Art Alive delivers innovative and engaging projects in London. We work with school children who are on the fringes of the education system and likely to be excluded from mainstream education. Our work assists local education authorities in motivating and supporting children with challenging and difficult behaviour.
A successful Art Alive project took place during South Africa Week when British Airways invited 270 school children from primary and secondary schools in Hillingdon, Hounslow, Ealing and Kingston for an imaginary flight to Johannesburg.
Dance, poetry, painting and discussion workshops helped the children to understand different aspects of South African life. Lanre Olagoke led the workshop of the Ndebele tribe paintings.
Other successful projects run by Art Alive include:
- a citizenship programme with Cranford Community College, Hounslow for young people with learning and behavioural difficulties
- a Gardening Club Mosaic Project with Newfield Primary School, Brent
- a self-worth and cultural identity project with Brent schoolchildren
- a scheme that involved designing and making eye-catching banners with a Barnet-based school for the East Barnet festival