About this day
For A-level, IB, Foundation, GCSE and BTEC Level 3 Art and Design students
We return this year with another exciting day of Art & Design in London this autumn! This unmissable and unique event is suitable for all KS5 and Foundation students as well as enthusiastic year 11 students. In this visually stimulating and interactive programme, students will meet and learn from four established artists working in different areas, to get a taste of what inspires them, how they convey ideas and meanings, the different ways they work within their own artistic area and how they make their living as artists. This outstanding event will be chaired by graphic designer Rebecca Wright, Dean of Academic Programmes at Central Saint Martins.
Come armed with a question and see how ideas become art! Students will gain a greater understanding of the creative process within the different artistic areas and are guaranteed to leave inspired and brimming with ideas for their own work!
“Fantastic day! Inspirational, eye-opening, mind-broadening!”
— Highlands School, Autumn 2024 —
Programme & speakers
Magnum photographer Martin Parr CBE, Photographer
In a highly entertaining session, Martin Parr will talk about his approach as a photographer and students will be able to see for themselves how he uses seduction and humour to comment on the human condition. (Image credit: Portrait by Martin Parr, courtesy the artist)
About Martin Parr CBE
Magnum photographer Martin Parr is considered one of this country’s leading photographers. He has won countless awards and exhibited across the globe. While his photographs are highly original and entertaining, they also reflect how we present ourselves and what we value. He founded the Martin Parr Foundation which houses his own archive, his collection of British and Irish photography by other photographers and a gallery.
An interpretation of space and memory Rachel Whiteread DBE, Artist
Meet Turner Prize winner Rachel Whiteread DBE for a fascinating exploration of the creative process and inspiration behind her rich and evocative works of art. There will be an opportunity for questions. (Image: Nissen Hut, Image credit: Artwork © Rachel Whiteread, Photo: © Ben Thomas, Forestry Commission)
About Rachel Whiteread DBE
Rachel Whiteread is one of Britain’s leading contemporary artists and the first woman to win the Turner Prize, in 1993. Her sculptures and drawings, everyday settings, objects, and surfaces are transformed into ghostly replicas that are eerily familiar. One of her many notable works was Monument, made for the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, and in 2019 she was made a Dame of the British Empire for services to art. (Image credit: Courtesy of the Artist and Gagosian)
The joy of pottery: making and collaboration Duncan Hooson, Artist and specialist in ceramics
Duncan Hooson charts his journey from Stoke-on-Trent, revealing the creative processes behind his collaborative ceramic projects and the large-scale participatory clay events that unite thousands in joyful, hands-on making and memorable public celebration.
About Duncan Hooson
Duncan is a specialist in ceramics and a cross-disciplinary artist and educator working nationally and internationally. Co-founder of the award-winning Clayground Collective and co-author of The Workshop Guide to Ceramics and Clay in Common. Duncan is Reader in Knowledge Exchange, and lecturer in Ceramic Design, Central Saint Martins. He believes that ceramics serves as a medium through which we tell stories of our shared humanity, while perspectives are broadened and connections forged, and that clay can be a catalyst of transformation, a force for change and provide a narrative of hope.
The art of drawing Fraser Scarfe, The Royal Drawing School
In an interactive session, Fraser will share some useful and fascinating insights on his work. He will reveal the important role of drawing in the broader creative industries and show how a drawing practice can enrich so many aspects of art and design.
About Fraser Scarfe
Fraser Scarfe is an award-winning artist and painter who often works on location as a response to the landscape around him, with a focus on drawing as well as painting. He was Royal Artist at the Coronation in 2023 and more recently during the royal visit to Italy. He has exhibited across the UK and in the US, with some of his works also in private collections in the UK, Europe and the US. He is Drawing Year Senior Manager at the Royal Drawing School and has been a guest judge on the BBC’s Big Painting Challenge.