ESA 2025 - GCSE Art & Design Resource: Artists for the Theme "Gathering"

Enhance your students’ creative responses to the 2025 Pearson Edexcel GCSE Photography theme, “Gathering,” with this comprehensive artist research resource. This guide introduces a diverse selection of 33 artists and photographers whose work explores the concept of “Gathering” through innovative techniques, cultural narratives and thought-provoking compositions.

What’s Included?

Artist Profiles: Detailed insights into practitioners such as Magdalena Abakanowicz, Nan Goldin, and Archibald Motley, showcasing how their work connects to “Gathering.”

Practical Analysis Tips: Suggestions on how students can analyse composition, lighting, and subject matter to inspire their own creative work.

Research and Annotation Guidance: Prompts to help students link artist techniques and concepts to their personal projects.

Diverse Media and Perspectives: Examples of traditional and contemporary practices across sculpture, photography, painting, and digital art, broadening students’ understanding of the theme.

This resource aligns with the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Photography specification but can be easily adapted for use with other exam boards. It’s an ideal tool for guiding students as they research, analyse, and develop ideas for their final outcomes, ensuring a thoughtful and well-rounded approach to the 2025 theme.