Catherine Rive artist in education
As a resident artist in education specialising in Early Years Catherine works in alongside educators developing the children’s creative and critical thinking skills.
The children are curious about the world around them Catherine works with educators to create opportunities for the children to encounter a wide range of media and materials. As the children become confident and skilled, they begin to use the materials to communicate and represent their understanding, emotions, discoveries, and questions about the world around them.
This gives them opportunity to voice their ideas, explore their interests and tell their stories. Through these projects we make connections, build relationships, develop links with the community and engage children and their families with their surrounding natural and urban environment.
Catherine delivers training to support educators working creatively with children:
Hands on Clay, Exploring Light, Colour and Reflection, Materials and Process - Sculpture, The language of Photography and Film, Paint and Colour Mixing, Drawing from Observation with young children.
For more information please contact cathrive77@gmail.com
Children exploring Phyllida Barlow's cul-de-sac exhibition through photography
Nursery School Children exploring Materials and Process exhibition at Tate Modern through photography
Nursery School Children exploring Tate Modern through photography
Thinking about sculpture Early years children visit the Materials and Process exhibition at Tate Modern
Children creating sculpture using every day materials and mod-roc
What comes first, the material or the idea? Tate Modern
Child's creation inspired clay and natural materials
Early years children exploring sculpture using everyday materials: paper tubes
Children their parents and carers from Fawood Nursery School participating in a photo-walk in their local community
One must have a hunger for new colour, new shapes and new possibilities...' as seen at Tate Modern taken by a child on a Tate trip visit
A sculpture created with children form Woodlands Park Nursery School to hang in the reception area
Early Years children investigate the mark making possibilities of clay
Sculpture created by young children combining and transforming everyday objects with mod-roc
Working alongside young children to create sculptures from everyday materials
Early years children exploring sculpture using everyday materials: paper tubes
Early years children exploring sculpture using everyday materials: paper tubes
Rowland Hill Nursery School School Front Garden Sculpture Project: Designed in collaboration with the children who wanted to invite insects, snails and creatures into the garden.
Rowland Hill Nursery School School Front Garden Sculpture Project: Designed in collaboration with the children who wanted to invite insects, snails and creatures into the garden.
Early Years children participating in the light, colour and reflection project
Early years child exploring her shadow participating in the light project
Early years investigating mark making though the process of printmaking
Early years investigating mark making though the process of printmaking
Early years investigating mark making though the process of printmaking
Mosaics designed and created with children from Woodlands Park Nursery School
Mosaics designed and created with children from Woodlands Park Nursery School
Mosaics designed and created with children from Woodlands Park Nursery School
Early Years exploring clay in combination with natural and scrap resources
Catherine Rive working with Early Years to explore their environment and share their interests and ideas. The finished film was shown at a local cinema to the children and their families.
Early Years children participating in the light, colour and reflection project
Children parents and carer from Fawood Nursery School took part in a phot walk to explore their local community. E
Children's photographs taken of their local community exhibited on banners outside Fawood Nursery School London Brent
Early Years investigating our world drawing from bikes observation