Blog posts
Engaging young people in arts projects can lead to greater participation in education and work-related activities and contribute to desistance.
![Young person demonstrating methods of tote bag decoration as part of a YOT project at Tate Exchange]()
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]()
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]()
We hear from staff and pupils at Colton Hill Primary School about how engaging with creative arts organisations and practitioners has given them really exciting opportunities.
![A young girl is sitting in a chair with a drum kit behind her]()
We speak to Professor Tara Page, Artsmark Project Lead at Goldsmiths, University of London. Professor Page is leading the team behind your Artsmark training.
![A group of young people all wearing black reach up to a young person being lifted into the air]()
Manchester Secondary Pupil Referral Unit (MSPRU) is a multi-site Alternative Provision school located across five sites in Manchester. Hear about how their crucial creative partnership work has empowered them to lead the newly-formed North West Specialist Arts Network.
![Two globe art sculptures with images of Black Britons on them.]()
