Churcher's College Junior School pupils get arty in Southampton

Year 4 children from Churcher's College Junior School visited Southampton Art Gallery as part of their STEAM week work.

After a brief gallery tour they enjoyed a workshop with Jo, one of the museum’s resident artists. 

She gently guided the children through making a Medusa head out of clay- complete with writhing snakes for hair. 

This activity linked in with the work they have been doing this term in History on the Ancient Greeks. 

With this in mind the pupils were very anxious to see the Perseus room at the gallery, which exhibits 12 enormous paintings by Edward Burne- Jones depicting the famous legend.

This trip is always fun and worthwhile and for many, it is their very first experience of an Art Gallery. Let’s hope it is the first of many.