Hands On Workshops
In 2020 UCL Slade Short Courses established the Hands On/Slade Short Courses Bursary, enabling the Hands On Coach to join the Slade Short Courses programmes in drawing and painting online throughout the academic year.
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A set of postcards designed by Joseph Yona Deng, artist and Hands On Coach, and Art Club students from Angelina Jolie Primary School and the Maggie Tent art workshops in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya, produced by Hands On Art Workshops for World Refugee Week 2022, responding to the theme of ‘Healing’
Slade tutor Lisa Milroy initiated Hands On Art Workshops, which offers a programme of practical art workshops for primary and secondary school students in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya delivered through video conference and mobile phone messaging. One related initiative is the Hands On Gateway Bursary, which provides a one-year salary for a secondary school graduate in Kakuma Refugee Camp to independently lead and support art activities in community learning centres and connect with school Art Clubs.
Background
In 2015 artist and Slade tutor Lisa Milroy initiated Hands On Art Workshops with support of Vodafone Foundation and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. Hands On Art Workshops offers a programme of practical art workshops for primary and secondary school students in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya delivered through video conference and mobile phone messaging. As an artist engaged in education, Lisa wanted to explore how technology can make a live connection between artists and students as a contribution to art education initiatives around the world: a channel to enable making and craft along with critical thinking. In 2020 artist Stephanie Nebbia joined Hands On Art Workshops as co-director. Lisa and Stephanie work closely with Joy Maraka, UNHCR Education Assistant based at Kakuma Refugee Camp. Lisa travels to Kakuma annually to deliver workshops in person, working with UNHCR.
Hands On Art Workshops aims to support and encourage creative and imaginative thinking, engagement and exchange globally and inter-generationally between artists and students. All Hands On Art Workshops are devised by artists, and based on an artist’s practice. Through Hands On Art Workshops, students can develop their creative skills through drawing, painting, performance, film, photography, object-making, writing and aspects of functional design.
Hands On Workshops educational initiatives
Hands On Gateway Bursary
Hands On Art Workshops supports several educational initiatives, including the Hands On Gateway Bursary, which provides a one-year salary for a secondary school graduate in Kakuma Refugee Camp to independently lead and support art activities in community learning centres and connect with school Art Clubs. Golda Aruten Okech was the first Hands On Coach (2020 - 2021), and is currently pursuing a Certificate in Interior Design. Joseph Yona Deng is the Hands On Coach for 2022.
Joseph currently leads a vibrant programme of art workshops of his own design to a weekly cohort of up to 40 participants at Maggie Tent, a community learning centre in Kakuma Refugee Camp. Joseph has also developed a series of lessons stemming from his own experiences of the Slade Short Courses for delivery to students at Maggie Tent and in Art Clubs at various schools in Kakuma. As Joseph says,
My previous enrolment in the Slade's Short Courses for drawing and painting has helped me develop and explore newer ways of looking into my own practice. Guided with great mentorship from the online mentors and genuine lessons, I have been wielding the knowledge to help me advance my skills and attaining self-accomplishments throughout my practice.I have also adapted the UCL lessons for my students' practice in my regular art workshops here in Kakuma and the outcomes have been so rich and promising. There has been an apparent improvement in learners' skills and levels of confidence attained in their own practice.
