Arts Council England (Arts Award) - Email Marketing Campaign

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January 2008
Happy New Year!

New look website

We've updated our website to make navigation friendlier for young people and easier for all users.
Click here to check it - and let us know what you think!

Young people's stories

Young fashion designer
David (11) completed his
Bronze Arts Award at
Lighthouse
Visual Arts Centre in the Devon, specialising in fashion design. He started work while still in primary school. Read David's story

Photographing nature
Dilaur (18) lives in Birmingham. He discovered a fantastic talent in flower and tree photographs for his Silver Award, which re-built his confidence and helped him plan his future. Read Dilaur's story

Launching a career
Emily gained her Gold Arts Award in Cambridgeshire, developing her skills in contemporary jewellery and craft and leading sculpture workshops.

"It made me look at my whole lifestyle and opportunities as an artist and how others make a living, it also allowed me to learn new skills. I have learned how to project manage more effectively and the award has opened up possibilities to become a practising contemporary jeweller."

Visit www.emilykathrynward.com to see her work or read Emily's story

Models of practice

Arts Award centres run the award in many different ways so we're building a bank of delivery models. Visit Arts Award in my setting or read our featured centre:

Hagley Catholic High School

We'd love to hear how your centre runs the award - click here to tell us about your model

Working with youth justice

We're delighted to be working closely with the PLUS Strategy Team and YOTs (Youth Offending Teams) across the country. Summer Arts Colleges for young people at risk of (re)offending took place in 17 locations and 110 young people achieved Bronze Arts Awards, 94% of all completers. For many, this was their first qualfication. Read more here

Arts Award Welcome pilot

Arts Award Welcome is a badge scheme which shows that arts and cultural organisations offer services to young people which may help them achieve their Arts Award.

We're piloting in the East and West Midlands - take a look at what's on offer to young people here
Read more about the scheme

V for Volunteering

In February 2007 the Garage creative industries centre in Norwich secured £113,000 from V for a year long volunteering project built around the Arts Award. In December they topped that with a follow-on award of £298.800 to spread the message across the East region!
V's mission is to inspire a new generation of young volunteers (aged 16-25) and enable a lasting change in the quality, quantity and diversity of youth volunteering.

Read about the V project in the East or visit http://www.wearev.com/