Enhance your creative teaching skills in the classroom with Arts Connect by exploring the natural environment and climate change through art, with artist & educator Becki Emery

Date: Wednesday 12th March 2025

Time: 10am -3.30pm

Venue: The New Art Gallery Walsall

Cost: £95 (Refreshments provided on welcome, please bring your own lunch)

Who is it for? Primary Teachers of all key stages and Primary Art Leads

Book: Places on this workshop are limited and a strong demand for tickets is anticipated, so please do secure your space early to avoid disappointment

Book your place now for this engaging Arts Connect CPD workshop led by Becki Emery, local artist and arts educator whose work is based around explorations of nature and the environment.  

Becki will immerse you in an inspiring practical day which will include a guided tour of the ‘Earthbound’ exhibition at The New Art Gallery Walsall, she will then explore nature-based art techniques using recycled and natural materials to develop creative activities in school for you to take straight back to the classroom.

Through the making process of the day Becki will also share ideas for approaching wellbeing and mindfulness with pupils and provide you with take-away strategies for engaging pupils in discussions about nature and the environment using creative approaches.

What will I learn on the day?

• Explore issues of climate change and sustainability through creative themes and imaginative discussion.
• Develop your art making skills using plastic-free, natural and recyclable materials, with ideas to take straight back to the classroom.
• Be inspired by the work of artists who explore the natural environment, climate change and sustainability.
• Take away practical strategies to optimise outdoor spaces at school through art and craft activities.
• Learn new classroom ready, practical techniques to explore mindfulness and wellbeing with pupils.

A bit about Becki Emery  

Becki Emery is a local artist and arts educator whose work is based in explorations of nature and the environment. She is also the Art Activity Provider in Walsall and Sandwell for Nature Makers, the UK’s leading provider of Mindful Nature Art, Craft & Play Experiences.

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