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Create portraits inspired by the work of American artist Chuck Close.

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Bring your charcoal drawings to life through film and animation.

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Create leaf ornaments by using real foliage to make impressions in clay or salt dough. Once dry, decorate and use them for bowls or jewellery.

Make a Collage

Make and Play are short, fun videos for all the family to make art inspired by the collection using simple materials.

Make a Helmet

Make and Play are short, fun videos for all the family to make art inspired by the collection using simple materials.

Clay teddy bear

Create your own teddy bear sculpture out of clay or salt dough. Decorate your creation using paint and glitter.

Comical faces

Work alone or with a family member to draw different sets of facial features. Cut them out and assemble them together to create a funny face.

Make a Horse

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Use coffee and tea as alternative painting mediums and explore their qualities to create texture, shadows, gradients and depth.

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