Unite 2 Part C: The purpose and outline of art lesson at exhibition.

1.The structure and timings of session (25 minutes)

The introduction to the Mandala and meaning in spirit    and internal express（3 minutes）.

 Create a placid and peaceful environment together through abdominal breathing ( 5 minutes).

To teach and practice drawing a Mandala(15 minutes)

Learners communicate with each other by language expression and art expression.(2 Minutes)

2.Learning Aims 

Introduce the basic knowledge and information to the Mandala and the relation to between Mandala with the exhibition’s topic.

Introduce the abdominal breathing Exercises and be able to practice it.

Learn and done a Zentangle Mandala together

3.Learning Outcome

Understand the knowledge and information about Mandala.

Know how to use abdominal breathing to clear our mind and relax.

Used by the creativity and facture done a pieces of Zentangle mandala.

Develop communication skills to express by language and figure. 

4.What is a mandala?

The word ‘mandala’ is from the classical indian language, it means circle，but not only one simple shape. It represents wholeness, and can be seen as a model for the organizational structure of life itself, it is a cosmic diagram which extends both beyond and within our bodies and minds, or material and non-material world.

5.why is Mandala?

The psychoanalyst Carl Jung saw the mandala as a representation of the unknown self and believe the paintings of mandalas enabled him to identify emotional disorders and work towards wholeness in personality. It can be used as a vehicle to explore art, science, religion and life itself, the mandala contains an encyclopedia of the finite and a road map to infinity.

Creating a group mandala is a unifying experience to people can express themselves individually within a unified structure.

The mandala pattern is used in many religious traditions and different cultures, and could to cross cultural block to demonstrate the impermanence of life.

6.Abdominal Breathing

The excellent drawing skill isn’t necessary for to drawing a simple Mandala, so anybody could to done one Mandala in no more than half hour.

It is a effective relaxation to tune up autonomic nerve system of our boday, transfor a stressful, angry and agitated life into a calm, peaceful and relaxed life.  This breathing exercise has a strengthening effect on the spine and brings peacefulness into the mind.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyujeUPmyFM

Step 1.Sit down with the spine properly supported

Step. 2 Put two hands on your belly.

Step. 3 Look ahead and Drop your shoulders, relax yourself and closed your eyes.

Step. 4 Deeply Breathe in the muscles and feeling bigger and bigger belly.

Step. 5 Relax and breathe out the muscles and feeling smaller and smaller belly

reference:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandala

http://www.mandalaproject.org/What/Index.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR2yR_uYUlc&feature=related


7.To teach and practice drawing a Mandala(15 minutes)

Step 1: Use the bottom of a cup to copy a circle

Step 2: Cut the circle

Step 3: Take you pick of these flower patters

The examples of flower patters

8.Learners communicate with each other by language expression and art expression

Unit 2 Part D:Exhibition survey

Exhibition survey

Good afternoon, my name is Yijing Wang, thanks for you coming my personally art exhibition: ‘Wanted: Amy Cat’, hope you enjoyed it.  Would you like spend 5 minutes more to done a visitor survey, it will help me to improve the quality of artwork and project design.

The information you give will be treated confidentially, will not be passed onto a third party and will not identify you in any way.                                                                                  With the best wishes

                                                                                                                                                Yijing Wang

A.  How good did you think the following exhibition service were during your present visit?

2. Pre-visit information (e.g. Posters)

Very good                   Good              Poor                Very Poor

3. Opening hours

Very good                   Good              Poor                Very Poor

 4.  Staff friendliness

Very good                   Good              Poor                Very Poor

5.  Content of exhibition

Very good                   Good              Poor                Very Poor

6. Ease of reading exhibit labels

Very good                   Good              Poor                Very Poor

B. How satisfied would you say to the following types of exhibit?

 1. The session: Learn to draw Mandala

                               Very satisfied          Fairly Satisfied           Very dissatisfied       Fairly dissatisfied

2. The visual art exhibit

                               Very satisfied          Fairly Satisfied           Very dissatisfied       Fairly dissatisfied

