inspiration from our exhibitions programme.
From October to February the focus will be on Ronald Moody: Sculpting Life, celebrating one of the most important yet historically overlooked artists of the twentieth century. Moody’s sculptural language blends Modernism, spirituality and global mythologies, using materials ranging from carved wood to concrete and resin. We invite pupils to come and explore this thought-provoking exhibition and take part in a hands-on workshop, whilst developing their creative and critical thinking skills.
Workshops available:
An Introduction to Visiting Art Galleries
Mark Making for Early Years Groups
Mark Making
Drawing with Wire
Printmaking (Collagraph Printing)
Further information:
About the artists: Find out about the artists delivering our workshops.
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Katherine Chandler
Katherine works as both an artist and a teacher and these two roles are intentionally separate.
Her strengths as a teacher are in deconstructing big ideas and processes for children to access. She encourages experimentation, independent work and developing self-confidence with lots of different materials, mediums, and techniques. She has a background in art history and loves discussing art with children, particularly in a gallery setting. Her belief is that all children should be able to access art and feel comfortable in art spaces. It is a joy to be able to engage schools with the art and architecture of Orleans House Gallery.
As an artist, Katherine’s practice is rooted in film and photography, textiles, and performance and installation work. Her main frame of reference is female artists. She likes to pull things apart and work out new ways of putting them back together. Currently, she is working on a photography project, and using lots of experimental practices such as chemigram, photogram, and cyanotype, to see how far she can stretch the medium of photography and the idea of what a photograph is.
Abigail Horn
Abigail is an artist/maker and early years teacher and lecturer with over 20 years of experience. Occupied with materials-based practices and with playfulness in public spaces, Abigail creates environments where adults and children can explore and wonder together. You can expect opportunities to interact with objects and materials, and to make marks and document your experiences.
Rachel Labovitch
Rachel is a visual artist with a practice underpinned by drawing. She has an MA in drawing and exhibits nationally and internationally. Alongside her studio practice, Rachel has worked as a lecturer and artist educator for 20 years. She develops drawing-based teaching programmes and projects in schools, outreach organisations and gallery spaces. She has lectured at the University of the Arts London and Kingston University and had a solo show at The Garden Museum, London in 2019.
Natasha Taroghion Budd
Natasha is a multi-disciplinary artist, printmaker, designer, and illustrator. Drawing is at the heart of all her practice. She is a keen printmaker and views this as an extension of her drawing. She is always looking for new ways to explore mark making and creating spaces, and views printmaking as an ideal medium for this. Her focus is often at the world around her and interpreting this through either direct observation or imagination. She likes to observe the things and details around us that people sometimes miss, and says we all need to ‘Look, look and look!’ more. Connections and our place within the spaces and environments around us, both locally and globally are of importance. This more recently has been interpreted in her development of work as a children’s book illustrator. She is currently a mentee on the Pathways Into Children’s Publishing programme. Natasha has over 15 years of experience in art education and has an MA in Art, Craft and Design Education, as well as being a qualified teacher. Natasha lives locally and the gallery, and its surrounding environment, have been a focus of some of her work and inspiration over the years.
Availability: Sessions run on a Tuesday and Wednesday. Click here to view the available dates.
Duration: Workshops are 2 hours in length. Reception group sessions are 90 minutes.
Workshop fees:
£85 – Richmond borough state schools
£100 – Out-of-borough state schools
£150 – Independent schools
Reduced rates are available for special schools and alternative education providers. Please get in touch to discuss your requirements.
All workshops are designed for a class of up to 30 students. The fee includes a visit to Orleans House Gallery, an artist-led workshop, and all materials.
There is no charge for accompanying adults. However, for printmaking workshops, we require a minimum of three additional adults to support the session.
Richmond Arts Service subsidises our school programme to support access for a wide range of local schools. As this funding is locally sourced, Richmond borough schools benefit from a slightly reduced rate. We are committed to making our programme as accessible as possible and welcome conversations about cost where needed.
Bookings are limited to one year group per school, per academic year.
Workshops should be booked at least four weeks in advance of the session date. We will be in touch to confirm the activity and will send you a session agreement. Workshop bookings are confirmed once the agreement has been sent to the school.
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.