AD Issue 43
NSEAD: a community with purpose. Past, present and future. This issue explores what it means to be part of our community: as a member of NSEAD, or as an artist, activist, educator, or creator.
Cover image: Detail from Cowboys are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other (2014)
by Bek Ashton – soft pastel, indigo and coloured pencil on dyed paper.
Poster: Community with purpose (2025) by Monica Lewis.
Contents
Interview
Harry Parker, acting principal and director of education at the Royal Drawing School
In conversation
Monica Lewis talks to Dr Rachel Payne
Comment
Esther Tyler-Ward, Teacher parent/parent teacher
Nicky Shaw, Fostering emotional wellbeing through art therapy
Features
John Beck and Matthew Cornford, The Art School Project
Canon Marlene Wylie, Simone Maier, Dr Abbie Cairns, Ged Gast, Toby Saville, Zenab Bhuta, Dr Steven Berryman, Lucy Kennedy, Frances Akinde and Dr Andy Ash, NSEAD: a community
with purpose
Simone Maier, Sketchbooks: Play in pursuit of an unknown outcome
Chris Wilson, Good news for the profession
Jono Carney, You are an artist: Empowering students through choice
Sam Eyre, Futureproofing the arts in education
Helen Kelly, Transitions
Jayne Stillman, Artivism and climate change