Arts Award at YSP

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Arts Award at YSP

YSP Learning is proud to support Arts Award. We hold events throughout the year to support children and young people in their Arts Award journey.

Do children and young people in your life want to be creative, and learn about contemporary sculpture and artists? Join our exciting programme of activity that leads to a nationally-recognised Arts Award qualification.

Our Arts Award offer is a unique programme of events that give children and young people inspiration and insight into the arts through specialist art skills, exclusive access to curators and resident artists, and the opportunity to respond creatively, sharing their ideas and understanding.

 

Join our exciting programme of activity that leads to a nationally-recognised Arts Award qualification. Be inspired to start your journey at YSP with Discover level. As you gain confidence and expand your experience and ability, take the opportunity to progress your skills and knowledge to Explore level.

Supporting Arts Award at YSP

Created by local artist ArtJohn in collaboration with The Hepworth Wakefield and Yorkshire Sculpture Park, learn about sculpture making techniques using found objects and inspired by artist Barbara Hepworth. Suitable for: EYFS, KS1, KS2.

With thanks to Our Year Wakefield Place-based Curriculum, which was co-produced with teachers in Wakefield.

Three adults in an online zoom meeting, watching at a woman dancing on the screen.

Explore our interviews with artists

These videos give unique insights into what inspires artists, and also help to provide children and young people with ideas to develop their skills and knowledge in support of Arts Award.

A child wearing a pink rain coat, looking through a paper viewfinder outdoors

Browse our free learning activities

Explore past and present exhibitions and artwork on display at YSP. These activities will help to enrich your understanding of contemporary art and the artists that create the work you will see when you visit.

 YSP Stay Connected: Arts Award Discover at Home 

YSP Learning online regularly highlights a focus artist and artwork across our social media platforms. These posts provide ideas that can inspire and support you to achieve Arts Award Discover at Home, an introductory award, aimed at children aged 11 and under (open to children and young people aged up to 25). 


What do children have to do to achieve Arts Award Discover at Home? 

  • Part A: Take Part  Discover the arts and artforms and take part in different activities 
  • Part B: Find Out  Find out about artists or makers and their work 
  • Part C: Share  Share your learning, opinions and experiences with others 

These three parts are then recorded in an Arts Award logbook.   

#YSPFamily


Take a look at  #YSPFamily across our social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook and Twitter) and start your Arts Award journey today. 

#YSPFamily posts have easy steps to inspire and support you in achieving the parts A, B and C of the award: 

Notice - Find out about a contemporary artist and their artwork  (Part B) 

Imagine and Create - Discover artforms, experiment and play using our creative suggestions to Draw, Write, Photograph, Construct  (Part A) 

Share - Tell other people about your discoveries and what you have enjoyed using #YSPFamily (Part C) 

 
Arts Award Logbook
Record your creative activity in a personal ‘arts log‘. Arts Award log books can be downloaded here. 

Further information about Discover at Home can be found here. 

As you gain confidence and expand your experience and ability, take the opportunity to progress your skills and knowledge to Explore level. Find out more about the Arts Award journey here.
 
We can’t wait to see your creativity.  

Take part in our family events

  1. A family playing in the Hidden Forest.
    Event

    Summer in the Hidden Forest

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    Drop-in to the magical Hidden Forest and follow your child’s imagination as they explore, create and play under a canopy of trees.
  2. An adult and child building a sculpture out of pieces of wood in an outdoor setting.
    Event

    Outdoor Sculpture Building: Come Rain, Come Shine

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    Immerse yourself in an imaginative world of sculpture making. Work and play together to build outdoor sculptures inspired by artists in the park.
  3. A group of people are painting large white paper pillars outdoors. A child kneels, applying blue paint, while another person holds the pillar in place. Others are visible in the background, each engaged in their own painting activity amidst greenery.
    Event

    Family Day in partnership with Star Bereavement

    Take part in a day celebrating your family and your family’s stories. Make, play and come together with 3 different artist-led activities.
  4. A group of adults and two babies sit on a reflective surface in an art space. The adults, dressed in casual clothing, engage with the children, who are exploring the area. Artworks are visible in the background, creating a creative atmosphere.
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    Sculpture Baby: William Kentridge

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    Spend creative time with your baby and enjoy this sensory session inspired by the William Kentridge exhibition in the Underground Gallery.