We’re glad you’re here. AccessArt is a Subject Association for Art and a Registered Charity, supporting our members 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 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.
Upcoming cpd
Welcome to the Autumn Term CPD program of Zoom events aimed at supporting and connecting educators across a variety of educational settings.
Explore all upcoming CPD here.
The Importance of the Sketchbook in the Primary Art, Craft and Design Curriculum
Wednesday 19th November
5.00 pm – 6.30 pm (Via Zoom)
£35 Non-Members / £25 for AccessArt Members and Trainee Teachers
How to Make Your Key Stage 3 Art, Craft and Design Curriculum Inclusive, Engaging and Successful for ALL Students
Thursday 4th December
5.00 pm – 6.30 pm (Via Zoom)
£35 Non-Members / £25 for AccessArt Members and Trainee Teachers
Equity in the Classroom/Where Have All the Boys Gone?
Saturday 6th December
10.00 am – 2.30 pm (Via Zoom)
£35 Non-Members / £25 for AccessArt Members and Trainee Teachers
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: Sketchbook Share
Three educators share their learners’ sketchbooks to help us explore the value of visual notes and the benefits of sketchbooks as a tool to support and enhance creative thinking
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
Thought Piece: 3 Lenses
A recording of the presentation given by Paula Briggs, CEO & Creative Director AccessArt, at the July 2025 All Party Parliamentary Group for Art, Craft and Design Education.
In this presentation, Paula shares three lenses which inform our current thinking about what art education needs from us right now.
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: Talking with your hands
New Resource: Talking With Your Hands
Explore gesture and non-verbal expression through a large cardboard hand sign that, when combined with others, forms a powerful and meaningful message. 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
Transforming letters
Explore how letters can be cut up and arranged to make an image. Explore here
Destroying to create
Explore how the concepts of creation and destruction can work together. Explore here
Art in times of ill health
Laura McKendry shares her journey as an artist educator into the Art and Health space. 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.
Explore all pedagogy resources here.
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AccessArt is 25 years old!
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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.
