See, Hear, Feel invites you to explore, question, and reimagine the spaces around you.
This resource includes an object and a series of prompt cards, allowing you to create an activity during a school visit to Arnolfini that fits your preferred length of time. The prompts focus on three actions – seeing, hearing, and feeling – with the object as a grounding tool.
See, Hear, Feel offers young people a sensory way to engage with their surroundings and respond creatively.
Who is it for?
- Aimed at ages 7-11 (Key Stage 2).
Tips on how to use it
- See, Hear, Feel is available to use during your school visit to Arnolfini
- You can ask a member of our Visitor Engagement team to use See, Hear, Feel to explore our exhibitions
- Make your own versions using the instructions and experiment with them in your classroom, playground or another setting
- Explore the senses and experiment with attaching materials to the object to observe how this changes your experiences
Benefits
- The object provides opportunities to experience art in a different way to make creative observations of the world around you
- Explores connections to the senses, linking to science and PE curriculum topics on understanding your senses
- Supports spoken language through vocabulary development, paired talking and social interaction
- Making versions of the object and the creative activities on the cards link to Design and Technology (making and understanding, exploring and using materials).
About the Value of Artists
As part of this project led by Bath Spa University, five creatives were commissioned to develop educational resources that explore the role of artists in society – showcasing the diverse career paths they follow and the many ways they contribute to our communities.
Created to explore the role of artists in society, these new resources have been designed to:
- Support pupil well-being
- Develop creative thinking skills
- Expand knowledge and understanding of creative careers
- Be inclusive and accessible to pupils with additional needs.
About Jasmine Smail
Jasmine Smail is a multidisciplinary artist working mostly in sculpture and drawing. Her practice explores childhood, nostalgia, storytelling and play through objects and the memories they hold. Smail has led workshops encouraging play, storytelling and joy for all ages across the South West including the galleries Spike Island, Hauser & Wirth and Arnolfini.
The Value of Artists project was delivered through the Culture West programme. The initiative was made possible with funding from the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority and Arts Council England.
