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  1. Blog category
    •  Artsmark Celebration Week
    •  arts partnerships

    Artsmark in action: Manchester Hospital School

    , 5 minute read

    Manchester Hospital School proudly received an Artsmark Gold Award. To celebrate, we spoke to Lisa Biggar, a teacher at the setting, about some of the things she’s most proud of...

    A selection of digital art created by students at Manchester Hospital Schools
  2. Blog category
    •  arts partnerships

    Supporting cultural education through film

    Paul Reeve, CEO of Into Film, blogs about how there’s no doubt that film’s popularity can cause it to be undervalued, in the educational context.

  3. Blog category
    •  Artsmark Platinum
    •  school governor

    Q&A with Hayden Taylor, governor of 2019's Creative School of the Year

    Artsmark school, Admiral Lord Nelson School (ALNS) in Portsmouth, were named Creative School of the Year at the 2019 TES Awards.

  4. Blog category
    •  Artsmark Partner
    •  arts partnerships
    •  wellbeing

    Let's talk about mental health

    Here at Artis, we strongly believe that the arts inspire and motivate children’s creativity, allowing them to find their voice and open up their imagination. As well as giving them a space to explore challenging themes more openly outside of the formal learning environment, the arts help to build young people’s confidence, resilience and self-esteem.

    Pupils from Elmhurst Primary School group photo with Artsmark Parter, Artis
  5. Blog category
    •  arts partnerships
    •  primary school

    Artsmark in the Potteries

    Lucy Palmer-Rimmer, Arts Council England’s Communications Officer for the North, visited Oakhill Primary School, observing how Artsmark keeps history alive for children in the Potteries ​There’s nothing unique to Oakhill Primary school on the outside.

    Male student proudly holds up pottery creatures
  6. Blog category
    •  Artsmark Partner
    •  arts partnerships

    5 reasons why you need an Artsmark Partner in your life

    Since the Artsmark Partnership Programme launched last year, more than 650 arts and cultural organisations have signed up, offering a whole range of brilliant cultural opportunities for both young people and their teachers.

    Young actors at Hillstone Primary performing Hercules and Phoebe
  7. Bolton School talk to us about how their Artsmark journey is an opportunity to celebrate, enrich and extend the cultural offer available to their students and engage with their community.

    Students from Bolton sitting outside a cultural venue
  8. Blog category
    •  SEND
    •  Career
    •  Progression

    Beyond the classroom: Artsmark's impact on inclusive careers for SEND students

    , 5 minute read

    New Bridge College blog about how Artsmark has supported them to develop groundbreaking careers programmes, empowering students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities to seek careers in the creative industries.

    Two students look straight into the camera, there is a dark background behind them.