We're delighted to announce that the Lydiard House and Park application to become an Arts Award Welcome centre has been successful.
What is the Arts Award?
Aged 11-25? Want to explore your creativity... and get a nationally recognised qualification? Whatever art form you're interested in, whatever your ability, Arts Award fits you. You can be the creator or performer of your own work, or develop your skills in essential roles like marketing or stage management.
Flexible, valuable, and awarded at Bronze, Silver or Gold levels. You'll end up with a portfolio that shows off your creativity and gives you a recognised national qualification to put on your CV.
You'll need to:
- Set yourself an arts challenge
- Go to live arts events
- Research arts careers and see how people get started
- Share your arts skills with others
- Organise your own projects
- Put together a portfolio in your own choice of format
To find out more about the Arts Awards and find out Arts Awards Centres near you please visit the website www.artsaward.org.uk
The Arts Award is managed by Trinity Guildhall and Arts Council England.
How can Lydiard House & Park help you with your Arts Award?
Enjoying the arts: Lydiard House is a registered museum comprising of seven state rooms, which have been beautifully restored to their former glory. The rooms are decorated throughout with original ornate plasterwork, fine marble fireplaces and contain significant collections of ceramics, portraits, furnishings and other items connected with the St John family, better known as the Viscounts Bolingbroke.
Go to a live arts event: every summer, Lydiard Park hosts open air theatre in the park with Shakespeare and family theatre from acclaimed touring theatre companies that include Shakespeares Globe on Tour and Heartbreak Productions, keep checking our website for details.
Taking part in arts activities: free events like the Big Arts Day and other events offer opportunities for you to take part in creative workshops for free, keep checking the website for events coming up.
Learning about careers in the arts: volunteering opportunities often arise at Lydiard House, for example with helping to catalogue, archive and conserve our collections. This is a great way of gaining insight into how a museum works behind the scenes.