Arts Award Discover is a nationally recognised introductory award aimed at 5 to 9 year olds (although any child can take part.) Explore York Libraries and Archives, York Museums Trust, York Army Museum and All Saints, North Street are offering children the opportunity to gain Arts Award Discover through taking part in any three of our listed creative activities, finding out about an artist or crafts person and telling us about these at a Big Share Event.

Download a record sheet from one of our websites to note down what you have done, or just collect all you have made and come to a Big Share Event anytime between 1 pm and 4 pm on Wednesday 1st September in the Marriott Room at York Explore Library or between 1 pm and 3 pm on Sunday 5th September in the Sensory Garden at the rear of York Art Gallery. Remember you need to tell us what you have learnt about an artist too. After talking to you we will apply for an Arts Award certificate for you which will be posted to your home. Due to Children in Need funding we can offer these certificates free of charge.

You can also take part in any of these activities if you do not want to take the Arts Award.

To tie in with this year’s theme Wild World Heroes, and reflecting exhibitions on display at York Art Gallery this summer, we will be exploring nature themed activities on site and for you to create at home. Interested? Then read on……

Events

Happiness Happens with Clay

The Studio; York Art Gallery
Sunday 8 August 2021
Bookable sessions throughout the day
£2 per adult, children free
Part of Arts Award Discover

Work with artist Sally Storr in response to Happiness Happens Day!

We will be creating plaques or tiles based around what makes you happy. This could be a scene of your happy place like being on the beach, or something you like doing like sport or a hobby that makes happiness happen for you.

Find out more and book tickets here.

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Personal Masterpiece – Pot like Perry

The Studio; York Art Gallery
Saturday 14 August 2021
Bookable sessions throughout the day
£2 per adult, children free
Part of Arts Award Discover

Taking inspiration from Grayson Perry, we will be exploring identity in these sessions with artist Sally Storr. Be shown how to make a thumb or pinch pot in clay – the oldest art of making pots!

Find out more and book tickets here.

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Connect with Clay

The Studio; York Art Gallery
Sunday 22 August 2021
Bookable sessions throughout the day
£2 per adult, children free
Part of Arts Award Discover

Explore the wonderful properties of clay in this hands-on workshop with artist Sally Storr. We will use a range of techniques and processes to create a decorative relief tile, flower or pinch pot in air dry clay.

Find out more and book tickets here.

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Drawing with Light: Cyanotype Family Workshop

The Studio; York Art Gallery
Sunday 29 August 2021
First session 11am – 1pm
Second session 2pm – 4pm
£6 per adult, children free
Part of Arts Award Discover

Make magical prints using the sun. Cyanotype is a historic photographic process which involves using an iron-based coated paper which is sensitive to UV light, resulting in a beautiful deep Prussian blue image.

Find out more and book tickets here.

ALL EVENTS:
An adult should stay with children at these sessions. Our events will follow the COVID guidelines current at the time of the event. For safety places are limited and are entry by ticket only.

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Colour and Create

Download our activity sheets based on the exhibition, Pictures of the Floating World as part of Discover Arts Award and colour and create at home. Choose from a slippery Koi and let your imagination ‘swim’. Perhaps scurry around with our rats and cats, or why not ‘lighten’ your day making a paper lantern and decorate with wild flowers?

Chobunsai Eishi (1756 – 1829) Rat and grapes

Download below!

3D Koi-Colour and Create
3D Lantern Colour and Create
Chochin lantern accordion fold
Chochin lantern blank
Koi colouring sheet
Lantern colouring sheet