Artswork’s vision encompasses a desire to map, equip and understand the journeys where young people can take the arts and the arts can take young people.
The Artswork Academy was launched on 1st April 2009, and is Artswork’s young people participation department.
Academy -- A learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge;
- A school for special training;
- An institution for the advancement of art, science and literature;
- A body of established opinion widely accepted as authoritative in a particular field.
The Artswork Academy oversees and supports direct arts and creative project work, as well as innovative initiatives with young people. Artswork has a history of developing and delivering innovative, strategic projects with young people. We create relevant and responsive projects, working across all art forms, driven by the needs of young people and which move our work and understanding of youth arts forward.
The Artswork Academy works alongside and supports the output of the other departments within the organisation. To continue the legacy of the hub4 project, the Artswork Academy has developed and delivered a range of specialist arts and creative training for and by young people, supported by Artsplan.
Through the Artswork Academy, we are committed to providing training, education and experiential opportunities which prepare young people to be the arts leaders, artists, practitioners, arts policy makers and audiences of the future.
Artswork Academy Impact on Young People:
- A chance to have ideas shaped by working with artists;
- A chance to develop creative skills;
- A chance to develop arts administration and arts management skills;
- Opportunities to gain accreditation;
- Routes into employment in the creative industries and the cultural sector;
- Routes into education;
- Opportunities to volunteer in the creative industries and the cultural sector;
- Chance to influence arts policies and service provision;
- Opportunities to work in peer mentorship and motivation.
How does the Artswork Academy work?
The Artswork Academy has four main remits- to oversee and support:
1 Training – the development and delivery of a range of specialist arts and creative training for and by young people; Find out more about Artswork Academy Training here….
2 Innovative Projects - direct arts and creative project work and innovative initiatives with young people.
For more information on Current Projects please follow the links below:
3 Advocacy- the development and support of young people’s policy response panels; recruitment, support, involvement of young people in ENYAN supporting their involvement in the Regional Advisory Panels, website, campaigns and in events(nationally and regionally); Find out more about Artswork Academy Advocacy here….
4 Partnerships- strategic partnerships and collaborations with other agencies and organisations . Find out more about Artswork Academy Partnerships here….
The Artswork Academy aims to support all young people and will carry on developing and delivering pioneering work in peer motivation and peer mentoring and in supporting young volunteers and in developing work placements and work readiness programmes. In addition to devising and delivering projects with NEET young people (not in education, employment or training) the department will also research what key support can be provided to specific groups of young people at risk including young offenders, young parents, young people with mental health issues.
