Adult/Kids Informative Wall Plaque

I wasn't well today, so didnt go to CURA100. Instead, I typed up text for the adult and kids wall plaque.

The question for each bit of info is in the centre row: the adult info is in top row and kids info in bottom row.

This came from Will's idea of having two different levels of text - higher for adults and lower for kids. This would allow for more detailed informative text for an adult audience and an easier to understand piece of text for younger children which didnt focus on the theme of death. We wanted to be sensitive to a young child's level of understanding and didnt want it to be a frightening experience for them or have to deal with angry/upset parents.

When we visited the museum last week, Will took photos of wall plaque which echoed his idea. We propose to photoshop the text into the museum photos to give a visual realistic example.

Danby darling, if you're happy with the text, you can copy and paste it into new doc, make it look a bit more interesting if you like - with pics, change of font etc and photoshop it into museum pic, as your'e far more knowledgeable in that department than I, cheers m'dear ;)

Photographs of us testing out Day Of The Dead recipes

Testing out Day Of The Dead recipes

Skull Shaped Lemon and Poppy Seed Cookies

Although not a traditional item for placing on the alter it is a fun and easy way to experience a bit of the Day Of The Dead in your own home and they are fun to decorate.

Recipe

Ingredients:

• 4 tbsp lemon juice
• zest of 1 lemon
• 230g butter
• 460g plain flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 230g sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp poppy seeds

To decorate:

These can be decorated any way you choose. We used chocolate beans, marshmallows,poppy seeds, flaked almonds and edible gold spray paint.

1. Preheat oven to 190C
2. Bring lemon juice to simmer until reduced by half. Add half of the butter and stir until it has melted. Remove from heat.
3. In a bowl, cream together the rest of the butter with the sugar. Add the egg and stir. Then add the lemon butter mix and stir for three minutes until the mixture becomes pale.
4. Mix in vanilla extract and lemon zest.
5. Add in the rest of the ingredients and mix together.
6. Roll the mix into balls, then flatten them and shape them into skull shapes.
7. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes
8. Leave to cool and then decorate.

Pan De Muerto Recipe Card

We decided to produce recipe cards that would be available at the museum during the exhibition because we couldnt provide real food due to health and safety. This is the one I created for Day Of The Dead bread. It is a different recipe that the one we used when making it ourselves because it was to complex a recipe for kids to be able to do easily and ingredients like orange blossom water are hard to come by. Complex recipes are off putting and we want the recipe cards to be as assessable as possible so that familys can experience The Day Of The Dead in their own homes. Learning through a practicle family activity like baking could help children learn about The Day Of The Dead in their own homes. The recipe card is made to scale to be printed onto A4 paper but the edges of it cannot be seen in this post because the recipe card uses white paper and the background of the blog post is white.

Treasurer Hunt so far

hello all hear is the work in progress of the treasurer hunt, I've kept it quite simple at the moment, i could make more complex with clues ect...


i have done some example questions i feel these would be best suited for primary years one and two.. perhaps have another for older kids with riddles or clues as in to what rooms to look in then questions about the displays asking for information requiring them to read info points. what do you guys think

Treasurer Hunt so far

Hello all, here is the work in progress of the treasurer Hunt. I've kept it quite simple at the moment however I could make it more complex with clues etc.

I have done some example questions that I feel would be best suited for primary years (one and two). Perhaps we could produce another for older kids with riddles or clues, as in to what rooms to look in and then questions about the displays asking for information requiring them to read the info points etc.

Labels Linking Existing Museum Displays to Day of the Dead Exhibition

Hey, these are the labels I've come up with to link some of the existing museum pieces to our exhibition. The lefthand column is just for reference, showing where label would be situated. I haven't double-checked it yet for typos etc and I've missed a reference but you get the gist.

CURA 100 Group Meeting 01/11/2011

Group met outside Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery at 2pm with a view to taking photographs of the museum space.

Will took photographs to be used for the following ideas:

Create DoD childrens treasure hunt to encourage children to see the whole of the museum and not just the exhibition

Create photographic representations of how the exhibition will look (with ragdoll, banners etc) using Photoshop

Create labels to link some of the existing museum displays to the DoD exhibition

To establish the museum display space available

These points were discussed with Adam who was present at the museum on our arrival.

