The Arts Award qualification at The Northern College of Art welcomes learners aged between 14 and 16 years old to develop their creative and leadership skills through sessions, challenges and events. This award aims to support and encourage learners of all levels, abilities, backgrounds and cultures to participate in the arts. Through Arts Award, learners will achieve a national qualification that will build confidence through nurturing their individual interests, while also equipping them with life skills that will support their education and future employment.

Sliver Award – Level 2

For learners aged 14 to 16 years old.

Sessions are delivered every Saturday, 10am-1pm during term time.

Students will be enrolled onto the Silver and this will be completed in 1 year.

Art and Design:
Covering drawing, painting, printing, 3D, mixed media art, ceramics and textiles.

Why Join?

• Discover your creative strengths
• Gain real skills and a qualification
• Meet new people and grow your confidence
• Kickstart your journey into the creative world

Where artistic challenge meets arts leadership!

Attain a recognised qualification in Art on Saturdays between 10am – 1pm, discover your potential and ability through a range of creative and inspiring art and design activities. Meet new people with shared interests. Start your creative career with us. Successful students can progress on to full time courses at The Northern School of Art and develop careers within the creative industries.

Silver Arts Award gives young people the chance to take on an artistic challenge and a leadership role too. As well as being about creativity, it’s about becoming a reviewer, researcher and project manager. Participants build a broad range of transferable skills as they complete their portfolio and gain a Level 2 qualification.

To achieve Silver Arts Award, students create a portfolio, in a format of their choice, presenting evidence that they have completed all tasks.

Arts Practice & Pathways
planning an arts challenge that develops their skills implementing and reviewing the success of their challenge reviewing arts events and sharing their views researching careers and future opportunities in the arts

Arts Leadership
Identifying an arts leadership role and planning an arts project, being an effective arts leader. Including dealing with practical issues and working effectively with others reviewing their project and leadership abilities