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Nationality: British
Course: Lewis joined us to study GCSEs in a variety of subjects
Achievements: World Famous F1 Racing Driver!
Ambitions Win the F1 World Championship
What does he say about us? Find out on our dedicated Lewis Hamilton web page.


Sculpture Summer School

Our sculpture summer school lasts for one week (5 days) and runs three times throughout the summer:

  • Monday 13th July - Friday 18th July
  • Monday 3rd August - Friday 8th August
  • Monday 18th August - Friday 22nd August.

Course outline:

 MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
amAfrican Sculpture workshop:
- African masks & headdresses
- Introduction to African Sculpture
- Tutor demo
- Students casting faces in mod rock
Soapstone Carving workshop:
- Introduction to sculpture using natural forms: Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth
- Tutor demo
- Students soapstone carving
Egyptian Art workshop:
- Introduction to Egyptian Art
- Tutor demo
- Workshop: study Hieroglyphics and make a sculpture
Egyptian Art workshop:
- Make an artefact
- Tutor demo: how to make a piece out of clay, wood and wire
- Students make piece of their own
Wire Sculptures workshop:
- Figures and movement: wire sculptures + mod rock 
- Introduction to Germaine Richier
Alberto Giacometti
pm- African masks & headdresses
- Tutor demo
- Students decorating their faces / masks
Students continue their carvings

Half day excursion:
Fitzwilliam Museum
(Egyptian Artefacts)

- Students decorate artefact and create an environment to display piece
- Group exhibition of artefacts
- Introduction to
Walter Bodner and Alexander Calder
- Drawings in space using wire: create a wire circus

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