On returning to the college, we designated tasks as follows:

Charlie – treasure hunt activity sheet

Siobhan – photoshop banners, floorplan and create recipe cards

Will – photoshop ragdoll and museum interior

Hels – labels to link museum displays to DoD - also Will and Hels to work on adult/children info plaques

Also, we discussed making card pockets for the activity sheets. These could then be issued as activity packs for visiting children.

James read over first draft of proposal while we updated him on our progress – all good!

Please feel free to add, amend etc proposal or tell me what you want added etc and I’ll put it in, cheers chums!

Barbra Streisand

Heres Barbra guys, ink on teatowel with a dash of red material and a SU band, i thought the hammer and sickle was a nice touch!

Museum Space

Once again, im going to have to go back and take some more shots of the space. I will do that tomorrow and get a proper view spannered up. For now, I have done this, these were the only photos worth using. So as I say, I will get a proper one done when theres some sunlight coming through. Will

Testing out Day Of The Dead recipes

A main aspect of the Day Of the Dead is the alter. One of the main contriputions to the alter is food, so as part of our research into the items placed on the alter we decided to try out some recipes. The recipes found and the photographs taken could be turned into a handout available at the exhibition to encorage familys to learn about the Day of The Dead at home through cooking.

Day Of The Dead Bread

• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 2 3/4 oz. (5-1/2 Tbs.) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• Two 4- by 1-inch strips of orange zest (use a vegetable peeler; avoid the white pith)
• 1 Tbs. orange blossom water
• 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/4 oz. (1-3/4 tsp.) active dry yeast
• 15 3/4 oz. (3-1/2 cups) unbleached all-purpose flour; more as needed
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp. salt
• Vegetable oil as needed

For the topping:

• 2 oz. (4 Tbs.) unsalted butter, melted
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar

Directions:

1. Make the dough: Put the milk, butter, and orange zest in a small saucepan over medium heat; stir until the butter melts, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool until warm. Discard the orange zest, add the orange blossom water, and whisk in the eggs.
2. Dissolve the yeast in 1/4 cup lukewarm water (no hotter than 110 degrees F) and let stand until the mixture bubbles slightly, 5 to 10 minutes. (If the yeast doesn’t bubble, discard it and start again with new yeast.)
3. Mix the flour, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Make a well in the center. Gradually pour the yeast mixture and the milk mixture into the well while mixing with your hand.
4. Knead until you have a nice, uniform dough, about 10 minutes. The dough should be smooth but still slightly sticky. If it seems too sticky, add more flour as needed.
5. Put the dough in a large, lightly oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap or a towel, and leave in a warm place (about 70 degrees F) until doubled in size, 1 to 1-1/2 hours.
6. Shape the bread: Cut off a piece of dough about the size of a lemon and reserve. Divide the remaining dough in half and shape the pieces on a lightly floured surface into 2 rounds. Lightly oil a heavy-duty rimmed baking sheet or line it with parchment; put the dough rounds on it and flatten the tops with your hands.With some of the reserved dough, form 2 balls the size of large marbles; set aside and cover with plastic. Divide the remaining dough into 6 pieces and roll them with your hands from the center out, making ropes that are slightly longer than the width of the loaves. As you’re rolling, press with your index and middle fingers spread about 1 inch apart to make knobs that represent bones. Arrange 3 of the ropes on top of each dough round, overlapping the ropes in the center. Cover loosely with a cloth or plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 45 minutes.
7. Meanwhile, position a rack in the center of the oven and heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Dab a little cold water on the top center of each round where the ropes meet and put the reserved dough balls on top, pressing slightly so they adhere.
8. Bake until the loaves have an even golden color, 30 to 40 minutes. Cover the loaves loosely with foil and continue to bake until their bottoms are browned and the internal temperature is 190 degrees F, 10 to 15 minutes more.
9. Remove from the oven and cool for a few minutes on a wire rack.Top the bread: Brush the loaves all over with some of the melted butter. Holding one from the bottom (if it’s too warm, use an oven mitt or a piece of cardboard), sprinkle half of the sugar all over the top, tilting the loaf slightly to help coat it evenly. Repeat with the other loaf and remaining sugar.
10. Cool to room temperature before serving. The bread is best eaten within a day of baking.Makes 2 loaves.

CURA100 Group Meeting 24/11/2011

We discussed our thoughts and ideas with Adam Milford, Learning Officer from the Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery.

He seemed impressed with our numerous ideas and enthusiasm but provided some cautionary health and safety guidance with regard to i.e. food based items.

