Welcome to AccessArt’s ongoing programme of creative zoom events!
AccessArt runs an ongoing programme of Zoom CPD to help support educators develop their understanding of the visual arts.
With the exception of the collaborative CPD, most of our zoom sessions will be recorded and made available to AccessArt members. Find past recordings here. Scroll down for more info about events.
You can also buy recordings of some past event here.
Contact Rachel@accessart.org.uk
May 2024
Celebrating AccessArt Pathways: Creating School Exhibitions and Displays
Preparing To Use the AccessArt Primary Art Curriculum
July 2024
Primary Art Curriculum Celebration
October 2024
Ten Minutes, Five Times a Week with AccessArt and DRYAD Education
In The Studio: Drama and Art with David Allen
CPD Events in April
In the studio: Sketch your world with Phil Dean
Postponed. New date coming soon
4:00pm-4:45pm
Free for AccessArt Members
To celebrate the launch of Sketch Your World, a series of urban sketching resources aimed at older key stage students, we will be joined by artist Phil Dean, otherwise known at The Shoreditch Sketcher.
Phil will be talking to us about his work, how we can be inspired by our surroundings and how to get started with the key principles of urban sketching such as perspective and composition.
This session is open to AccessArt members only and is aimed at teachers of any key stage, or anyone interested in getting started with urban sketching.
New date to be confirmed.
CPD EVENTS IN MAY
Celebrating AccessArt Pathways: Creating School Exhibitions & Displays
Tuesday 14th May
4.00pm-5.00pm
Free for AccessArt Members
There is no better way to celebrate the creative journeys and outcomes of the AccessArt Primary Art Curriculum than by coordinating a whole school or classroom display. Join us to explore how we can think creatively about how to create exhibitions which best capture the ethos of AccessArt’s open-ended, journeyful approach.
Preparing To Use the AccessArt Primary Art Curriculum - Q&A
Tuesday 21st May 4.00pm-4.45pm
Free for AccessArt Members and non-members
If you’re thinking about using AccessArt as your Primary Art Curriculum provider in Autumn 2024 please come along to this session and we’ll share the ethos and practice of the AccessArt Primary Art Curriculum. It’s also a great opportunity to ask any questions you may have.
This session is open to Primary Teachers, Home Educators, and SLT.
CPD EVENTS IN JULY
Primary Art Curriculum Celebration
Tuesday 2nd July
4.00pm-5.00pm
Free for AccessArt Members and Non-Members
It’s time once again to celebrate all that has been achieved! If you have been using the AccessArt Primary Art Curriculum this year come along to this event to mark the end of the academic year!
We’ll be hearing from guest speakers, sharing what has worked, enjoying outcomes and talking through any changes you might like to make next year.
CPD EVENTS IN October
Ten Minutes, Five Times a Week with AccessArt and DRYAD Education
Tuesday 15th October
4.00pm-4.45pm
Free for AccessArt Members
In this session, we will be taking you through the drawing exercises in Ten Minutes, Five Times a Week which are suitable for the whole school to enjoy. We will also be hosting a Q&A with Jane Raynard from DRYAD Education, who can answer your questions relating to stocking materials for your classroom.
Come along to be in with a chance of winning an exciting bundle of drawing materials for your educational setting, generously supplied by DRYAD Education.
This session is aimed at teachers of Key Stages 1, 2 and 3.
In The Studio: Drama and Art with David Allen
Monday 21st October
4.00pm-4.45pm
Free for AccessArt Members
In this session we will be joined by drama specialist David Allen, who will be taking us though his new collection of resources on AccessArt, Drama and Art. This 5-part collection shows how drama techniques can support the exploration and understanding of paintings, celebrating the different ways in which drama and art intersect.
David will discuss how the two subjects can be taught together to foster skills in creative thinking and communication, as well as nurture an awareness and appreciation of art.
This session is aimed at teachers of ages 4-11.
