We’re glad you’re here. AccessArt is a Subject Association for Art and a Registered Charity, supporting over 66,000 subscribers to help inspire and enable high-quality art education, and advocate for the importance of art in all our lives.
We hope you enjoy exploring. If you have any questions, please get in touch.
The AccessArt Chorus
We all know that cuts to the arts and pressures on education mean that the visual arts can get overlooked by decision-makers. AccessArt believes that it is vital that we speak up about the importance of art and that every voice counts.
To help give vibrant visibility to our open letter to the government, we have devised the AccessArt Chorus.
Whether you are an artist, an educator, a parent, or a learner: Find out how you can join in!
Thought Piece: Narrative & Messaging
“We can’t let someone else’s lack of understanding or support control OUR narrative…”
In this presentation, Paula Briggs, CEO & Creative Director of AccessArt, explores the importance of keeping core values in mind when working towards high-quality visual arts education for all, if we are to avoid the contraction of the subject area further. Paula also shares AccessArt’s response to the Interim Curriculum & Assessment Review and shares some key information about current funding for the arts in schools. Find more Thought Pieces from AccessArt here…
AccessArt Treehouse
The government’s statistics show 20% of pupils are “persistent absentees”, and many more parents and learners find a more appropriate education outside the formal education system.
AccessArt Treehouse ensures that ALL pupils can access a high-quality art education, at a time when they need it the most. Find out more…
New Resource: Glimpses and Folds
Create a foldable sketchbook of life drawings that collapses into a single tiny image, offering fleeting glimpses of everything you’ve seen and captured. See the resource
Latest Resources
We work in collaboration with artists and educators and we also create content in house. The resources are designed to inspire and enable open-ended creative learning and to make the visual arts as accessible, relevant and engaging as possible.
See all our resources here
How I use my Sketchbook as a Painter, by Rachel Thompson
AccessArt team member, Rachel Thomspon shares her sketchbook. Explore here
Word and Image: Creating New Narratives
In this simple exercise, learners will explore the relationship between word and image through collage. Explore here
Thick and Thin Paint
Clare Boreham Kerr shares with us how she adapted the AccessArt Painting the Storm resource to create experimental paintings in a SEN setting. Explore here
The AccessArt Primary Art Curriculum
AccessArt is perhaps best known for our innovative yet accessible way to teach art in Primary School. Explore everything you need to know about our approach and resources here.
We have thousands of schools using the new AccessArt Primary Art Curriculum, and the feedback has been great. If you’re looking to increase confidence, enthusiasm and knowledge amongst both pupils and teachers, then you are in the right place.
Find out more about our curriculum
Find out everything you need to know about the much talked about AccessArt Primary Art Curriculum
User Survey Report October 2023
Explore user feedback a year on from the release of the AccessArt Curriculum
What makes our curriculum unique?
Find out what makes the AccessArt Curriculum so special
Additional Pathways
Explore Additional Pathways created to integrate into the Primary Art Curriculum
Join the first-ever AccessArt Art Week this Summer!
This Summer, dedicate a week to the theme “Flourish” and celebrate all things growth!
The Art Week is designed for ages 5 to 11. It’s fully flexible, so you choose activities which will suit your school/setting, and fit in with your timetable.
Best of all, it’s completely free to take part in the AccessArt Art Week for all AccessArt members! Whether you are a school, home educator, family, or artist educator working in a community setting, please join us! Find out more…
Pedagogy: What Is Material Literacy?
AccessArt works hard to build understanding of best practice in art teaching and learning. Explore our latest Pedagogy resource: What is Material Literacy.
Explore all pedagogy resources here.
LATEST CPD RECORDINGS
Most of our CPD sessions are recorded for our full AccessArt members to access after the event.
Explore our evolving collection of CPD session recordings here.
Session Recording: Artist Educator Spotlight
Jake Spicer shares his journey from setting up Draw Brighton and co-founding Mawddach Residency to the conversion of a Primary School into a Tiny Art School
Session Recording: AccessArt Art Week 2024 - flourish!
In this session recording, we introduced AccessArt Art Week 2025: Flourish! We shared lots of tips to help with your preparations and answered any questions
Session Recording: AccessArt and International schools
Explore what AccessArt can offer communities across the world
Find your Community
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AccessArt is 25 Years Old!
Find out more about our story.
We are so proud and grateful to our 24,000+ members, and we are excited about where we all go next. Thank you for being part of the AccessArt journey.