He also advised that we need to focus on our proposal/objectives/reasons behind using this topic at the museum and not get too carried away with our never-ending ideas ;)
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We then moved to the library to discuss the main points of our proposal – being as follows:

The Day of the Dead exhibition is to be a community engagement project to encourage social inclusion and a wider cultural understanding. It would challenge the idea of a museum as a mausoleum and help to celebrate the museum as an institution rather than a sombre environment where things go to die. The DotD is an uplifting alternative viewpoint on how we deal with death.

It would include 3 new commissioned pieces namely:

>1 x sound piece (bells) – appeals to perhaps an older audience – religious connotations, meditative chimes
>1 x photography piece (tattoos) – appeal to a wide age group 18+ (although probably 15+) – especially because DotD imagery is becoming increasingly popular.
>1 x interactive sculptural(?) piece (ragdoll) – appeal to all age groups as a interactive commemorative piece.

We also want to include an activity/educational area for younger children and feature an altar somewhere in the museum.

With regard to the activity sheets, we want to liaise with schools which will not only promote the exhibition but encourage a greater understanding of other cultural beliefs etc.

The dates for the exhibition would coincide with the actual DotD celebration which would also coincide with Halloween – this may boost public curiosity and interest in the exhibition, especially with the familiar imagery.

Also, Charlie mentioned about finding some links between Plymouth and the Latino community i.e. mariners. (think I got that right – sorry if wrong Charlie?)
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We also discussed tasks we could start on including the dual info plaques on plinths i.e. one for adults, one for children at differing heights. Me and Will are going to try to put something together and perhaps use the laser cutter to provide an example. Siobhan is going to interview a tattooist re the recent surge in popularity of DofD imagery.
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I typed up a very, very rough first draft proposal using the above points and our previous discussions and ideas as a starting point.

Loki Ink Interview

I interveiwed Matt from Loki Ink, a tattoo parlour in Plymouth about the appearence of Sugar Skulls in popular culture and tattooing.

Me: "Have you seen an increase in Day Of The Dead/Sugar Skull tattoos?"

Matt: "Yes, it has become a really popular image. I have seen an large increase, especialy in the last few years."

Me: "Do people who get Sugar Skull tattoos know what Day Of The Dead is?"

Matt: "Not a lot of them do."

Me: "Do you know what Day Of The Dead is?"

Matt: "Yes, its a Mexican Festival that celebrates and remembers people who have passed away. *laughs* Im glad I remember that, it would look bad if I didn't. "

Me: "What is your veiw of people who get tattoos because they are in popular culture rather than knowing what the meaning behind them is?"

Matt: "It doesnt bother me really, people often put their own twist on it. People often choose it because they like the way it makes skulls look pretty. I have seen so many different twists on it. There was this one guy who used to be in the army so he had the Sugar Skull tattooed but with his own twist on it with troop symbols included in it. We often tattoo designs were people dont know the meanings behind them, chinese symbols are popular, we do a lot of them."

Me: "Do you have a Sugar Skull Tattoo?"

Matt:"No, I don't have one"

Prototype Table Top:

Hey gals, heres some of the photos I have taken in an attempt to simulate the concept of letting the observers write the names of their lost loved ones. I was also thinking maybe a personal message could be rather touching, but thats leading it into different intensions.

Response from Lady Lumleys: I don't think they completely grasp the fact that we have activity sheets, i know that they will definitely give them it as homework, so i will send a reply :D X

Will,

Really pleased to hear that you are enjoying the course, it sounds varied and interesting. The project you mentioned sounds good but the deadline is a bit tight to prepare anything substantial unless you have any specific exersizes or tasks that could be easily delivered before the required date. If this is not possible, perhaps it could be arranged for a later date when we could do it properly?

Hope you continue to enjoy your course and the best of luck with your future studies. Keep in touch. ( work can be collected before the Christmas holidays)

Mrs Chaddock and Mr McGrath.

