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Family Learning

‘A truly magical experience that captured the whole family's imagination’

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Our Family Learning programme is informed by an ongoing action-research project called Learning Together. We work with new and existing audiences, local families, and community partners to deliver an innovative, wide-ranging and ambitious programme.

As part of our commitment to families and organisational development we are signed up to the Family Arts Standards. These standards are designed to help families know what to expect from participating arts organisations and cover the basic considerations for visiting venues and engaging in any type of arts experience – from art to theatre, dance and beyond. 

As part of our general public offer we have embedded a range of resources in the galleries to support families in their visits and to encourage deeper engagement, understanding and appreciation for the artwork and exhibitions. These include:
– Hands-on, tactile resource baskets with activities to develop looking, thinking and making in response to individual artworks and wider themes
– Family leaflets, which can be used in the gallery and taken away as a record of the visit
– 'Talking Together' cards to encourage questioning and dialogue between families and 'Drawing Together' activities, which use drawing as a tool for observation and interpretation
 

‘Everything changed because of this project: how I understand my child, how my child talks to me, I feel like I’ve got to know him better before he embarks on a new part of his life’

Family participant

Facilities for Families

YSP welcomes families and aims to be as family-friendly as possible. In the open air, children are free to run around, making the most of our 500 acres of historic parkland. Facilities for families include: baby changing at YSP Centre, YSP Learning and the Bothy Gallery; highchairs in the Restaurant and Café; family-friendly food and drink; unlimited tap water; and picnic areas.

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Family Events

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Outdoor Sculpture Building: Come Rain, Come Shine

18 Feb–26 May 2020

Immerse yourself in an imaginative world of sculpture making. Work and play together to build sculptures inspired by artists in the Park. Stack, balance, join and arrange. Always outdoors, Come...

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Cast Carve and Construct

20 Feb–21 Feb 2020 (two-day event) / 11.00-16.00

Taking inspiration from two world famous Yorkshire sculptors Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth families will have make a sculptural hand cast, carve and model plaster, create their own unique artworks...

Free

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Family Drawing in Paradise

22 Feb 2020

Join us for some imaginative drawing activities in our beautiful chapel. Take inspiration from Saad Qureshi intriguing installation Something About Paradise. Supported by an artist compose, capture...

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Playful Sculpture Walk: February

22 Feb 2020

Wrap up warm and get your family outside this Winter. Let our artist take you on a playful and interactive walk to wake up minds and make discoveries. Why not drop into our free family drawing event...

Free

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Family Drawing - Joana Vasconcelos

21 Mar 2020

Take part in imaginative making and drawing activities at this drop-in session. Be inspired by the vibrant and colourful sculptures of Joana Vasconcelos, capture and stretch your thinking...

Free

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Family Creative Lab

5 Apr–7 Apr 2020

Bring the whole family to make, draw, play and imagine together in our lab of imagination and ideas. Drop-in to the Bothy Gallery to enjoy tinkering with materials and experimenting with drawing. All...

Free

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ARTcart

10 Apr–13 Apr 2020

Take part in some art making, art thinking and art playing together in the Park. Our artists have loads of creative family-friendly activities inspired by the magnificent sculptures at...

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Museums at Night: An After Hours Family Adventure

15 May 2020

Create family memories as the sun sets on this outdoor sculpture adventure. Join us for a family art stroll to see magnificent outdoor sculptures and explore Joana Vasconcelos’ exhibition. -...

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