Fortismere welcomes the recipient to their school. They provide two art tasks for the summer holiday involving creating drawings with different mediums on various surfaces based on themes, as well as visiting specified art exhibitions. Expectations for art lessons include being punctual, prepared, engaged, and cleaning up. Outside of lessons, independent art engagement is encouraged through gallery visits and keeping up with the art world. Resources for wider art reading and theory are recommended, including books, magazines, and apps. The first project this term is on abstraction, exploring techniques and receiving feedback. The second project focuses on diversity and developing a personal response over several weeks.

1. WELCOME
Congratulations on your successful
application to Fortismere.
We have many exciting activities
planned and hope you will enjoy your
time with us.

2. Summer Holiday ART Tasks
Task 1: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Create three drawings for each heading.
Try to use a different media for each one.
Work on different surfaces.
Size is up to you.
Task 2: Visit an exhibition. We suggest….
Takis, Tate Modern, Bankside
London Bridge/Southwark or Blackfriars tube
Faith Ringgold, Serpentine Gallery
Hyde Park, Lancaster Gate/south Ken
tube
Lee Krasner
Barbican Gallery
Michael Craig Martin
Gargosian, Britannia St
Fortismere flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/fortismereartdepartment/

3. Expectations:
In lessons
•Be punctual and attend all lessons
•Be prepared (sketchbooks for practical work and folders for theory lessons)
•Turn phones off and keep them out of sight during lessons
•Wear appropriate clothing that allows you to move freely
•Be prepared to work in a variety of scales on a range of surfaces.
•Have an enquiring mind and a willingness to take risks
•Clear up after yourself and ensure work is safely put away
Out of lessons
•Visit exhibitions independently.
•Take an active interest in the London Arts scene
•Document developments as they occur even if we don’t explicitly ask you to
•5 hours homework per week- this includes practical, research, gallery visits
•Use non-contact lessons to work in the art rooms
•Read around the subject

4. Get this App if you haven’t already.

5. Go to the library and read Aesthetica and other Art periodicals they
have. Articles are a fast way to glean information about issues or
artists you may be interested in...

6. Fine Art: Wider Reading and Going Beyond
We expect you to be able to have a dialogue about Art theory and approaches to the subject. Here is a range of resources
for you to dip into throughout your A level Art course..
Books:
101 Things to Learn in Art School by Kit White. (This book can currently be bought on Amazon for as little as 1p + postage)
Ways of Seeing by John Berger
The Shock of the New by Robert Hughes
What Are You Looking At? 150 Years of Modern Art in the Blink of an Eye by Will Gompertz
What Good are the Arts? by John Carey
Playing to the Gallery by Grayson Perry
This is Modern Art by Matthew Collins (also a series on youtube)
Drawing Projects: An exploration of the language of drawing by Mick Maslen and Jack Southern
Art and Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking by David Bayles
Drawing on the Right side of the Brain by Betty Edwards
Online:
The Power of Art by Simon Sharma (can be found on Youtube)
Blogs
Colossal: https://www.thisiscolossal.com/
Jealous Curator: http://www.thejealouscurator.com/blog/
Juxtapoz: https://www.juxtapoz.com/
Magazines:
Aesthetica
Hi Fructose
Apps
Art Rabbit: begin to familiarise yourself with smaller, commercial galleries

7. This Term…..

8. Autumn 1: Abstraction
Within this project you will:
Explore ways to create work that is
non-figurative or literal.
Explore known and new techniques
and materials as you respond to the
theme.
Work with artists, receive feedback
and question them about their work.
Supplement your practical work with
lessons in art history and critical
analysis.

9. Astrig Akserlian
One day, Life Drawing workshop.

10. Autumn 2: Diversity
The word Diversity refers to `variety and
difference’. Over the course of 7-8 weeks you
will develop a personal response to the theme.
The practical development of ideas will be
documented in a sketchbook and the project
will culminate in an ambitious final piece or
series of pieces.