Learning

EDUCATION & FACILITATION

Claire is an experienced tutor and facilitator of workshops in both academic and non-academic settings, and has worked with most age ranges and abilities.

She has taught Creative Writing at the Mary Ward Centre, Bloomsbury for ten years, devising innovative courses, including Writing the City, Coming to Your Senses, and Write Here! Write Now! She particularly enjoys facilitating writing away from the classroom, and has led workshops in diverse settings, including at Brockwell Lido, where she was artist in residence, and on inner city estates, as well as in art galleries and museums.

Claire taught Novel Writing at Birkbeck College, and has seen many of her students’ work develop from early drafts to publication.

She worked for Spread the Word as Literature Development Facilitator for Bexley, and has led various projects and activities within hospitals, schools and daycare settings; working with refugees and asylum seekers, vulnerable adults, elders and young children.

As Cultural Partner for Kings College Hospital, Claire designed workshops for women to reflect on their experiences of maternity and childbirth, the findings of which formed the basis of a script she then produced for the animated film, ReAssure.

At Kettle’s Yard, she designed and led workshops that were trialled and developed as online resources.

Claire taught Visual Literacy for schools at The Photographers’ Gallery, and was instrumental in designing their visual literacy resources.

Working alongside Shona Watt, Claire has delivered school workshops as part of Rivers of the World, and created posters from the resulting artwork.

MENTORING
Claire regularly mentors individual writers, and at Spread the Word she mentored writers wishing to work within the community.

TALKS
Claire has given talks on all aspects of her practice, and to audiences ranging from art students to medical undergraduates and breast cancer survivors.

RESOURCES
Claire designs engagement resources for arts organisations, including Waltham Forest Borough of Culture, and the Government Art Collection. She produced Making Conversations as Max Literacy fellow at Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge.

VOLUNTEERING
Claire has dramaturged for Scene & Heard, a unique mentoring project that partners the inner-city children of Somers Town, London with volunteer theatre and writing professionals (Queen's Award, 2011).

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Dec 7, 2020

Government Art Collection: ArtSpark

Dec 7, 2020

♦ Just look When presented with an artwork you’ve never seen before, it’s only natural to feel you need to learn all about it – but there’s a lot to be gained from just looking. Give it a go for 10 minutes, just look.

♦ There’s no right answer! Facts have their place, but so do feelings, and one of the most valuable things about art is it gives us space to play, explore, and feel. Anything you think about the artwork, and the words you use to talk about it, it’s all good.

♦ Explore Bursting with information, each resource kicks off with 10 facts but you don’t have to become an expert! Jump straight in and see what grabs your attention.

♦ Look out for the CLOCK – these indicate 10-minute activities which are great for young children or if you’re just stuck for time and have few materials to hand.

Dec 7, 2020