Alla Maniataki

Our mission is to provide young people (7-13 years old) with the opportunity to learn about art history in depth via hands-on experiences that bring subjects to life in a fun and engaging manner. Whether your child loves painting and drawing, has a fascination with puzzles and riddles, or has recently started to develop strong views about the world, Vincent and Frida will help to cultivate in them a lifelong curiosity about the art they see around them. Our courses will teach students a number of valuable skills including the ability to closely and carefully study artworks, analyse visual information, draw connections with other sociopolitical topics, question historical beliefs and form their own opinions on a broad range of subjects. The immersive and fun courses will run during school term time, with 9 sessions per term. UPCOMING EVENTS Our classes can be booked as a trial lesson (subject to availability). Trial lessons demonstrate our course structure and allow students and parents alike to experience what makes our teaching methods so compelling and unique. Each taster session will focus on a different topic. Schedule for the Autumn term 2020 (starting on 3rd October ): Art of Mesopotamia (oldest naturalistic image of a human) Ancient Egypt (importance of afterlife) Ancient Rome (grandure and opulance) Ancient Egypt (first portraits) Byzantium (creating heaven on Earth) Ancient China ( guóhuà or the beauty of stillness) Medieval Art (bestiaries and magical creatures) Gothic Art (stained glass to dazzle and enchant) Overview of Early Art (recap previous learning and have fun playing games) Sessions will be held online on ZOOM and face-to-face in The Observatory, 64 Marchmont St, London, WC1N 1AB. This beautiful photography gallery is located a short walk away from Russell Square station, and offers a wonderful, bright space for adults to wait whilst their children are exploring the world of art and houses a welcoming cafe .