Events & Courses
- I have seen an event listed on your website and am a mature student/ex-teacher. Can I come along as well?
Cornerhouse has a duty of care to safeguard all children, young people and vulnerable adults who take part in activities or as audience members at Cornerhouse. For this reason, all Projector courses, events and screenings (other than ESOL and Digital sessions) are open only to young people between 14 - 19 years old accompanied by their teachers. Teachers attending the events must be accompanied by their student group and cannot come to Projector events alone.
For full Projector listings please visit: www.cornerhouse.org/projector
There are four courses each term that explore something to do with art, film or culture. They are usually five to eight weeks long and are made up of two hour sessions. Three are in the evening at 6.30pm and one is on a Wednesday afternoon at 2pm. These are informal, unaccredited courses so you go along to listen, watch and discuss with your fellow attendees. There are often handouts and articles to read but you don’t have to do any homework! These courses are also very social, many people go for a drink afterwards or to watch a film together. They are not intensive like learning a language for example so most people find they can fit them into the most hectic routines.
- What will I learn from a course, and how much do I have to know already?
You will learn about the people and places behind art, film and culture, for example the course might be on contemporary Italian cinema and so might cover popular recent film, important directors and information about Italian culture. All our courses will indicate which level they are for – introductory, intermediate or advanced – though if you are still not sure just ask us. Our most popular courses are a basic introduction to film studies and an introductory to contemporary art – both highly recommended starting places. Even on an intermediate or advanced course we are not expecting to you know everything just have some familiarity with the broader area or to have been on an introductory level course.
- What is a film introduction? How is it different from a Q&A session?
A film introduction is literally someone standing up and talking about the film context for ten to fifteen minutes before the films starts. This helps you think about the context, subject or people behind the film and are usually very popular.
- What is a ‘One Hour Intro’?
This is a compact introductory talk (no longer than a hour!) to something that relates to the Cornerhouse programme. So perhaps an art movement or a film director. You don’t need any previous knowledge to attend these.
- Can I get a guided tour of the exhibition?
There are normally two informal guided tours lasting less than an hour to accompany each exhibition. One takes place on a Thursday evening and the other on a Sunday afternoon. You can find the exact date for each exhibition on the website, listings or call 0161 228 7621 for information about these. It is helpful if you can book in advance.
Groups of six or more can request their own tour of an exhibition, but please call to discuss this with the Engagement Manager.
Schools & colleges
- What do you do for schools and colleges?
Our policy is to specialise in 14 to 19 formal education so our activities are aimed at this group. Our main programme is called Projector and includes year round events. There’s also underexposed for young filmmakers in the North West.
- Do I need to book in advance to bring a school or college group?
For Projector events – it is recommended you book as far in advance as some events sell out but do check with box office as there may be places available last minute. Box Office: 0161 200 1500
For film programme – it is recommended that you book a few weeks ahead. Make sure you inform the education department (or ask box office to) so that we can pass on any resources we have. We often do an introduction to Cornerhouse for school / college / university groups too (on request).
For art programme - it is helpful if we know at least a week in advance if you intend to bring a large group to Cornerhouse galleries. This will allow us to tell you any information that might be relevant to your groups’ visit, let you know about any programmed activities that might be appropriate and, if possible, allow us to offer you a brief informal tour.
Just email education@cornerhouse.org for more information.
- Is there any information available to help teachers who wish to bring school groups?
Yes, there is a downloadable Teachers Guide and Risk Assessment document to accompany Cornerhouse’s programme for schools & colleges, PROJECTOR. You can download from the Schools & Colleges section.
Young People
Are young people welcome at Cornerhouse?
Of course! We suggest you explore the art and film programmes like every one else! You will have to take note of the film certificates of course but you know that already.
We recommend young people aged 14 – 18 check out our specific LiveWire website
General
- What do you do for Universities?
Lots – to start with we run the UK’s largest and longest running student film festival, exposures. We often host events as part of conferences and most of our regular speakers are local uni lecturers. If you’d like to receive our monthly Universities mailing list with events and info of particular interest to students and lecturers please email sarah.perks@cornerhouse.org
- How do you find speakers for your events?
A combination of contacts, networks and good old google! If you’d like to be added to our speakers database just email us with what you can talk about and your contact details to education@cornerhouse.org
- How do you find workshop leaders to work with young people?
We advertise to recruit people to our database every April/May under the Jobs section of this website.
- How do I do work experience at Cornerhouse?
There are a couple of internships each year available to work on exposures UK student film festival – these offer in-depth experience and you have to apply for them like other Jobs at Cornerhouse. They are unpaid positions. LiveWire is also setting up a work experience scheme for its management team and critics.