Monthly Archives: February 2015

here she is everyone here she is she’s looking over a balcony looking Jamaica sitting thinking white day dreaming feels a bit proud unfocused a parasol Last week we used music to express ourselves. Isabel and Arne (Oxford Concert Party)  … Continue reading →

Catriona, a local artist has kindly written our latest post. Working with the young people in The Highfield Unit on the Me, Myself and Manet project was such a privilege. Having been to see the big exhibition in London a … Continue reading →

The Highfield has been busy videoing the project so far. They’ve edited 5 weeks into 3 minutes. I recommend turning the volume up!

Lin, Oxfordshire Hospital School Teacher has written this touching post for the blog – thank you Lin. I have been most fortunate to have been at the Highfield Unit for part of the Ashmolean  project involving the Manet painting. Art … Continue reading →

What do these have in common? – portraits and pieces created by the inspired young people at The Highfield. Over the last 2 weeks the young people have been studying portraits and using Manet’s Portrait of Fanny Claus to think … Continue reading →

‘Week 3 has been the most interesting …., as we learnt how such simple 3 key ingredients can make a paint that sticks for thousands of years and is still clearly visible in caves today.’ To understand Manet’s work within … Continue reading →