Arts Award Discover Online

Arts Award is a range of national qualifications that supports anyone aged up to 25 to grow as artists and arts leaders. It is designed to encourage young people to enjoy the arts, offering the chance to develop creativity, communication and leadership skills. 

Arts Award is a national programme. In England, it is managed by Trinity College London in association with Arts Council England. 

Arts Award Discover is an introductory award, aimed at children aged 5 - 9, in KS1 or lower KS2. On these webpages, you will find all the resources and information you need to complete Arts Award Discover at home or from your classroom.  

If you would like to complete your Arts Award Discover Online with Lighthouse, please email us.  

The cost of the certificate from Trinity College London is £4 and no payment is required until participants have finished their Arts Award.  

To achieve an Arts Award Discover, children and young people collect evidence of their experiences doing the following: 

• Taking part in arts activities 
• Researching artists or craftspeople and their work 
• Sharing their arts discoveries 

 To help you achieve your Arts Award Discover online, we have created some helpful resources to talk you through the process!  

For Part A, you need to take part in an arts activity. The examples below are based around things that you can do from the safety and comfort of your home/classroom, but if there is something else you’d rather have a go at - get stuck in!   

Feel free to take photos whilst you’re doing your chosen activity, as these can be included in your Logbook/submission. Once you’ve completed your activity, fill in Part A of your Logbook or follow the steps in the Online Only guide. 

Here are some virtual workshops that you can follow along from home if you fancy: 

• Fiction Writing
• Dancing
• Poetry

In the next part of your Arts Award Discover journey, you will need to pick an artist and find out all about them and their art! You can use the internet, books or, if you’re lucky enough to know an artist, ask them some questions over the phone! You can choose any artist you like but if you need some inspiration, check out the suggestions below. 

• Michelle Rumney - Visual Artist 
• Tim Burton - Filmmaker  
• Ninebarrow - Musicians  
• Dante or Die - Theatre Company  
• Diverse City - Theatre Company
• Rambert - Dance Company  
• Stuart Semple - Visual Artist  

If you're really stuck, check out our interview with Visual Artist Michelle Rumney below: 

ANY QUESTIONS?

If you have any questions about Arts Award Discover Online, please contact perdie.bargh@lighthousepoole.co.uk.  

If you’d like to receive an official certificate from Trinity College London, then you will need to submit your work to us via email.  

The How to Discover Online guide covers what needs to go in the email, so make sure you read through and follow those instructions. 

Once you’ve submitted your work, you will need to pay for your Arts Award Discover Certificate here.  

When you receive your certificate, please send us a photo of you holding it up! We would love to share your success far and wide on our social media platforms.