Museum Health & Safety

this was the response from the museum re health and safety - seems we would need to provide them with a considerable amount of information to attain some guidelines. probably be a case of what they would be able to "ok" and what they would consider a problem or hazardous - which they cant answer until we provide them with full details :S

Dear Helanie and William
Thank you for your enquiry.
In order to consider the H&S issues for exhibiting work in the foyer, landings or other (non gallery) areas within the museum, we would first need to know more about the work to be exhibited, the location in which it is to be displayed, and any other relevant information. This is because, for example, H&S issues in the café area would be very different to those in the foyer. Also if the work was 3d, large and potentially unstable it would be different to if it was small and designed to be hung on a wall.
It would, therefore, would be very hard for me to supply you with what you are asking for. However the kinds of things we would take into account when writing a risk assessment (in no particular order) are:
Fire safety - is the location also an evacuation route/fire exit route?
Other uses of the space and hazards relating to this (e.g. café)
Type of work/size/weight/stability/fragility/materials used
Installation - all aspects including use of power tools, mechanical lifting, working at height, etc
Loading and unloading from street into museum
Trip hazards/obstacles/space for visitors to circulate
Suitability of content (i.e. appropriate for all age groups)
Members of staff available to invigilate
Safety of plinths and other supporting surfaces
With all the information to hand we would then be in a position to put together a risk assessment for the exhibition.
I am sorry I have not been able to supply you with exactly what you asked for but I hope this helps. Please get back to me if I can help you any more on this subject
Kate
Dear Sir/Madam,We are currently undertaking a curatorial project at Plymouth College of Art and Design and would be grateful if you could email/attach relevant Health and Safety documentation in relation to exhibiting work in the museum's foyer, hall space, cafeteria and basically any areas within the museum which do not include the actual gallery exhibition rooms/areas.This information would be greatly appreciated.Many thanksHelanie Moore/ William DanbyBA (Hon) Yr 1 Fine Art Practices


Kate Johnson
Exhibitions Programme Coordinator
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery

01752 304667 (direct line)
01752 304774 (reception)
kate.johnson@plymouth.gov.uk

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...more decorations

hi, just thought i'd upload some pics of kayls handywork.

Again, she really enjoyed this activity and im sure other kids would love trying this too, especially with all the bright colours which is definitely a key visual factor in the Day of the Dead celebrations and would look great in a somewhat sombre museum environment - makes thing a bit more fun for visiting kids.

(Realised that my white acrylic paint is a bit rubbish and dried out, hence the crackling on the skulls, boooo!)

Calavera Decorations

This is the two page instruction sheets I've made for the calavera decorations. I think it would make a fun two day activity in schools (preparation and drying time is approx. 4hrs before they can be painted). My daughter Kayleigh (8) really enjoyed the activity.
I am happy with the resulting decorations although the acrylic paint I used cracked which was disappointing - think i should've applied a watered down coat of paint first.
We also made some butterflies, hearts and crosses but havent got round to painting them yet.

My attempt at a day of the dead ragdoll

This is my doll so far, it just needs something to wear now. I made it out of a skirt I dont wear anymore which I sewed together with thick thread. I embroidered the face and sewed tassels on that I took from a scarf to make hair.

Black Rock Funding

I looked into getting a
grant from the Black Rock Arts Foundation as we plan our work to be
very community based and highly interactive with the public.

We have been looking at funding to let us travel to Mexico to experience the Day Of The Dead
to inform our work and practice. I looked into applying for travel funding from the European Cultural Foundation. The European Cultural Foundation is an independent foundation based in the Netherlands that has been operating across Europe for nearly 60 years. Only one of us would
travel to Mexico as funding for more than one person can only be done if the group of people are part of an organisation. I began filling in the application form (as seen below in the collaboration of screenshots onto one image- Blogger would not let me upload screenshots so with photoshop I layered them into one image) but found halfway through that the organsation does not fund travel to mexico.

Thursday 17th November

3:15 - 5:15

All arrived on time.

Work that we covered:

• Talked to James Brown about our work so far and ideas.
• Visited the woodwork room to organise when we can create a sugar skull mold with the vacume former.
• Organised what work we will do before we next meet up

Compromised Geriatric Slapper Doll

Ahoy there shipmates, well i couldn't find any material in my budwah, so i thought it would be best to use my dirty tea towels that my flatmates keep nagging me about, so here she is, haven't yet decorated her, and yes she looks a little mouldy, but thats because i have been coating it with a waterproofing agent before i ink on it. i also made it a little cape. Im gunna try making it a origami mexican hat too, oh and she is stuffed with rubbishy bits from the bin! Niccce! Mwahh!

rag doll

Hi all, i also tried to make a day of the dead ragdoll but got very tired and bored to be honest :(. I ended up just wrapping a bit of material around the doll for the dress without stitching it because I really dont have the patience im afraid.

