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Press
Release
December
2008 National
portrait gallery publishes first tool-kit report for hospital schools
Supported
by lehman brothers foundation europe and arts & business - The first year-round programme by a London gallery within hospital schools to create a tool-kit for future projects in this sector - Unique three-way, cross-sector Hospital Schools partnership -
Inaugural London-based Arts &
Business “Invest” Scheme Grant The
National Portrait Gallery has published the first tool-kit report for outreach
work in hospitals schools. Over 200 children and young people took part in the
enterprising one-year hospital schools programme which was launched to accompany
the National Portrait Gallery’s major exhibition Pop Art Portraits last year. Developed
by the Gallery’s Learning and Access team, in partnership with the Lehman
Brothers Foundation Europe and Arts & Business, the programme is a new
departure in the provision of arts outreach resulting in the report which it is
hoped will provide guidance for best practice in hospital schools.
The
toolkit highlights the methods used and challenges faced when working in a
hospital school environment. The Gallery hopes this document will be a valuable
tool for other museum, gallery and hospital educators thinking of embarking on
similar projects. There is very little sustained arts provision in hospital
schools in Inner and Greater London and the National Portrait Gallery is
currently the forerunner in this area. The
tool-kit has highlighted the importance of providing outreach projects in
hospital schools and the benefits of delivering arts programmes to children and
young people. The aim of the Gallery is to disseminate the toolkit as widely as
possible and it will be available to download at www.npg.org.uk/hospitalschools
from 15 December.
Beginning
in October 2007, the one-year programme used the exhibition, Pop Art
Portraits, as a starting point to inspire children from four hospital
schools to work with artists, comic artists and photographers on a multi-media
project focusing on animation and collage. The
programme was launched with a 10-day animation project which included the
participation of leading Pop artist Sir Peter Blake at the Evelina Children
Hospital, (Guy's Hospital) in November last year, and work continued at Great
Ormond Street, St Mary’s and University College London Hospitals. The work from
the project was shown in an exhibition at Lehman Brothers' European Headquarters
in Canary Wharf in December. 20 of the Company’s staff volunteered for the
programme, recording projects and working with the children in hospital. This
new project is co-funded by the Lehman Brothers Foundation Europe and the Arts
& Business Invest Programme. Lehman Brothers Foundation Europe looks
to support work that advances quality healthcare, promotes excellence in the
arts and culture and educates and helps meet the needs of underprivileged
children and young people.
Liz
Smith, Head of Learning and Access at the National Portrait Gallery, London,
says: ‘The Gallery is delighted to have been in the position to lead such an
innovative project for London’s hospital schools over the past year. Artists,
educators, school and gallery staff created a remarkable programme that has
highlighted the significant potential of museum and gallery collections to
inspire young people in hospital school settings. The dedication of all involved
in supporting the project has been crucial to its success and impact. We hope
that our experiences, shared here through a comprehensive toolkit will support
colleagues across the sector in exploring ways in which they can develop their
own practice with hospital schools, ensuring such opportunities are extended to
more young people. Our thanks to both Lehman Brothers Foundation and Arts and
Business for their support and involvement.’ Andrea
Sullivan, Vice President, Lehman Brothers Foundation Europe, says: ‘The Lehman
Brothers Foundation Europe has been proud to be involved in the development of
this important project. The
Foundation is particularly focussed on achieving tangible outcomes from the
organisations we support and we hope that this best practice tool-kit serves to
effect positive advancement in arts education in a wide number of hospital
schools.’ Natalie
Melton, Commercial Director Arts and Business, says: ‘The Arts & Business
Investment programme was focused on supporting excellence and innovation in arts
& business collaborations. This toolkit provides a valuable resource that
promotes best practice from an arts institution that has led provision in this
particular area, and a project that we were delighted to support. It will be an important addition to
Lehman’s legacy of support for arts, culture, education and young
people.’ For
further press information please contact: Neil
Evans, Press Officer, National Portrait Gallery, Tel 020 7312 2452 (not for
publication) Email nevans@npg.org.uk
To
download press releases and images,
please go to: www.npg.org.uk/press
For
further information on Lehman Brothers please contact:
Andrea Sullivan, Tel 07785 904272
(not for
publication) Email
andrea.sullivan@lehman.com
For
further information on Arts & Business please contact:
Sophie
Gaskill,
Tel
020 7940 6410 or sophie.gaskill@aandb.org.uk. NOTES
TO EDITORS
Lehman
Brothers Foundation Europe (LBFE): Headquartered in London, LBFE makes
grants in the UK, the Continent and the Middle East focused on supporting
children’s health projects and educational programmes, and on promoting cultural
vibrancy that enriches the quality of life in our communities. Arts &
Business Arts & Business is a world
leading membership network and cultural agency delivering business solutions
through the arts and fostering innovative partnerships between business and the
arts. The Invest Programme enabled
Arts & Business to initiate transformative business/arts partnerships, with
the aim to encourage new investment into the arts; to stimulate the sponsorship
market; and to grow and sustain business engagement with the arts. The A&B Invest Programme was funded
by Arts Council England, the Department for Culture, Arts and Leisure and the
Scottish Executive. To
find your nearest A&B office, please see: www.aandb.org.uk
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