Portrait Artist of the Year / Landscape Artist of the Year (Sky Arts)
Master of Photography (Sky Arts) – brilliant for contemporary practice
BBC Arena arts documentaries
Abstract: The Art of Design (Netflix) – especially photography & graphic design episodes
Tate Shots (YouTube) – short, accessible artist talks
The organic painter by Griffiths (located in HDV’s room)
The collage workbook by Randel Plowman (located in HDV’s room)
National geographic magazine / Through the lens by national geographic (located in Art office)
Basquiat by Leonhard Emmerling (located in Art office)
Design/ design Museum by Catherine McDermott (located in Art office)
Art Juice (contemporary practice discussions)
Photography Daily
Movements: Surrealism, Dada, Feminist Art, Conceptual Art, Postmodernism
Photography genres: Documentary, Fashion, Fine Art, Street, Environmental Portraiture, Editorial, Product.
Ethical issues in photography (consent, representation, truth)
Websites
Colossal | Art, design, and visual culture. (thisiscolossal.com)
Midlands
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Ikon Gallery (Birmingham)
RBSA Gallery (Birmingham)
Midland Arts Centre (MAC)
Wolverhampton Art Gallery
New Art Exchange (Nottingham)
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum (Coventry)
A little further but worth it:
The Photographers’ Gallery (London)
Tate Modern / Tate Britain (London)
Tate Liverpool
V&A
Yorkshire Sculpture Park (West Yorkshire) – Major international sculpture park
Shropshire Sculpture Park (Oswestry) – Large outdoor metal and contemporary sculpture
Compton Verney Sculpture in the Park (Warwickshire) – Sculpture within historic parkland
Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail (Gloucestershire) – Site-specific sculptures in woodland
Cotswold Sculpture Park (Near Cirencester) – Seasonal contemporary sculpture
Irwell Sculpture Trail (Greater Manchester) – Public art and sculpture trail
Peterborough Sculpture Trail (Cambridgeshire) – Free public sculpture walk
Sculpture by the Lakes (Dorset) – Sculpture integrated with landscape and water
Sony World Photography Awards – Youth Competition (under 19)
Royal Academy Young Artists’ Summer Show (ages 15–18)
RPS (Royal Photographic Society) – Young Photographer of the Year
Aesthetica Future Now (best for older sixth-form students – often 18+)
British Journal of Photography – Student Awards
Local council or regional gallery open calls (The Hub at St Mary’s often have these opportunities in the local area)
Experimental artwork, mixed media (combining media to create new techniques)
Work on location (a travelling mini sketchbook, take rubbings, live sketches etc)
3D media (felting, glass workshops, jewellery making)