We are delighted to announce our new exhibition Caught By My Eye, which celebrates work created by six London schools who took part in our pioneering illustration project PICTURE IT: Inspiration Through Illustration. Involving 450 pupils and 114 teachers across the six schools, the participants of PICTURE IT workshops have created work that is thoughtful,…
Pupil drawing during workshop led by illlustrator Toya Walker at Westminster City School, July 2010
Picture It: Inspiration Through Illustration
PICTURE IT: Inspiration through Illustration is our inaugural illustration programme that has now reached the teachers and pupils of six London schools. Launched in 2009, the programme has placed professional illustrators in two secondary and four primary schools, and will benefit three more schools in the autumn term 2010. An information pack for teachers is available…
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House of Illustration and the DCFS
We’ve been working with the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) to explore the role that illustration plays in the classroom. The aim was to produce teaching materials that could be downloaded from our website and used in the classroom. We held a joint workshop on 7 July 2008. The day was introduced and…
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House of Illustration and Teachers TV
The House of Illustration is delighted to be working in partnership with Teachers TV and has developed a flagship programme featuring Quentin Blake. During 2009, the House of Illustration worked in partnership with Teachers TV to create the programme Inspirations – Quentin Blake – The Power of Illustration. The programme focussed on two books by Quentin…