Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Emma-Rose Payne,
Artistic Director
Anthos Arts
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6 A successful template needs to feel personal 8 “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t
– it should engage the young person just as understand it well enough” (or so the saying
much as the art form they are exploring has goes). A successful template should be easy
the power to do. Although your approach to understand. If it takes more than five
will depend on the location and environment minutes for the group to follow the resource
of the Arts Award centre, there are ways to then it’s not clear enough.
keep it personal without undermining the 9 Be aware of participant needs when providing
clarity of the resource. At Anthos, we make practical resources, making sure you have
the resource appear conversational to the a clear and large font, and, if possible avoid
participants, from small interactions, such as a white page. Furthermore, we recommend
“discuss it with me” to using memes that will handing out resources whilst the young
make the young people chuckle as they scan people are already engaged in reflection
the page. This latter point is one example of so that the resource is embedded into the
how the resource can keep the Arts Award session.
feeling light-hearted and personal.
10 Arts Award does not judge artistic talent,
7 A successful template should face out! but assesses young people’s journeys with
By this we mean that it should introduce assessment criteria such as creativity,
wider resources for the participant to communication, art form knowledge and
research themselves. Not only does this understanding. Hence, Arts Award is
provide autonomy of research that has a metacognitive - about learning to learn, and is
clear framework (and relevance) to Arts entirely about self-evaluation and confidence
Award provision, but it also introduces building. That’s what any good template
the participants to professionals that will should provide; not the ability for young
inspire their explorations into their art people to criticise themselves (and others),
forms. It is important for Arts Award to be but to recognise, evaluate and develop their
the participant’s independent exploration knowledge of the chosen art form.
work, but crucial that the advisor supports
their engagement by introducing them to
current artists/art work that will inspire their
explorations into their art forms.
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Part A – Explore the arts as a participant
Name: Date
This section is about taking part in the arts. Taking part means
involvement in group discussions, sharing ideas with us, and
reflecting on how you are developing as an artist. Please discuss
any steps with us if you feel unsure, because we want you as chilled
as Kermit!
3. Considering next steps
– What have you learnt as a participant since joining Anthos Arts? Explain.
– Is there anything you would have done differently? Why?
– How did your participation help you develop your understanding of the arts?
– What would you like to further explore/participate in? Why? How are you going to achieve this
goal? (Check out DV8 and PUSH Physical Theatre – their physical theatre is inspiring)
4. Evidence
– Insert photo(s) below, or include hyperlinks to social media, videos, and blogs… anything that
you’ve created in order to evidence your participation in what you have outlined above. Please
add notes to describe