7 brand new digital-art’s resources made by diverse artists, exploring the theme of identities.
Perfect for spreading awareness and sparking creativity in School’s, Colleges and Universities. You can access all these resources for free right now!
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Read below to find out about:
Each resource and what it entails.
A short bio about the artists and their practice.
A direct link to each of the resources.
Artist: Gabriella Songui
Faraway is an interactive, multimedia fantasy adventure story looking at the topic of intersectionality in an easy and accessible way. It's full of fun challenges that help build empathy and communication skills within your group/classroom, and has theatre, dance and storytelling activities as well as games!
BIO:
Gaby is a freelance arts facilitator and writer who works predominantly in the Midlands. She often explores topics to do with race, identity and heritage through a multidisciplinary storytelling style and facilitation approach. Her stories centre around human experience with a focus on empathy and self-exploration. These stories could be personal, fragments of memories, topics close to the heart, or purely entertaining with comedic prose and fantastical creatures.
Artist: Kristin Fredricksson
Stim Dancethon is a movement awareness and stim dance smartscript for KS2. It uses simple and fun movement games to allow everyone to build self-awareness and notice how we differ from each other. We use repetitive movement and stimming as the basis for simple movement sequences. In the script you get to build dances together and can even put a flashmob on if you want to!
BIO:
Kristin Fredricksson is a theatre practitioner who has worked as a performer, theatre-maker and teacher for over 20 years in the UK and Europe. She is a movement specialist and practitioner of the Feldenkrais Method of Somatic Education since 2005. She is passionate about bringing movement and embodied learning into educational settings from primary and secondary schools all the way to postgraduate courses in art, ecology and performance.
Artist: Daya Bhatti
My project illustrates the story and experiences of South Asians when migrating to the UK . Often some stories are overlooked and not represented hence I wanted to share the history of South Asian Migration through animations and illustrations.
BIO:
I am an artist/illustrator and my practice explores my South Asian identity, culture and heritage through illustration, animation and paintings. My work also explores the relationship between fashion and art which can be found on @dayaillustrations (Instagram) or www.dayaillustrations.co.uk
Artist: Sajida Asif
Inside and out refers to looking at various identities and how we look on the outside and judgements on our appearance e.g, our ethnicity, how we dress etc and what's on the inside of our identity, that which makes us, our heritage, our dreams and ambitions. The project I have created takes students on a journey of self discovery of their identity outside and in. Through various art mediums such as collage, montage, ink drawing, clay, wire craft and lino printing students will create artwork exploring different aspects of identity and heritage.
BIO:
I have been a teacher for over 24 years. I have taught art in secondary schools and have been a primary teacher and Art specialist for most of my career. With experience in KS1, KS2, KS3 and KS4, I am able to guide students in how to achieve the best in their work. I am also a practicing artist with exhibitions in the UK and abroad. My practice involves acrylic painting in a Surrealist style, textiles, montage and many other forms of medium. I believe we are all learners and the learning never stops in life.
Artist: Jessica McKenna
The LGBTQ+ Toolkit came from a desire to celebrate LGBTQ+ identities in schools. The aim is to provide positive representation for young LGBTQ+ people, and opportunities for everyone to develop their allyship skills! Each smartscript focuses on key LGBTQ+ events or culture, and invites you to respond creatively to them.
BIO:
Jess (she/they) is a theatre-maker, facilitator and former teacher from East London. They have worked with many communities across London, including young people, mental health service users, migrants, and individuals who have special educational needs. They are passionate about collaborative practices, and theatre's intersections with advocacy and activism.
Artist: Tanya Akrofi
Sessions on how to write a heroic story and perform it for others. A little bit about why humans are drawn to storytelling. How does our environment shape who we are, and Using the 'Hero's Journey' to build an adventure.
Artist: Quinn Clark
Masks: Workshopped is a series of digital interactive stories focused around the theme of identities, and the different kinds of 'masks' we wear in everyday situations. Following the lives of best friends Masky, Sophia and Jeff, each workshop navigates a unique conflict between the trio, ranging from Hobbies and Gender, to Bullying and COVID-19. The workshops star the acting talents of writer and cabaret artist Melody Sproates (Masky), actress Shannon Kirrane (Sophia) and cross-arts writer Finlay Worrallo (Jeff).
BIO:
Quinn Clark is an award-winning writer, researcher and creative facilitator based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Quinn often collaborates with educational and charitable institutions in the creation of fun, inclusive content, and recently wrote a colouring book for Ladybird Publishing (scheduled for publication in late 2022). They graduated with their Master's degree in English Literature from Newcastle University in 2021, with a specialism in unfiction: a form of digital, transmedia storytelling.
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