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Activity Sheets Inspired by France-Lise McGurn

Download our activity sheets and new Follow and Find trail.

Draw on a van and create faces and figures inspired byThe Charm Offensive by France-Lise McGurn.

France-Lise's exhibition features paintings and  drawings along with furniture and objects from her studio. Her artworks feature photographs that she had painted figures and faces onto. She has also painted on the walls, floor and on a van in Gallery 1. Our Easy Read Guide gives more information about the inspiration behind the work and our Follow and Find: Family Activity Trail provides a fun way to explore the exhibition.

The exhibition is on in DCA Galleries until Sun 15 November and is free to visit. Our Learning team have created fun activity sheets linked to the artwork - head to Create Space to have a go while the exhibition is on or download them below to try at home.

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Tue 22 Sep

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The Charm Offensive in DCA Galleries

In a gallery space: a van illuminates a large colourful painting
France-Lise McGurn: The Charm Offensive, 2026, Dundee Contemporary Arts. Exhibition view,. Photo by Ruth Clark
People sit in a gallery space on an orange leather sofa wit paintings on the wall in the background
France-Lise McGurn: The Charm Offensive, 2026. Exhibition view at preview evening. Photo by Erika Stevenson
A gallery space with bright paintings on the wall, with paint directly on the walls - in the centre of the gallery are a Lightbox and a small armchair
France-Lise McGurn: The Charm Offensive, 2026, Dundee Contemporary Arts. Exhibition view photo by Ruth Clark.
canvases hung on gallery wall, with lined paintings of figures spilling out over the wall. A sofa and coffee table sits in the foreground
France-Lise McGurn: The Charm Offensive, 2026, DCA. Installation view, photo by Helen Macdonald
In a gallery space: a van illuminates a large colourful painting
France-Lise McGurn: The Charm Offensive, 2026, Dundee Contemporary Arts. Exhibition view,. Photo by Ruth Clark
People sit in a gallery space on an orange leather sofa wit paintings on the wall in the background
France-Lise McGurn: The Charm Offensive, 2026. Exhibition view at preview evening. Photo by Erika Stevenson
A gallery space with bright paintings on the wall, with paint directly on the walls - in the centre of the gallery are a Lightbox and a small armchair
France-Lise McGurn: The Charm Offensive, 2026, Dundee Contemporary Arts. Exhibition view photo by Ruth Clark.
canvases hung on gallery wall, with lined paintings of figures spilling out over the wall. A sofa and coffee table sits in the foreground
France-Lise McGurn: The Charm Offensive, 2026, DCA. Installation view, photo by Helen Macdonald
In a gallery space: a van illuminates a large colourful painting
France-Lise McGurn: The Charm Offensive, 2026, Dundee Contemporary Arts. Exhibition view,. Photo by Ruth Clark
People sit in a gallery space on an orange leather sofa wit paintings on the wall in the background
France-Lise McGurn: The Charm Offensive, 2026. Exhibition view at preview evening. Photo by Erika Stevenson
A gallery space with bright paintings on the wall, with paint directly on the walls - in the centre of the gallery are a Lightbox and a small armchair
France-Lise McGurn: The Charm Offensive, 2026, Dundee Contemporary Arts. Exhibition view photo by Ruth Clark.
canvases hung on gallery wall, with lined paintings of figures spilling out over the wall. A sofa and coffee table sits in the foreground
France-Lise McGurn: The Charm Offensive, 2026, DCA. Installation view, photo by Helen Macdonald

Visit the exhibition

Open Tue - Sun, 11:00 - 18:00 (19:00 on Thu)

A painting of women with figurative lines and bright colours

France-Lise McGurn: The Charm Offensive

Sat 22 Aug - Sun 15 Nov 2026

Download our Activity Sheets

Art Van

Inspired by the van in France-Lise McGurn's exhibition, download this activity sheet and drawn on your own van.
Download
1.4 MB (PDF)

Rhythmic Figures

Strike a pose and get in the drawing rhythm.
Download
941 KB (PDF)

Figures and Faces

Inspired by France-Lise McGurn's exhibition, create figures and faces on a colourful background.
Download
4.4 MB (PDF)

Follow and Find

Download our family activity trail and follow it around France-Lise McGurn's exhibition The Charm Offensive
Download
9.3 MB (PDF)
Two children painting in Create Space

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Tables and chairs in Create Space
Photo by Helen Macdonald
Stencils on the wall of Create Space
Photo by Helen Macdonald
Wooden hands for drawing
Photo by Helen Macdonald
Sofa area in Create Space
Photo by Helen Macdonald
Tables and chairs in Create Space
Photo by Helen Macdonald
Stencils on the wall of Create Space
Photo by Helen Macdonald
Wooden hands for drawing
Photo by Helen Macdonald
Sofa area in Create Space
Photo by Helen Macdonald
Tables and chairs in Create Space
Photo by Helen Macdonald
Stencils on the wall of Create Space
Photo by Helen Macdonald
Wooden hands for drawing
Photo by Helen Macdonald
Sofa area in Create Space
Photo by Helen Macdonald

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Families at tables in Gallery 1 using art materials to make together

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