I agree with Charlie, it would be too time consuming for younger children, but I was thinking perhaps it could be a way of involving parents. I remember my mum making a ragdoll from a pattern given out by my primary school (many years ago). However, in reality the parents may end up cursing us!

I'll try to make some salt dough decorations (as agreed with group yestersday) with kayls tomorrow, take some photos and make an "instruction" sheet - not sure how it'll work without a cookie cutter skull shape but I reckon I'll come up with something.

Ragdoll

After a good three hours of making this rag doll, I have found out a few things. We simply cannot give this to children as it is far to time consuming and I can imagine them getting bored and frustrated...also I cannot sew for toffee.

...Anyway here is the little fellow sans arms.

Email The International School of Moscow, Russia

Rather modest response from melissa.danby@internationalschool.ru, however she is fine with handing the kids sheets to do as homework/ own time studies :P

Hi Will,

So you would like me to give the activity sheet to my class? The problem
is that I can't really fit any of this extra work into the timetable as we
have tests and curriculum work to cover each lesson.

I do however think that its a great idea, especially for children based in
the UK who you would have easy access to. Another problem that I can
foresee would be how to get any work which they had done back to you
before the deadline?



On 14/11/2011 15:25, "WILLIAM DANBY" wrote:

>Dear Miss Danby
>
>
>I am writing to you from a specialist art collage located in Plymouth,
>United Kingdom.
>
>I have been given a project where we have had to congregate into a groups
>of 4, then working with the Plymouth City Museum & Art Galley curate an
>exhibition. As curators, we will completely independently manage the
>exhibition, selecting artists works, writing about it, deciding how it
>will be presented, where it will be presented, financing it, promoting,
>criticising it etc. However we will never actually follow it through,
>this exercise is purely planning, but approaching it in a very serious
>way. Our final deadline for presentation is the 15th December, we must
>have explored every angle for pursuing this task, even down to obtaining
>a 'health and safety' document from the museum.
>
>
>Our group have decided on curating an exhibition based on the Mexican
>yearly Aztec festival "Day of the Dead" where families who have lost
>loved ones will celebrate there memories by creating vast shrines and
>altars, decorating them with colourful creations, significantly edible
>sculls with the names of their losses inscribed. A day well practiced by
>Catholics, dating back to pre-Hispanic times, although still popular in
>Mexican culture.
>
>
>Due to the interest and history of this festival, we feel it is a great
>starting point for our exhibition, as there will be a mixed variety of
>responses. We plan to contact a range of different organisations,
>culturally spread out for different responses to the event, be that
>verbally, or physically. This will help us explore critically the many
>different aspects to curating, it will be included in our research and
>may be exhibited.
>
>
>These are early stages in our investigation and planning stage, however
>we were thinking of ways to accumulate responses to the 'Day of the
>Dead'. One route we have began to question is a how a child would think
>of this ritual, we therefore have planned to produce some basic
>questionnaires helping us understand what people think of death. Also one
>idea was to produce some activity sheets for a young group to participate
>with. Most likely guiding them on how to make some of the attractive
>memoirs and beautiful displays that the Mexicans produce, this will
>hopefully educate them about this amazing culture and hopefully they
>would get some enjoyment out of learning.
>
>
>We were wondering, if there would be a possibility of you both being able
>to in some way combine this into one of your younger classes, we can
>appreciate that this is a large request, and im sure you have specific
>schedules for your students. We would ultimately like a class to produce
>a credited piece of work that will relate to our topic, providing you
>have the time and approve of our request. We are still in our planning
>stage and i appreciate that this may come across rather motley, however i
>thought i would await your response before 'jumping the gun'. Please find
>attached our early prototype worksheet as a sample, that we will further
>develop.
>
>
>Many Thanks
>
>
>William Danby
>
>Ba (Hons) Fine Art Practices
>Plymouth College of Art and Design
>

Email Lady Lumley's School, Pickering:

Heres what i sent to achaddock@ladylumleys.net CC. pmcgrath@ladylumleys.net, my previous art teachers, i have missed out a few irrelevant paragraphs, so the start probably wont make sense :D

// We have been given a project where we have had to congregate into a groups of 4, then working with the Plymouth City Museum & Art Galley curate an exhibition. As curators, we will completely independently manage the exhibition, selecting artists works, writing about it, deciding how it will be presented, where it will be presented, financing it, promoting, criticising it etc. However we will never actually follow it through, this exercise is purely planning, but approaching it in a very serious way. Our final deadline for presentation is the 15th December, we must have explored every angle for pursuing this task, even down to obtaining a 'health and safety' document from the museum.


