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


 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.