Arts Award Gold - a National award for young artists
Gold Arts Award is a Level 3 qualification designed for ages 16 and above, but is open to young people aged 11 to 25.
To achieve a Gold Arts Award, young people make an arts portfolio of their experiences of:
Personal arts development
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extending their own arts practice, experiencing another art form and creating new work
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identifying and being involved in the world of the arts through placements, volunteering, training and research
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reviewing arts events/experiences and finding out about artists and their career paths
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making the case for an arts issue and communicating the case
Leadership of an arts project
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planning a project
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organising the people and resources
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delivering the project
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managing a public showing/sharing of the work
Arts Award Gold at QEHS
Year 12 students at QEHS opt to use their enhancement subject choice to work on their Arts Award Gold Portfolios. They are supported by Advisors William Pym and Laura Pollock to develop connections and independently develop their own chosen art forms and their leadership skills outside the classroom. Arts Award Gold Projects from previous years have varied with each creative cohort including: Designing buildings, learning to sing opera, darkroom photography, starting a craft business, learning to perform as a drag act and this is the joy of Arts Award - there is no limit to the creative imagination in our students' projects. Enjoy the gallery of previous projects below
This year under Covid conditions our amazing arts award students have pulled together an incredible body of work that shows their creativity and endurance under lockdowns. In a normal year students would work with local arts partners and artists to learn outside the classroom, much of this has just been impossible. For much of the time they have had to rely on the internet and their own resilience and resources. It is a credit to them that they have produced such a range of individual art work, events and exhibitions that you can enjoy through this website. Please take some time to give them feedback on their progress.
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