Our group have decided on curating an exhibition based on the Mexican yearly Aztec festival "Day of the Dead" where families who have lost loved ones will celebrate there memories by creating vast shrines and altars, decorating them with colourful creations, significantly edible sculls with the names of their losses inscribed. A day well practiced by Catholics, dating back to pre-Hispanic times, although still popular in Mexican culture.


Due to the interest and history of this festival, we feel it is a great starting point for our exhibition, as there will be a mixed variety of responses. We plan to contact a range of different organisations, culturally spread out for different responses to the event, be that verbally, or physically. This will help us explore critically the many different aspects to curating, it will be included in our research and may be exhibited.


These are early stages in our investigation and planning stage, however we were thinking of ways to accumulate responses to the 'Day of the Dead'. One route we have began to question is a how a child would think of this ritual, we therefore have planned to produce some basic questionnaires helping us understand what people think of death. Also one idea was to produce some activity sheets for a young group to participate with. Most likely guiding them on how to make some of the attractive memoirs and beautiful displays that the Mexicans produce, this will hopefully educate them about this amazing culture and hopefully they would get some enjoyment out of learning.


We were wondering, if there would be a possibility of you both being able to in some way combine this into one of your younger classes, we can appreciate that this is a large request, and im sure you have specific schedules for your students. We would ultimately like a class to produce a credited piece of work that will relate to our topic, providing you have the time and approve of our request. We are still in our planning stage and i appreciate that this may come across rather motley, however i thought i would await your response before 'jumping the gun'.


Many Thanks


William Danby


Plymouth College of Art and Design

Funding

also i forgot to add the list of funding that was found


Arts council Big Lottery Banks Big Companies e g Shell Also do GRANTFINDER at Devonport Library to search for pots of relevant money. European Funding Plymouth University Enterprise Centre can help access stuff Banks e g Lloyds have community money Drake Foundation

i have already done some research on the arts council, we would be eligible to apply for funding,
sadly i cant upload the screen shots i even tried to capture them again but it wont let me do it


here is the link for the pages
arts council funding

sheep skull painted lavender with blue horns 

the influence is taken form sugar skulls 

travel doc on day of the dead

hello all i found this video on the tube of you,  is a travel show but has really interesting visuals of festivities , also a fair but about how the dead come to visit 

Dia de Los Muertos Poem by Olivia Garcia Narrated by Carlos Puma

Drafted up kids fact sheet tonight to accompany other activity sheets etc. Tried to keep it as brief as possible and to the point.

Let me know if anything needs to be changed or corrected etc.

Just had an idea after looking on "creative opportunities" advertised through college webite...


Theres a facepainting workshop in Saltash this Thursday 17th 10am-3pm in Saltash, £2 per head.


Was thinking we could maybe include some kind of Day of the Dead facepainting workshop day for kids at exhibition.


Let me know what you think and perhaps we could go down to the Saltash workshop for a few hours to get a bit more experience.

Children's exhibition actvitiy sheets etc - the guinea pigs!

These are the first 3 activity sheets I made, taking into considering the group's discussions and ideas. I will also make a kids factsheet to accompany the other sheets. Also think it would be a good idea, as discussed, to produce a kind of "treasure hunt" activity sheet i.e. clues to lead the children to different parts of the museum and find various objects. This could be discussed at a later date when we've established what to exhibit and what pieces we could relate to our exhibition which are already in the musuem and gallery.

If theres anything you think could be changed or added, let me know (including any spelling mistakes!)

I decided to use my family as guinea pigs and gave them the mask sheets to have a go.

My daughter Kayls (8), tried out the activity sheet - she struggled a bit with the wordsearch but thought the dot to dot and maze was quite easy. She did add that it wasn't girlie enough!!! Think this may be better on the back of one of the mask sheets or fact sheet instead of being an individual page.

Here are some photos of my troups colouring in the masks and the resulting images:



Tyler (2) Kayls (8)



Char (15) Sumz (12) Andrew (32)

Everyone seems to enjoy decorating/colouring the masks and some took more time over their masks than others (Andrew!)

I think this would be a very successful activity for visitors at the exhibition - young and old!


(2yrs) (8yrs) (15yrs)

(12yrs) (32yrs) (8yrs)
(last mask is the patterned template sheet)