Projects, Resources and Contacts

These other arts education contacts and opportunities in Hertfordshire and beyond may be useful for you.

For more details, please contact Suzanne Rider, Arts Education Development Officer, Hertfordshire Music Service on 01438 202806 or by email: suzanne.rider@hertscc.gov.uk

Artists and Arts Organisations – please check out http://www.hertsdirect.org/your-community/comvol/hobbi2y/hyart3y/ for information on artists and arts organisations based in or working in Hertfordshire, including useful contacts such as scrap stores local to you.

Arts Programmes in Hertfordshire’s District and Borough Councils – there are 10 district or borough councils in Hertfordshire. Please look at your local council’s website for details of arts events for schools and community groups (see links below) or contact Suzanne Rider, Arts Education Development Officer, Hertfordshire Music Service on 01438 202806 or by email: suzanne.rider@hertscc.gov.uk

Related Hertfordshire County Council resources

Hertfordshire Schools Library Service helps you develop your library, can provide you with up-to-date library materials for learning and leisure as well as advice, support, book promotion, books for loan and purchase.

Info: www.herts-sls.org.uk or T: 01707 281 630

E: info@herts-sls.org.uk

Hertfordshire Archives offers hands on activities for class visits at the centre as well as visits to schools and classroom resources are available. The archives hold a wealth of material which can be used in a variety of ways for arts week projects i.e. Workshops can include a focus on family history, learning how to campaign and a range of history topics. A two hour visit to the archives will include work on original documents and a visit to storage areas to discover how the centre looks after a large collection of documents.

Contact: Daphne Knott, Learning and Access Officer

T: 01992 555 117 E: daphne.knott@hertscc.gov.uk

www.hertsdirect.org/hals and www.hertsmemories.org.uk

Hertfordshire Museums Learning - small local museums are an excellent resource and are able to work closely with schools, often tailoring resources to meet particular needs. In the first instance schools are advised to contact their local museum and details can be found under the museum’s index at www.hertsmuseums.org.uk. A downloadable version of the Enjoy! Booklet on Hertfordshire museums is available on the site together with information on resource boxes and teachers packs.

Resource boxes for schools are available from museums for all key stages and contain some of the following: guidance, activity sheets and ideas for how to use the box in a variety of ways linked to the curriculum, original or replica artefacts, posters, photographs, costumes, newspapers. Please contact the museum directly to book.

Info: www.hertsmuseums.org.uk

The County Art Collection is free and has approximately 1500 original works of art. This resource enables schools to loan pieces of art, sculptures and even a range of animals from the taxidermy collection to enhance learning in the classroom. Schools can select up to six items for a loan period of twelve school weeks. Project packs with activities for Key stage 2 are available and The Collection aims to support the requirements of the national curriculum.

Based with the Schools Library Service at New Barnfield, Hatfield, the Collection catalogue and loan service can be located on the Hertfordshire Grid for Learning Schools Intranet Home Page (accessed on your school computers only):

www.intra.thegrid.org.uk/hertstart

Info: Diane Knapman T: 01707 281 424

E: diane.knapman@hertscc.gov.uk

Public Art - Hertfordshire has about 300 pieces of public art sited across the county. For further information on public art works see the Enjoy! Public Art in Hertfordshire brochure available.

Info: http://www.enjoyhertfordshire.com