3. How satisfied would you say to the Stained Glass in the exhibition?

                               Very satisfied          Fairly Satisfied           Very dissatisfied       Fairly dissatisfied

C. Which exhibit  is your favourite one?                 NO._______

D. Do you have any comments to make about your visit today? Please say what improvements or changes you would like to see made.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Unit 2 Part C:Project invitation on the facebook and Poster

The project invitation on the facebook
‘After 13 weeks art learning, to organize an exhibition is important part of my qualification - gold arts award. I hereby sincerely invite you and your family to visit my personal Art Exhibition at Creative Cohesion (nearby sunderland cinema) on Saturday, Nov. 26th, Let's partake of some drinks, bites and a selection of my artwork express myself in a world of visual art and stained glass.

Start Mandala drawing session at 14:00 pm with me and Joe Robinson. Then, the exhibition will start at 14:30 pm with free drinks and tasty bites.

Free session and entry, all ages welcome, My blog for gold arts award:http://whoisamywang.blogspot.com/

It would be a great pleasure to meet you and your friends at the exhibition and have a cup of tea together，The car park is just opposite to the studio and only 1 minutes to the sunderland metro/train station.

xx

经过13周的艺术课程学习，组织一次小型艺术展是我完成课程的重要部分，我真诚的邀请各位赏光来访在本月26日举行的个人画展，地点在桑德兰电影院附近的creative cohesion。

14：00将一起绘画Mandala曼佗罗涂鸦，请各位给个面子阿，就是随便涂鸦就可以了，这个我就指望亲们来救我了。然后在14：30开始画展同免费饮料与小食物。

我将会非常荣幸的你们的光临。　
亲，要来噢！’


The poster on the university notice board :

Unit 2 Part D:Project Report

What happened on the project?
I organised and take charge the running of exhibition at Creative Cohesion; designed and organised an drawing workshop.


What was produced?
A professional diverse language session about Mandala Art for 15 students around 30 minutes. Furthermore realized learning outcome: understand the knowledge and information about Mandala; Know how to use abdominal breathing to clear our mind and relax; used by the creativity and facture done a pieces of zentagnle mandala; develop communication skills to express by language and figure.

A professional multimaterial personally art exhibition which display my artworks, a diverse range of art material work were submitted from painting to stained glass. As the same time, encouraged visitor to draw by themselves on the Mandala wall. There also have had free drinks and bites, the session and exhibition also is free。


what did you enjoy the most and why? What was the most challenging thing?
Look back on the session,  i seeing a intending and potential organizational trainer in the future. When Lesley has asked me to deliver s session in the exhibition, i doubt my art experience is limited and is a lack of confidence. While the session was delivering, I was very stressful and nervous about the feedback from learner.  However, all the feedback are very positiWve and learners were very enjoying the session. Gold arts award give me the opportunity to practice  and improve my skills, i found my genius for be a trainer.




What have you learnt about leadership?
The confidence is key, that support a good state to face the challenge, firstly lead myself by discover the unknow self, and then help and guide others to done job better.  I should to improve my appetency by soft voice, smiling and reduce my stress. The time management effect the result of the project and tocontrol the process and cadence.


What have you learnt about communication?
The communication way of 'see' will better than 'hear'， my painting help learner understand how to do better, as well, it could to cross the language barrier.


what have you learnt about Planning?
  
Have to prepare a good back up plan, because everybody are later and it hardly start the session on time, so i changed the time of session from start at 14:00 pm to start after the exhibition, so as to arrived a good impression for the session. There always has few factors couldn't been controlled in the project, like as how many people might came, how long they will stay, how many pieces of questionnaire would been done. Plan is the plan, but only one thing will never be changed which is changing.


what have you learnt about your art form?
I was so stressful about the feedback for my art form, due to my limited art experience, there have only 13 weeks art learning, i have afraid people would dislike and laugh at my art work, but my art works succeeded express my meaning to others and make senesce to others.


What would you do differently?
I would like taken it easy and more relax, more confidence to face. Now, i realized i have had good leadership and commutation skills to completed the even, I should to trust myself, friends and tutors.