Artwork from Maggie Tent art workshops on "Colour"
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Colour artwork from student at the Maggie Tent art workshop, 2022
Maggie Tent art workshops led by Joseph Yona Deng, Hands On Coach, Kakuma Refugee Camp, adapted from the Slade Short Courses online sessions on ‘Colour’
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Colour artwork from student at the Maggie Tent art workshop, 2022
Maggie Tent art workshops led by Joseph Yona Deng, Hands On Coach, Kakuma Refugee Camp, adapted from the Slade Short Courses online sessions on ‘Colour’
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Drawing by student at the Maggie Tent art workshop, 2022
Maggie Tent art workshops led by Joseph Yona Deng, Hands On Coach, Kakuma Refugee Camp, adapted from the Slade Short Courses online sessions on ‘Colour’
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Drawing by student at the Maggie Tent art workshop, 2022
Maggie Tent art workshops led by Joseph Yona Deng, Hands On Coach, Kakuma Refugee Camp, adapted from the Slade Short Courses online sessions on ‘Colour’
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Drawing by student at the Maggie Tent art workshop, 2022
Maggie Tent art workshops led by Joseph Yona Deng, Hands On Coach, Kakuma Refugee Camp, adapted from the Slade Short Courses online sessions on ‘Colour’
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Colour artwork by student at the Maggie Tent art workshop, 2022
Maggie Tent art workshops led by Joseph Yona Deng, Hands On Coach, Kakuma Refugee Camp, adapted from the Slade Short Courses online sessions on ‘Colour’
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Colour artwork by student at the Maggie Tent art workshop, 2022
Maggie Tent art workshops led by Joseph Yona Deng, Hands On Coach, Kakuma Refugee Camp, adapted from the Slade Short Courses online sessions on ‘Colour’
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Colour artwork by student at the Maggie Tent art workshop, 2022
Maggie Tent art workshops led by Joseph Yona Deng, Hands On Coach, Kakuma Refugee Camp, adapted from the Slade Short Courses online sessions on ‘Colour’
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Painting by student at the Maggie Tent art workshop , 2022
Maggie Tent art workshops led by Joseph Yona Deng, Hands On Coach, Kakuma Refugee Camp, adapted from the Slade Short Courses online sessions on ‘Colour’
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Painting by student at the Maggie Tent art workshop , 2022
Maggie Tent art workshops led by Joseph Yona Deng, Hands On Coach, Kakuma Refugee Camp, adapted from the Slade Short Courses online sessions on ‘Colour’
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Painting by student at the Maggie Tent art workshop , 2022
Maggie Tent art workshops led by Joseph Yona Deng, Hands On Coach, Kakuma Refugee Camp, adapted from the Slade Short Courses online sessions on ‘Colour’
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Painting by student at the Maggie Tent art workshop , 2022
Maggie Tent art workshops led by Joseph Yona Deng, Hands On Coach, Kakuma Refugee Camp, adapted from the Slade Short Courses online sessions on ‘Colour’
Artwork from Maggie Tent art workshops caption
A selection of artwork from students at the Maggie Tent art workshops led by Joseph Yona Deng, Hands On Coach, Kakuma Refugee Camp, adapted from the Slade Short Courses online sessions on ‘Colour’
Artwork from Maggie Tent art workshops on "Tone"
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Tone drawing from student at the Maggie Tent art workshop, 2022
Maggie Tent art workshops led by Joseph Yona Deng, Hands On Coach, Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya, adapted from the Slade Short Courses online sessions on ‘Tone’
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Tone drawing from student at the Maggie Tent art workshop, 2022
Maggie Tent art workshops led by Joseph Yona Deng, Hands On Coach, Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya, adapted from the Slade Short Courses online sessions on ‘Tone’
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Tone drawing from student at the Maggie Tent art workshop, 2022
Maggie Tent art workshops led by Joseph Yona Deng, Hands On Coach, Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya, adapted from the Slade Short Courses online sessions on ‘Tone’
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Tone drawing from student at the Maggie Tent art workshop, 2022
Maggie Tent art workshops led by Joseph Yona Deng, Hands On Coach, Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya, adapted from the Slade Short Courses online sessions on ‘Tone’
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Tone drawing from student at the Maggie Tent art workshop, 2022
Maggie Tent art workshops led by Joseph Yona Deng, Hands On Coach, Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya, adapted from the Slade Short Courses online sessions on ‘Tone’
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Tone drawing from student at the Maggie Tent art workshop, 2022
Maggie Tent art workshops led by Joseph Yona Deng, Hands On Coach, Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya, adapted from the Slade Short Courses online sessions on ‘Tone’
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Tone drawing from student at the Maggie Tent art workshop, 2022
