In November 2024, Artwork Historical past Hyperlink-Up (AHLU), a charity working in partnership with The Courtauld for the final three years, started an thrilling new pilot course for youthful college students which might be transformative for the research of Artwork Historical past within the UK.
The HPQ (Larger Challenge Qualification) is an accredited award in Artwork Historical past equal to as much as half a GCSE and provided to Y9/10 (13 – 15-year-olds) state faculty college students. Forty college students joined the 10-week programme, half on-line, and half on the Courtauld at Somerset Home. This initiative is a part of a broader dedication to broadening entry to the research of Artwork Historical past and nearly all of college students accepted on the course met widening participation indicators and/or had been classed as belonging to a minority ethnic group.
The course was based mostly across the concepts of gender, ethnicity, id, exclusion, and centered on discussions round objects in The Courtauld and different public collections. The challenge focus was on curating an exhibition, both as an artefact, or an essay exploration of the subject. Concepts had been wide-ranging and impressive, together with, ‘the divine girl’, ‘how lighting impacts the interpretation of artwork’, ‘sin by the ages’, and lots of extra.
The course was led by Nicola Hepworth, long-standing AHLU trainer, who commented:
Following the success of the primary consumption, we’re happy to announce {that a} new course shall be beginning in late April. This challenge has been made attainable by the beneficiant funding of The Rothschild Basis, who’ve made this transformative work attainable.
This new course enhances the prevailing AHLU programme based mostly at The Courtauld which affords free-of-charge Artwork Historical past A Degree and EPQ (Prolonged Challenge Qualification) programs to state faculty college students taught on Saturdays throughout term-time from the Courtauld and on-line.
To seek out out extra concerning the HPQ and EPQ, and to enroll in ALHU’s publication, go to AHLU’s web site: www.arthistorylinkup.org
Rose Aidin MBE, Founder and CEO, Artwork Historical past Hyperlink-Up
