Working with artist Alice Davies, you will learn about Louise Bourgeois’ practice and the creation of the Maman sculpture which has returned to Tate Modern after 25 years.
This workshop will encourage you to sketch and draw within the galleries before returning to the studio to produce a range of work from small sculptures to watercolours and drawings around the themes important to Bourgeois.
The display of Maman is supported by LVMH.
10.30–11.00 Welcome and Powerpoint presentation introducing Louise Bourgeois her life and work and the story of Maman and its history at Tate Modern.
11.00–11.50am Into the galleries to see Maman and work from life on sketches and responses to the sculpture and any other works by Bourgeois.
11.50–12.10 Refreshment break – return to studio
12.10–13.10 Studio work using gallery-made sketches to create Maman inspired art works.
Alice Davies
Alice Davies is an Artist Educator, and a qualified Art Psychotherapist. She has facilitated art workshops and play spaces for children and families in community settings in London and Margate, where she lives, and has worked as an artist educator with TATE, the V&A, and other galleries and museums for the last decade.
All Tate Modern entrances are step-free. You can enter via the Turbine Hall and into the Natalie Bell Building on Holland Street, or into the Blavatnik Building on Sumner street.
There are lifts to every floor of the Blavatnik and Natalie Bell buildings. Alternatively you can take the stairs.
- Fully accessible toilets are located on every floor on the concourses.
- A quiet room is available to use in the Natalie Bell Building on Level 4.
- Ear defenders can be borrowed from the Ticket desks.
To help plan your visit to Tate Modern, have a look at our visual story. It includes photographs and information about what you can expect from a visit to the gallery.
For more information before your visit:
- Email hello@tate.org.uk
- Call +44 (0)20 7887 8888 (daily 10.00–17.00)
