Four Achieve Bronze
Four girls, who were part of a group of 15 students from Beauchamp
Middle school who curated the highly acclaimed exhibition, Fatal Attractions for the opening of The Higgins Bedford in June
2013, have gone on to achieve their Bronze Arts Award at the museum.
Imogen, Kezia, Rachel and Rhianna used their individual
contributions to the design, layout and interpretation of Fatal Attractions as part of their evidence of participating in the
arts. During the following months, the girls were invited to participate in
work with the collection keepers and in a promotional video and photo-shoot for
The Higgins. They also reviewed other art events they had visited and explained
why they admired the work of an artist they selected.
The girls’ final task was to share with others what they had
learned through participating in their chosen artform. Together the girls
devised a skill-sharing assembly for their peer-group at school, including a
visually exciting slide presentation showing the Fatal Attractions exhibition and an engaging audience-participation
activity about selecting, grouping and contextualising objects.
Moderated through Trinity
College
The Higgins Bedford helped its first two groups of young
people to achieve a Bronze Arts Award in 2012, with a further group of 8-year olds completing Arts Award Discover in
2013. Three young people are currently working towards their Silver Arts Award.
The Higgins Bedford is committed to supporting the Arts Award scheme, and we
are continuing to develop our offer by launching Arts Award Explore through ‘The
Higgins Art Studio’ later this year. We are also an Arts Award Supporter venue.
For further information contact Susannah
Oliver , Learning & Access Officer, on susannah.oliver@bedford.gov.uk
and visit www.artsaward.org.uk.
