Youth Arts Project Management
APT/YAM6- LEVEL 1
This six day course is accredited with Middlesex University, and provides an excellent, practical induction to developing and running a youth arts project, regardless of length, size or art form. Participants will begin by exploring the philosophy of youth arts, including the ‘what is art’ debate; the intrinsic and extrinsic value of youth arts activity; the influence of youth culture on the arts in general; and arts as a vehicle for exploring social and political issues with young people.
Based on the popular Artsplan ‘Get Sorted’ series of courses this informative accredited course covers the strategies, skills and issues involved in devising and planning an arts project with and for young people. From initial ideas through to the nuts and bolts of delivery, using professional artists, funding, press, publicity and evaluation, this course will leave you feeling fully confident, qualified and inspired to successfully deliver your own youth arts project.
Aims:
- to explore the implications of young people engaging in specifically youth orientated cultural activity, and to establish ways of facilitating such involvement
- to develop the skills needed to run a youth arts project
- to examine what encourages group investment in project work and to devise strategies appropriate for youth arts activity
- to explore a range of evaluative tools appropriate to youth arts
Training style
All Artsplan training courses are interactive, using creative examples and techniques, taking into consideration a wide understanding of preferred methods of learning. Methods used include group exercises, visual examples, case studies, discussion etc.
Trainers
This course will be delivered by a lead tutor, with between 2-4 additional guest tutors as appropriate. All Artsplan trainers have been chosen because they are able to demonstrate a wide range of excellent skills, experience and understanding developed whilst working within the Youth Arts sector, and are able to specialise in a variety of art forms.
Participants
This course is suitable for anyone working with or looking set up/deliver a short or long term arts project with young people – either those new to youth arts project management, or those looking to refine their project planning techniques. There are no admission requirements, but experience of working with young people or within the arts would be beneficial. In order to get the most out of this course participants are asked to come with a general idea of the sort of youth arts project they are interested in running.
Course Units:
Unit one – Why youth arts?
- what is youth arts?
- what can youth arts achieve?
- why do it?
- who is it for? (equality of opportunity)
- setting aims and objectives
- getting young people on board
- who owns it?
- create your team
- timescales and timetabling
Unit three – How much and who’s going to pay?
- costing and budgeting
- funding organisations: from the Arts Council to the corner shop
- fundraising for your group
Unit four – Who’s going to do it and with what?
- funding applications: the why and wherefore..
- resources: using them wisely
- finding and working with the right artist
Unit five – Sell that project!
- press
- publicity
- marketing
Unit six – How did it go and where do we go from here?
- creative evaluation
- documentation
- development
Course Structure
Formal contact hours – 30 hours Estimated additional participant activity (e.g. research, assignment etc) – 90 hours Total participant workload – 120 notional learning hours Accreditation – Level 2 (20 credits) Maximum numbers – 15 participants
Assessment
Assessment will be covered in three ways:
- participants will evaluate sessions and reflect on their practice in the form of a journal (either written, visual or a combination of both)
- a written assignment will be completed and submitted at the end of the course
- the experiential element of the course will require participants to discuss in detail (either individually or in small groups) their practice and relevant future plans
Where participants have undertaken optional placements alongside the course, their written assignment will be based around the knowledge and skills gained through this practical experience.
N.B. This course is vocational and not academic in its aims and approach. Therefore participants will not be assessed on quality of content and understanding, not method/delivery within the above assessments.
Resources
This course includes the following Artsplan publication resources, as well as relevant handouts:- ‘Get Sorted: How to..get organised, sort the budget and go for funding for your youth arts project!’ – Ruth Jones (Normal price: £9.50 plus p&p)
- Working Together: guidelines for using the arts with young people – Rosy Prue (Normal price: £7.50)
- Access all areas: guidelines for disability and youth arts – Michele Taylor (Normal price: £7.50)
Organisation Bookings
This course is available for organisations to buy in, where participants may also be involved in relevant work experience co-ordinated by their organisation, and can be tailored towards a particular artform slant as necessary.
ATC Open Courses
Opportunities now exist for individuals to attend this accredited progamme of courses via regional Artsplan Training Centres (ATCs). For dates and details of the next available course click here
Prices
Organisational Booking (up to 15 people) £4,800
Open Course Individual Bookings £420-320.
Prices include six full days training, administration, accreditation costs, supporting resources and additional tutor support. Open course costs for individuals include lunch and refreshments. Organisations buying in this training are responsible for providing a suitable venue, lunch and refreshments for participants and trainers, but all other expenses (including travel) are included in the price.
A variety of price levels are available for open courses, including one half price bursary available on each course.
Accredited courses represent excellent value for money, with six full days included in the price bringing the average individual course cost down to between £53-70 per person!
Contact
If you are an individual wanting to book onto this course, please click here for Artsplan’s Open Course dates.
If you are an organisation wishing to make a booking for up to 15 staff/volunteers, please contact the Artsplan Development Manager via email or tel: 02380 682 535
