
Phil Saunders and pupils from Guston primary at Kearsney
Animator and Illustrator Phil Saunders has one of the Art in the Parks – Kearsney interpreted first commissions for young artists. Phil lives in Dover and recently graduated with a [...]
DAD provides opportunities for young people to get involved in creative activity through a range of different projects, enabling them to develop their creative and critical-thinking skills and ability to innovate. Engagement in the arts is known to boost engagement in core curriculum subjects while an opportunity to take part in an arts activity can provide time for contemplation, dreaming, concentration and experimentation and can relieve the pressure of having to get things “right”.
The arts can give young people a feeling of success…
and can help with teamwork:
and provide them with opportunities to make choices:
I believe that an excellent art education is an entitlement for all young people. It provides an opportunity for young people to imagine and encourages them to explore ideas, to be inquisitive, to problem solve, to be persistent and also to collaborate with others, shaping creative individuals who can think independently and can contribute positively to society. It encourages a sense of well being and helps young people develop an understanding of the world in which we all live and a tolerance towards others. (Petra Matthews-Crow, former Head of Arts at Astor College for the Arts, Dover)
DAD is an Arts Award supporter and many of our projects have enabled children and young people to obtain their Arts Award certificates. Arts award is a range of unique qualifications that supports anyone aged up to 25 to grow as artists and arts leaders, inspiring them to connect with and take part in the wider arts world through taking challenges in an art form. There are 5 Arts Award levels.
Find out more about the Impact of Arts Award on young people
Our list of contributors is a great place to start discovering the artists who have worked with us.
Please get in touch if you would like to meet an artist or take part in an arts activity and we will do what we can to help.
Animator and Illustrator Phil Saunders has one of the Art in the Parks – Kearsney interpreted first commissions for young artists. Phil lives in Dover and recently graduated with a [...]
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