Background to the Blog In 2021 Historic England commissioned Arts Connect and the Institute for Community Research and Development to investigate and report on the value and impact of young people’s engagements with heritage. We had observed that there were clear signs of increasing interest in heritage amongst young people across both informal and…
Are you a Secondary or Further Education art teacher or art lead working in Telford or the Black Country? Would you like to be part of a network of art teachers, taking inspiration from local contemporary visual art exhibitions and working with artists to enhance their professional learning and curriculum development? We have the opportunity…
Date: Thursday, 7th December, 2023 Time: 4pm – 6pm Location: The New Art Gallery Walsall Cost: FREE Book Now Please book your FREE ticket by clicking here If you are an artist or organisation interested in having a stall, please email Alex Jolly A popular networking event for teachers, educators, artists, arts professionals & those…
As we pass the Artsmark baton on to Goldsmiths, University of London, we would like to celebrate and reflect on the wonderful eight years we have spent as the champions and providers of the Artsmark support programme for schools and other settings, including Pupil Referral Units and Youth Offending Services, amongst others, in the West…
The Moonbeams programme, which has grown over 20 years, has for the last eight years been developed by us, Arts Connect. We have worked with educators, arts & cultural practitioners, researchers and local authorities to deliver inspirational training, seminars, social meets, Moonbeams@Home, two major conferences, two significant Action Research programmes and three Podcasts. The most…
Reflections on Strategic Work with Children and Young People in Education, Culture and the Arts, funded by Arts Council England. The Bridge Network was established in 2012, funded throughout by Arts Council England (ACE). A connected group of ten organisations, of which Arts Connect was one, the network focused on delivering better outcomes for young…
Date: Wednesday, 14th June Time: 1.00pm – 2.00pm Location: Online Cost: Free Discussing the key findings of our new report, this webinar explores how seven young people’s heritage projects helped to promote social cohesion, cultivated a sense of local pride and community in so-called ‘left behind’ places, and increased the health and wellbeing of…
Suitable for: Primary and secondary creative educators Date: Friday, 7th July Time: 10am-2pm Location: Wolverhampton School of Art, Ring Rd, Wolverhampton WV1 1NT In response to the artwork of the same title this creative workshop focuses on how you can use colour and shape to depict the theme of migration and promote wellbeing through…
In 2023 our Film Network (who were part of our Bridge programme offer) were funded by us to develop an action research project around neurodiverse young people working in film, with the remit of exploring barriers, highlighting challenges and shining a light on success. Our partners Rural Media have produced this wonderful and important film with…
Over the past two years Coventry CEP has been busy creating more opportunities for Coventry’s learning and cultural sectors to work together, to improve the quality and reach of cultural activity for children and young people in the city and beyond. With support from Arts Connects, Partnership Investment Fund, they have developed some incredible national and…