ARTicle written by Alexa Dewar, ARTiculation Ambassador (King’s College London) ‘The V&A applies art to inspire’, said Helen Charman, Director of Learning at the V&A, during her introductory to the ARTiculation Prize 2020 [London Regional Heat] at the V&A. Listening to Charman, I could feel the anticipation in the air. Despite being in one of…
ARTiculation Prize 2020: Ambassador reviews The Royal Academy (Benjamin Campbell)
ARTicle by Benjamin Campbell, ARTiculation Ambassador On 13 January 2020 the Articulation prize visited The Royal Academy of Arts for an ARTiculation London Regional Heat. The speeches kicked off at 2pm within the Academies auditorium, we were first introduced to Josepha Sanna from the ARTiculation team. She gave us a short talk on the objectives…
ARTiculation 2020: Ambassador reviews The Royal Academy of Arts (Lara Smith)
ARTicle by Lara Smith, ARTiculation Ambassador (Nottingham Trent University) As an ARTiculation Ambassador I am involved in a range of exciting events, working with young people to develop their interests in art and design and important skills like public speaking. One of these was the second regional heat of the 2020 ARTiculation Prize, situated within…
ARTiculation Prize 2020: Ambassador reports on the Whitechapel Gallery
Article by: Lara Smith, ARTiculation Ambassador (Nottingham Trent University) On 9 January, I attended the first regional heat of the 2020 ARTiculation Prize at London’s charming Whitechapel Gallery as ARTiculation Ambassador and undergraduate design student. The beautiful space was a perfect setting for the event, tucked in the busy High Street presenting a resoundingly calm…
Alumna Rosa Rubin ‘delighted’ with Whitworth. Reviews Ghanaian collection of Ibrahim Mahama
During my Summer holidays I did a days’ work experience at the Whitworth Gallery. I have been to the gallery in the past when looking to be inspired and was delighted with this opportunity to have an insight into its inner workings and to explore the exhibitions in depth. At the start of my day…
Exhibition Review: Victoria Morgan-Couch talks postcards at the British Museum
I am a member of the sixth form at Bancroft’s School going into my final year of A-Levels studying English, History and Religious Studies and am about to embark on my journey to hopefully study English Literature and Language at Oxford University. My particular interest in the arts is a personal one, devoid of academic…
Kenneth Clark Travel Award
Lottie Simpson, an ARTiculation 2019 Grand Finalist used her Kenneth Clark Travel Award to visit the Katie Paterson exhibition in Margate. Lottie said: It was a really fascinating and enjoyable experience which was made possible thanks to this travel award. Thank you so much! I’d like to add what an incredible experience participating in ARTiculation…
Kenneth Clark Travel Award
Natassia Nevill received the Kenneth Clark Travel Award in March 2019 to visit a museum of her choice. She chose to visit the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford. Here is her account of her visit. My trip to the Pitt Rivers museum was thrilling and educational, their section on Body Art through the ages was…
Zach Taylor, ARTiculation Prize 2019 Grand Final winner tells us about his ARTiculation experience.
Zach Taylor attends the Abbey Grange Academy in Leeds. He is the first young person to win the Discover ARTiculation Challenge (for GCSE students) to then go on to participate in, and win, the ARTiculation Prize. In May, HENI Talks will be working with Zach Taylor to create a ten-minute film on the Rembrandt portraits…
Alumna says ‘fascinating’ to get work experience at The Barber Institute of Fine Arts – read her behind the scenes report
Abigail Whittle was at the City of Wolverhampton College when she took part in ARTiculation 2018 at The Barber Institute of Fine Arts speaking on Sonia Boyce in an eloquent talk called Black Female Hairstyles, 1995 (Wolverhampton Art Gallery). She recently did work experience at The Baber Institute of Fine Arts with support from ARTiculation and…
Kenneth Clark Travel Award
ARTiculation Prize 2018 participant, Rosa from Manchester, was awarded the which she used to visit Millais’ Ophelia. Below she talks about seeing the painting for the first time: My interest in Millais’ Ophelia began when I started researching representations of Ophelia in art after I had seen her character in Hamlet. Despite constantly seeing images…
ARTiculation Alumni – Work placement
Recently joined ARTiculation Alumni Naomi has just completed a work experience placement at the Holburne Museum, Bath, supported by ARTiculation. Below, she shares her experience: I was introduced to the Roche Court Educational Trust in February 2018, as a member of the ARTiculation competition. The Regional Finals were held in the Holburne Museum in Bath,…
