Susan M Coles
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Susan M Coles
@theartcriminal.bsky.social
Arts Creativity Educational Consultant. Activist and Champion for visual art education. (Local/National/International). Visiting Professor. Vice President InSEA. School Governor Chair. Networker. Mentor. Critical Friend. Artist. North East England.
Pleased to see the chair of our APPG for Art Craft Design Education as part of this united front of APPG chairs- asking for the end of EBacc and Progress 8! @sairskay.bsky.social @pollybillington.bsky.social @sharonhodgsonmp.bsky.social
February 27, 2025 at 8:09 AM
My lovely tribe of Art @NEATENart teachers en masse today at wonderful @sunderlanduni for life drawing, screen printing, typography. The staff were brilliant- Nat, Mark, Jane, as were the student ambassadors! All hail art teachers. #halfterm #artteachers
February 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
How about this @kapowprimary ? Y1 and their spider sculpture after studying Louise Bourgeois…. They explained the whole process to me. And they loved it! Brighton Avenue Primary School in Gateshead. @NEATENart @accessart @GomersalArt @tate_modern
February 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
It was an inspiring launch of the Arts and Minds Advocacy Campaign on Tuesday at Tate Modern. Thank you @neunion.bsky.social and all your fantastic team. Lovely to feel the vibes of creativity.
February 13, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Delighted to be one of the Coalition for Arts and Minds launch by @NEUnion @Tate next month! See the list…theartsandmindscampaign.org.uk/who-we-are/ we must keep campaigning @neunion.bsky.social @sairskay.bsky.social @pollybillington.bsky.social @sharonhodgsonmp.bsky.social
January 15, 2025 at 8:47 AM
How very lovely to see your photo and to read your words. Age is but a number! 😉x
January 8, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Welcome 2025! I think……🤭😆
January 1, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Hello everyone who might have found me on Blue Sky. Enjoy some time off ….see you soonish…..
December 24, 2024 at 1:42 PM
This is the little part of north east England where I live. Rejoice!
December 22, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Such a good start to our new era of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Art Craft and Design in Education. Guest speakers all delivered powerful input- bringing us all together in a common aim. To advocate for education through Art.
December 18, 2024 at 6:46 AM
Quietly excited to be part of the new era All Party Group in Art Craft Design in Education later today. We have a voice which will be listened to with this government. @pollybillington.bsky.social @sharonhodgsonmp.bsky.social @neunion.bsky.social @sairskay.bsky.social @royalacademyarts.bsky.social
December 17, 2024 at 7:20 AM
Oh yes. Time to get active again in advocacy for art craft design education in the U.K.
December 13, 2024 at 1:56 PM
And our school has just become the first School of Sanctuary in Gateshead, Brighton Ave Primary School. I am so proud.
December 12, 2024 at 7:31 AM
Happiness is….walking around the corner and seeing what the village craftivists have been up to this time. Art and craft are everywhere!
December 10, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Super day in rainy Wakefield Creative Exchange today. Meeting those who spread the word about culture and bring communities together through celebrating it so very well. Great school involvement too. Days like these make it all worthwhile. 🙏🏻🙏🏼🙏🏽🙏🏿
December 5, 2024 at 6:33 PM
It’s the most important thing. But, tbh, some of those jumping on the bandwagon are just mimicking the SOS for Education Bridget who used the phrase recently. It goes for teachers too, “belonging” in a school is magic. I stayed at mine for 27 years because of that!
December 3, 2024 at 8:24 AM
Coming up on Saturday! Our own art history comes to life…free webinar tickets here www.tickettailor.com/events/inter... The final webinar of our monthly series for #InSEA@70.
December 3, 2024 at 8:18 AM
Frosty walk yesterday on a carpet of copper - crunch crunch crunch. Can’t beat nature. Don’t even try.
November 29, 2024 at 7:15 AM
Another warm and pleasant inset session with a focus on the pedagogy of “perception” in drawing. Shiremoor P School staff really #learnt from #doing.
November 27, 2024 at 5:02 AM

Such a happy day on Friday, working with secondary school art teachers in Birmingham. Subject specific CPD is essential and should be mandatory! #moreARTnotless
November 24, 2024 at 7:39 AM
What a sight….#super moon
November 16, 2024 at 10:28 PM