The Classroom of Creativity

The project enables a shared and collaborative learning forum. The collective aim is to embed creativity into the curriculum, whether that be at school, home, or at the Arts Centre.

We have four brilliant partner schools. They are: Holbrooks Primary, Templars Primary, Southfields Primary and new for this year, Charter Primary. We are thrilled to be working with such fantastic schools for our third year.  

Two artists are leading and curating our workshops; they are Gaby Songui and Matt Shaw. 

Gaby Songui

Gaby is a freelance writer, storyteller, and arts facilitator who loves running workshops for all ages. Her workshops are often multidisciplinary and use tools such as circus, drama and crafts to tell stories. 

This year, Gaby will be exploring the power of imagination with KS1. Imagination is an important, and often underestimated, tool that we can learn to shape and grow. Our imagination helps us develop exciting and new creative ideas. Our imagination allows us to think originally, play and explore. We will celebrate individual and unique thoughts that take us outside the box and to somewhere completely new.

Matt Shaw

Matt describes himself as a 'collaborative space maker’ with a playful and creative curiosity towards materials and technology. He is interested in creating empowering spaces and co-created sculptures and installations through the use of simple everyday materials.  

His sessions will explore what home means to us, individually and collectively. Where is home? Does it have to be in one place? We will try and answer all these questions and more through a series of engaging, playful and creative sessions where we will explore exciting open ended materials and resources.

Gaby will deliver workshops for Holbrook Primary and Southfields, and Matt will deliver for Templars and Charter Primary.

Working on this year-long project enables us to track the impact of creativity across an extended period. Throughout the year, we will host a series of workshops and gallery visits at the Mead Gallery and at their schools. The Classroom Of Creativity aims to improve the artistic, personal and social development of these fantastic young people.