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If AccessArt Were A Boat...
At the latest away day, AccessArt trustees and team members enjoyed a practical making session. We used boats and seascapes as metaphors to explore how AccessArt might best show up in the current climate and serve our arts education community…
AccessArt has launched an expert-led educator training programme aimed at empowering teachers and artists to feel more knowledgeable, inspired and confident in teaching art.
Teaching Art Well has been specially designed for educators in all settings who wish to build their understanding of what a rich visual arts education might look like, and how you can help provide it.
Our aim is that the modules deepen your AccessArt experience, and also help you feel more engaged with your own creativity. Teaching should be fun, and we want you to feel excited by the unique opportunities arts education offers for both teachers and learners.
Teaching Art Well consists of 8 modules which may be taken alone, as a series, or in any order.
Invite curiosity, kindness and creativity into your setting with this fully flexible Art Week aimed at ages 5-11, designed to help teachers and learners explore how art can help us become happier humans.
Free for AccessArt members, you’ll find planning support alongside a range of inspiring activities and projects to help fill your week with creativity and joy.
Welcome to the Summer Term CPD program of Zoom events aimed at supporting and connecting educators across a variety of educational settings. All our online CPD is free for AccessArt members.
Using Visual Literacy as a Tool for Learning in Primary Art and Design
Monday 15th June 5.00 pm – 6.30 pm Free to AccessArt Members and Trainee Teachers, £25 for Non-Members
Explore how visual literacy can be embedded within the primary art curriculum from an early age, helping children to build confidence in looking, thinking and responding.
CPD Recording: Drawing Progression across the accessart primary art curriculum
An exploration of challenges, approaches, and tips for getting the most out of drawing across the curriculum
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…
In this activity, year 6 from Sheffield Girls’ School created a series of observational drawings of tins to create a stop-motion animation. 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.
Explore still-life mixed-media paintings, using fruit and patterned plates as the subject.Explore here
Insect Cubes
Create large-scale expressive drawings in mixed-media of insects set inside resin cubes. Explore here
Opening out: Shells and sketchbooks
Use shells to explore inventive drawing in handmade concertina sketchbooks.Explore here
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.
