Arts Award
Arts Award is a range of unique qualifications that inspire children and young people from 5 up to 25 to get involved in art in all its forms from dance, drama and music to fine art, sculpture and digital art. It develops creative, rounded learners who can use their skills across the curriculum and take these skills into the wider world.
This unique qualification is accredited by Trinity College London College London and is available across the UK through schools and centres that offer arts activities.
Discover at Home
What started as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic has become a permanent part of the Arts Award offer. Developed to enable families to complete Arts Award Discover remotely, at home or online the resource pack provides ideas for completion and information on how to gain your Arts Award Discover certificates.
What is Discover at Home?
Discover at Home is a resource pack. If you would like to apply for a Discover certificate you will need to complete the activities with a registered Arts Award centre, and Arts Connect can support you with this, but families are welcome to use the resource pack to structure creative activities at home, without the need to achieve a certificate.
Discover at Home is a special version of Arts Award Discover, the first level of Arts Award.
Discover at Home is aimed at children aged 11 and under.
The resource pack you can download is designed to enable anyone to support a child or young person through their Discover at Home journey, even if you don’t have any prior knowledge or understanding of Arts Award. However, we always recommend that any Discover programmes are developed and delivered by a trained Arts Award adviser.
Download the pack here.
Arts Connect Discover Arts Award online programme
Arts Connect have partnered with 23 arts, cultural and education settings across the West Midlands to offer young people in their local areas the opportunity to achieve Discover Arts Award certification. The organisations taking part in the Discover Arts Award online programme have developed online creative programmes with arts professionals, teachers, parents and young people to create a range of exciting digital and ‘physical’ arts activities that can be accessed safely from school or home.
To find out more about our Arts Award offer please contact Becky Thompson.
Key investment applications dates
Important Dates and Availability:
- Arts Award Ignition Fund: opening date – 9 May 2022 – closing deadline 1 July 2022
- Arts Award Support Sessions July 2022 TBC
- Reporting Deadline Friday 17th March 2023
Get in touch
Please contact Becky Thompson, Arts Award Manager, if you need further information or details.