Activities to inspire
LearnActivities to inspire
Explore YSP's downloadable activities archive
Explore our thoughtful activities, packed full of creativity, talking points and ideas to get everybody thinking. These are for schools, families, and anyone who wants to explore YSP as part of a visit or from home.
These activities are inspired by past and present exhibitions and projects.
Current exhibitions
Bharti Kher: Alchemies
Elisabeth Frink: Natural Connection
Download the Elisabeth Frink activity card
Andy Goldsworthy
Download the Andy Goldsworthy Talking and Drawing Together card
Sculpture Spy Trail
Download the Sculpture Spy Trail
Light, Sleep and Wellbeing Connection
Download the Light, Sleep and Wellbeing Connection Teachers' Resource
Past Exhibitions
Leilah Babirye: Obumu (Unity)
Download the Leilah Babirye Family Activity card
Jonathan Baldock
Download the Jonathan Baldock Family Activity card
Erwin Wurm
Leonardo Drew
Robert Indiana
Lakwena Maciver
Download the Lakwena Talking Together Card
Annie Morris
Download the Annie Morris Drawing Together Card
Joana Vasconcelos
Joan Miró
Download the Joan Miró Drawing Together Card
David Smith
Kimsooja
Download the Kimsooja Talking Together Card
Giuseppe Penone
Common Ground
Revolt and Revolutions
Alfredo Jaar: The Garden of Good and Evil
Occasional Geometries: Rana Begum Curates the Arts Council Collection
Tread Softly
Tony Cragg: A Rare Category of Objects
Not Vital
Download the Not Vital Teachers' Resource Pack
KAWS
Outdoor Art Sparks
Download creative learning ideas for teachers out in the Park, producted by Barnsley Museums and YSP
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Sarah Kirby: A Printmaker's Landscape
–Sarah Kirby is a linocut printmaker. She uses oil-based inks to create original prints with a bold graphic quality that are inspired by public spaces, buildings, gardening, plants and trees.
Liz West: Our Colour Reflection
–This winter, the historic Chapel will transform in a joyful display of colour and light by artist Liz West.
Deborah Rundle: Soar Away
–Following her four-week residency at YSP in 2022, New Zealand artist Deborah Rundle has created a series of work focusing on local histories of West Yorkshire.
Bharti Kher: Alchemies
–An unmissable, powerful exhibition of sculpture and 2D work by one of the world’s leading contemporary artists.