Maggie Tent art workshops led by Joseph Yona Deng, Hands On Coach, Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya, adapted from the Slade Short Courses online sessions on ‘Tone’
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Tone painting by student at the Maggie Tent art workshop, 2022
Maggie Tent art workshops led by Joseph Yona Deng, Hands On Coach, Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya, adapted from the Slade Short Courses online sessions on ‘Tone’
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Tone painting by student at the Maggie Tent art workshop, 2022
Maggie Tent art workshops led by Joseph Yona Deng, Hands On Coach, Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya, adapted from the Slade Short Courses online sessions on ‘Tone’
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Tone painting by student at the Maggie Tent art workshop, 2022
Maggie Tent art workshops led by Joseph Yona Deng, Hands On Coach, Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya, adapted from the Slade Short Courses online sessions on ‘Tone’
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Artwork from Maggie Tent art workshops on tone caption
A selection of artwork from students at the Maggie Tent art workshops led by Joseph Yona Deng, Hands On Coach, Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya, adapted from the Slade Short Courses online sessions on ‘Tone’
Golda Aruten Okech
Golda Aruten Okech, Hands On Coach for 2021, exhibited her work “The Artist” in the RA Summer Exhibition 2021,a digital print editionproduced by Hands On Art Workshops with proceeds supporting Hands On educational initiatives.
Postcards responding to the theme of "Healing"
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Postcard designed responding to the theme of 'Healing', 2022A set of postcards designed by Joseph Yona Deng, artist and Hands On Coach, and Art Club students from Angelina Jolie Primary School and the Maggie Tent art workshops in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya, produced by Hands On Art Workshops for World Refugee Week 2022, responding to the theme of ‘Healing’
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Postcard designed responding to the theme of 'Healing', 2022A set of postcards designed by Joseph Yona Deng, artist and Hands On Coach, and Art Club students from Angelina Jolie Primary School and the Maggie Tent art workshops in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya, produced by Hands On Art Workshops for World Refugee Week 2022, responding to the theme of ‘Healing’
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Postcard designed responding to the theme of 'Healing', 2022
A set of postcards designed by Joseph Yona Deng, artist and Hands On Coach, and Art Club students from Angelina Jolie Primary School and the Maggie Tent art workshops in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya, produced by Hands On Art Workshops for World Refugee Week 2022, responding to the theme of ‘Healing’
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Postcard designed responding to the theme of 'Healing', 2022
A set of postcards designed by Joseph Yona Deng, artist and Hands On Coach, and Art Club students from Angelina Jolie Primary School and the Maggie Tent art workshops in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya, produced by Hands On Art Workshops for World Refugee Week 2022, responding to the theme of ‘Healing’
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Postcard designed responding to the theme of 'Healing', 2022A set of postcards designed by Joseph Yona Deng, artist and Hands On Coach, and Art Club students from Angelina Jolie Primary School and the Maggie Tent art workshops in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya, produced by Hands On Art Workshops for World Refugee Week 2022, responding to the theme of ‘Healing’
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Postcard designed responding to the theme of 'Healing', 2022A set of postcards designed by Joseph Yona Deng, artist and Hands On Coach, and Art Club students from Angelina Jolie Primary School and the Maggie Tent art workshops in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya, produced by Hands On Art Workshops for World Refugee Week 2022, responding to the theme of ‘Healing’
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Postcard designed responding to the theme of 'Healing', 2022A set of postcards designed by Joseph Yona Deng, artist and Hands On Coach, and Art Club students from Angelina Jolie Primary School and the Maggie Tent art workshops in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya, produced by Hands On Art Workshops for World Refugee Week 2022, responding to the theme of ‘Healing’
Postcards responding to the theme of Healing caption
A set of postcards designed by Joseph Yona Deng, artist and Hands On Coach, and Art Club students from Angelina Jolie Primary School and the Maggie Tent art workshops in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya, produced by Hands On Art Workshops for World Refugee Week 2022, responding to the theme of ‘Healing’
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The aim of Hands On Art Workshops is to support and encourage creative and imaginative thinking, engagement and exchange globally and intergenerationally between artists and students.
