Author Archives: Dan

Something to shout about

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Dan

It is unusual to enjoy an art gallery for its sound effect but that’s what I like about La Piscine in Roubaix. This is an art gallery housed in a converted 1930s art deco indoor swimming pool. The pool remains … Continue reading →

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Free Course from Adobe for students

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Dan

http://www.adobegeneration.com/ Just heard about a new free online course from Adobe. It is for 14 – 19 yr olds and covers all aspects of digital media. Students get a copy of Creative Suite to use during the course. Sounds brilliant … Continue reading →

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Layered Drawings

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Dan

Really like these ‘drawings’ made from teased layers of wire mesh by Seungmo Park. For a video and explanation check this link.

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The Dalai Lama and Mr Gove or Discovering Talent and Passion

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Dan

Only Ken Robinson could put the Dalai Lama and Michael Gove in the same talk (making a point about knowing your own limitations – one does and the other doesn’t, but you have to watch.) This is another classic Ken … Continue reading →

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I came across this rather depressing piece about Mr Gove’s (ex Times journalist) relationships with News Corp. Its from the Guardian and records the close contact Mr Gove has with previous friends at News Corps and begs the question about … Continue reading →

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Dan | Leave a comment

Making a Mark: with luck.

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Dan

I am just reading Making a Mark (HMI March 2012) which is the latest report about art education in England by my old friend and colleague Ian (otherwise known as HMI). Click here for a copy. It is so overwhelmingly sensible … Continue reading →

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Creativity, Culture and Education remember that?

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Dan

This is just a quick post as a reminder of the really useful report published by Ken Robinson in 1999 ‘All Our Futures’. I had forgotten that I had a PDF of this report – long since out of print … Continue reading →

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So that’s all right then.

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Dan

“We agree.” The government response to the Henley report is that they agree with everything and sincerely hope that someone else will make a plan to do something about it. To this end they have devoted the princely sum of … Continue reading →

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Cultural Education in England

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Dan

It is always important not to confuse a profusion of platitudes with intelligence. The (Henley) report ‘Cultural Education in England’ repeats many well-meaning and worthy principles and, of course, it is to be welcomed. There are some genuinely valuable insights … Continue reading →

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We Can All Join In

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Dan

Sir Ken Robinson provides the closing statement for the LWF 12 conference under the theme “leading a learning revolution”. In this reflective summary he argues that revolutions don’t come from the top but are ground up movements of people with … Continue reading →

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