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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 .
