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How to use this resource This resource is designed for the classroom, displayed on an interactive whiteboard or via a laptop and projector. Guidelines for teachers are contained within the notes section along with links to further education resources and any documents you may wish to print for your students. Welcome to the MCA Pre-Visit What happens at Bella? Pre-Visit What time is Bella? You can choose! Bella begins at: 10:00 am 12.30pm OR Please let us know if you are running late! Pre-Visit Explore the Galleries How many people can you see looking at the artworks? Pre-Visit What’s great about the galleries? You can do all of these things: Check with your teacher if you’re not sure Pre-Visit Help us keep the artworks safe! What do you think the gallery rules are? Check with your teacher or MCA staff if you’re not sure Pre-Visit What is the Bella Room? Jean-Francois Millet The Gleaners Emily Floyd The Garden (here small gestures make complex structures) 2012 recycled timbers, wool felt, beeswax, fabric, baked ink Find our more about Emily Floyd’s work here Pre-Visit How did we make it? Emily Floyd Installation – The Garden (here small gestures make complex structures) 2012 (Scroll to the bottom of the page) Pre-Visit Braille in the Bella Room Braille is used by some people who are blind or vision impaired and is read by touch. Draw your initials in Braille! Pre-Visit Make artworks in the Creative Studios! Pre-Visit I want to see! Let’s explore some contemporary art! Pre-Visit What is Contemporary Art? THINK What do you think contemporary means? What do you think art is? Let’s look at some art! Nicholas Folland The door was open... 2006 Pre-Visit Painting? Rosalie Gascoigne cut up old road signs and rearranged them to make these artworks that are displayed like paintings. THINK Are these really paintings? Why/why not? Rosalie Gascoigne Tiger Tiger 1987 Hear curator Hannah Fink speak about the artist here. Pre-Visit Sculpture Hany Armanious made a large sculpture of part of the body. Can you guess what part it is? See how this large sculpture arrived at the MCA here. Hany Armanious Fountain 2012 Click on image and scroll down page to installation video Pre-Visit Installation Art Some artworks change shape depending on where they are exhibited. This is called an ‘installation’. Maria Fernanda Cardoso Woven Water: Submarine Landscape I 2003 See more of her ‘animal’ sculptures here. LOOK What do you think Maria Fernanda Cardoso used to make this installation? Pre-Visit Video Art THINK Shaun Gladwell filmed himself doing tricks on his skateboard in slow motion. You may see this video art during your Bella visit Shaun Gladwell Storm Sequence 2000 Post-Visit How was your visit? Post-Visit Guess what I saw? REFLECT Choose an artwork you saw at the MCA and tell someone about it! Nicholas Folland The door was open... 2006 Stephen Birch Untitled 2005 Brown Council The One Hour Laugh 2009 Maria Kozic Manster (the picture of Dorian Grey) 1986 Robert Owen Sunrise #3 2005 See you again at the MCA! Thanks for joining Bella!