AccessArt

AccessArt

Formation	1999; 26 years ago (1999) Registered in 2004
Founder	Paula Briggs (co-founder) Sheila Ceccarelli (co-founder)
Registration no.	1105049
Legal status	Charity
Location	Cambridge, UK
Affiliations	The Council for Subject Associations
Revenue	£308,382 (2023)
Website	www.accessart.org.uk

AccessArt is a British arts charity and membership organization, working across the UK to further 'the advancement of visual arts education'.[1][2] It is the leading provider of digital visual arts resources in the UK,[3] with over 22,000 schools as paying members,[4] using AccessArt's educational materials in their teaching.[5]

Founded in 1999 by Royal College of Art graduates, Paula Briggs and Sheila Ceccarelli and registering as a charity in 2004.[6][7]

Projects

Inspire: A celebration of children's art, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.[8][9][10][11] [December 2019 – March 2020]

"The first exhibition of work made by primary school children at The Fitzwilliam Museum in its 250 year history and was designed in partnership with AccessArt."[12][13][14]"The Inspire project demonstrates how a regional art museum can serve as a hub for teacher training and development and support the development of a community of practice around art and design education."[15]

See also

• Art Fund
• Shape Arts
• The Arts Society

References

1. "Charity overview, ACCESSART - 1105049, Register of Charities - The Charity Commission". Charity Commission for England and Wales. Archived from the original on 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
2. Briggs, Paula (17 March 2016). "Creating is not just a 'nice' activity; it transforms, connects and empowers | Paula Briggs | The Guardian". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
3. Edwards, Jean (20 March 2024), "Digital technology and art", Teaching and Learning with Technologies in the Primary School (3rd ed.), London: Routledge, pp. 66–78, doi:10.4324/9781003408925-7, ISBN 978-1-003-40892-5, retrieved 30 October 2024
4. "Map of Schools & Artist Educators Using AccessArt". AccessArt. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
5. Edwards, Jean; Caldwell, Helen; Heaton, Rebecca (29 April 2021). Art in the Primary School: Creating Art in the Real and Digital World (2nd ed.). London: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780429296208. ISBN 978-0-429-29620-8.
6. "Charity inspiration interview - Access Art | Markel Direct UK". Markel Direct UK. Archived from the original on 21 June 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
7. "What Makes AccessArt Special?". AccessArt. Archived from the original on 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
8. "The Fitzwilliam Museum - Inspire: A celebration of children's art". Fitzwilliam Museum. Archived from the original on 19 June 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
9. "The Fitzwilliam Museum - Ways of Seeing: Inspire 2020". Fitzwilliam Museum. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
10. Morrison, Holly; Noble, Kate; Villis, Sarah (31 January 2020). "Inspire: a celebration of children's art - Cambridge University Museums". Cambridge University Museums. Archived from the original on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
11. Cooper, Donal; Noble, Kate (6 April 2020). "Schoolchildren, science and smartphones shine new light on a Florentine masterpiece". Apollo Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
12. "Inspire 2020 | The Inspire exhibition (December 2019- March 2020) was the culmination of a multi- disciplinary practitioner- led research project". Fitzwilliam Museum. Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
13. "Project Evaluation and Exhibition Report" (PDF). Fitzwilliam Museum. September 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
14. "Exhibition Booklet" (PDF). Fitzwilliam Museum. December 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
15. Noble, Kate (5 August 2021). "'Getting Hands On with Other Creative Minds': Establishing a Community of Practice around Primary Art and Design at the Art Museum". International Journal of Art & Design Education. 40 (3): 615–629. doi:10.1111/jade.12371. ISSN 1476-8062.

External links

• Official website