On Saturday 11th March, TEDxCourtauldInstitute 2017 collaborated with The Courtauld’s Young People’s Programme to organise ‘Artists’ Connections to the City’, a combined art history and practice workshop for 16-19 olds from schools across London. Courtauld MA Curating student Katherine Campbell explains more about the workshop below! In today’s increasingly divided world TEDxCourtauldInstitute 2017’s team decidedRead more

We are very excited to announce that applications for Summer University 2017 are now open! Further information about the application process can be found on our website. The deadline for applications is Friday 26th May 2017. Summer University runs from Monday 3 to Monday 6 July 2017. This year’s theme is Art and Identity lookingRead more

On Wednesday 30 November 2016, a group of students from Heronsgate Primary School visited The Courtauld Gallery for the first of three workshops with artist and gallery educator Millie Knight. The pupils firstly received an introduction to Rodin and his artworks exhibited in Rodin and Dance: The Essence of Movement. The class had the excitingRead more

On Wednesday 16 November 2016 we were delighted to collaborate with First Story, a charity who change lives through creative writing by partnering writers with schools. We welcomed two secondary schools to join us on our quest to combine art and writing in imaginative ways: Acland Burghley School and Raine’s Foundation School. Gathering in theRead more

On Saturday 12th March, TEDx Courtauld Institute collaborated with The Courtauld’s public programmes to organise ‘What is Utopian Art?’ the first undergraduate-led workshop for a group of 16-19 year olds. They planned a workshop for young people interested in learning more about art history and the idea of ‘Utopia’. This was in response to Somerset House’sRead more

Last Saturday we had a great workshop thinking all about fashion in The Courtauld Gallery’s collection. We started the day with Dr Liz Kutesko, looking at Renoir’s La Loge 1874 and Degas’ Lady with a Parasol 1870-72. She introduced us to some really interesting ideas – like the difference between fashion and dress! She has recentlyRead more

We are really excited at what will be happening here at The Courtauld for young people in 2016. Here is a round up of what we have planned for you! A brand new set of Insights into Art History workshops starting this January. Highlights include Fashion with a dress historian and illustrator coming next! BookingsRead more

On Saturday 5th December 2015, we welcomed young people from across London to join us for a day to think about Van Gogh, self-portraits, and photography. They started the day by working with Art Historian Fran Herrick to explore Van Gogh’s Self-Portrait with a Bandaged Ear, 1889, at The Courtauld Gallery. They then looked atRead more

Last week we welcomed 15 young people to our fully-booked Insights into Art History workshop here at The Courtauld Gallery. They came from all over London to spend time with Natalia Murray an expert art historian in Russian 20th century art and The Courtauld’s collection of Kandinsky’s. After a quick introduction into the context Kandinsky wasRead more