Engagement Spotlight: Moore’s Methods
Moore’s Methods
Moore methods exhibition
Family activity day
Illustrated map
Object handling kit
Staff resources (including a staff training pack, school visit booking forms, evaluation templates)
Early Years Workshops for nursery children (3-5 years) to make children feel at home in a gallery from an early age and to explore shapes and new creative techniques
Primary School Workshops for P5 (8-9 years) to explore sculpture design and ways of getting inspiration from nature
Secondary School Workshops for Higher and Advanced Higher students (16-18 years) to develop critical thinking skills and art historical knowledge
Learning & Engagement Lead at Rozelle House
As Learning and Engagement Lead on this 2021-22 Museums Galleries Scotland and Henry Moore Institute funded project, I undertook research into Moore’s techniques and use of material. This included contextual and archival research as well as running focus groups to test how best to present the information to different age groups.
I curated a room on Moore’s casting methods which included participatory elements (including accessible object handling stations based on different stages of the bronze casting process) and learning activities.
We commissioned a series of objects from a sculptor at Edinburgh College of Art to help us tell the story of how the Rozelle Moore was created in an accessible and fun way. The ‘lost wax’ technique involves creating a wax model, encasing it in plaster, and destroying the model with molten bronze to create the final piece. After talking with staff at Rozelle about the parts of the sculpture which attracted most attention, we decided to use the left foot of the figure to illustrate the process. We documented every stage of the commission with images and video footage to show each stage of the commission.
