For many years Ifield School in Gravesend has had an Arts Week for pupils and their families and this year the Arts Society Gravesend decided to support them. We applied for a Community Grant of £250 and the money funded a visit to the school during its' Art Week by an arts company called Magic Lantern. An inspirational lady, Helen Anderson, worked with children in the senior part of the school, giving to eight different groups of children with varying degrees of ability, interactive sessions on art appreciation with the theme of "jungles and Rain Forests". Among the arts works used was Henri Rousseau's "Tiger in a Tropical Storm" and Senaka Senanayake's "Rainforest Splendour".

The theme for the week was "Films" and the students and staff made their own films and these were shown to the parents on Friday 3rd May. The admin team also made a film "Sister Act" and when I visited, to my surprise, they were all dressed as nuns!

On the final day I was invited to judge, with one of the school governors, a competition of art work based on the films they had made.

The remainder of the money we donated was spend on little "Oscar statues" and all the pupils received one with a special prize for the first prize winner who made a wonderful model inspired by the film 'Frozen".

Art is often used as therapy for these children whose needs are very profound. It was a joy to see them so engaged.

Helen Beck - Community and Young Arts Representative

OUTSTANDING - would definitely recommend to other societies

Technically faultless

Content thought provoking, innovative, memorable and stimulates members to learn more

Brilliant images used imaginatively

Delivery clear, fluent and engaging

Timing spot on

EXCELLENT - would definitely recommend to other societies

Content instructive, insightful and educational

High quality images used to great effect

Delivery clear, fluent and engaging and members feel they have learned a lot

Timing accurate

VERY GOOD - would recommend to other societies

Content informative

Good quality images relating to content

Delivery clear but fluency and other factors could be improved on

May just lack "wow" factor

GOOD

Content factually correct but not insightful and lacks stimulation

Decent images

Delivery competent but lacks excitement

May under or over run a little and may not provoke questions or a buzz

PASSABLE - would not recommend to other societies

Content muddled or structure confused

Images not good, possibly too small or unclear

Delivery pedestrian, uninspiring and lacks stimulation especially if read verbatim

Time management not good with significant under or over run.

May attract some negative feedback

POOR - would definitely not recommend to other societies

Content inaccurate, boring or confusing

Images too small, dated or obviously "holiday" snaps

Delivery inadequate, monotonous, inaudible or simply badly read

Lecture is likely to invite complaints from members

Workshop and home of silversmith Paul Crespin - corner of Greek and Old Compton Street

Crispin's next door neighbour was Nicholas Sprimont. There is a street called Sprimont Gardens in Chelsea.

Augustine and Samual Courtauld, 18th century silversmiths. Their descendant was a later Samuel Courtauld who founded the Courtauld Gallery with the largest collection of impressionist paintings in the UK. 

In Westminster Abbey, sculptures bu Huguenots Louis-Francois Roubillac, Hubert le Sueur, Maximilian Poultrain

Romilly Street (family of lawyers); Blue Plaque at 21 Russell Square, and 6 Grays Inn Square, WC1

Foubert's Place (a military academy founded by Solomon Foubert)

Garrick Street, Garrick Theatre (named after David Garrick, descendent of Huguenot immigrants)

Petty France (Petite France), St Jame's (French wool merchants operated here)

John Everett Millais, Pre-Raphaelite painter, of Huguenot origin

Fournier Street, Princelet Street - Spitalfield weavers' homes, French design.

The French Church, Spitalfields (now a mosque)

Sir John Houblon, first Governor of the Bank of England 1694-97

Daniel Marot, A Huguenot designer who worked for William & Mary.

Huguenot Cemetary, Huguenot Place, Wandsworth SW18. Many settled in Wandsworth in the late 17th century. By the late 18th century formed 20% of the population.

In 1745 Nicholas Sprimont and Charles Gouvon, both goldsmiths, founded the Chelsea porcelain factory in Lawrence Street, Chelsea SW1. Moved to Derby in 1784. Sprimont Place in Chelsea is named after the Nicholas Sprimont.

Jean Tijou, a superb metalworker and designer. His 1693 publication New Book of Drawing, disseminated designs which inspired a rebirth of ironwork in England.

Denim was imported in England by the Huguenots from Nimes

Painter Philippe Mercier came to London in 1716 and specialised in small group paintings after Antoine Watteau's fetes gala tea (see in the Wallace Collection, Manchester Square, off Oxford Street). This informal figurative style influenced "conversation piece" that was an important painting type in England.