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AccessArt Workshops: Award-winning Online Teaching and Learning Resources "What a FABULOUS, WELL CONSTRUCTED, INFORMATIVE place to visit and learn! You've made art accessible to everyone - from 3 to 100! Thanks!" Lisa Philpot
What are the AccessArt Online Workshops? When AccessArt was established in 1999 we realised the potential of the web as a visual learning tool. We wanted to share information with teachers and artists, and to disseminate the ideas of our teaching which took place in schools and the community in the Cambridge area. We developed the notion of the "online workshop" - at the time no-one else had caught on and our work quickly won us awards* and recognition of the potential of the online workshop as a powerful teaching and learning tool. Animation, illustration, sometimes video and sound are combined with carefully chosen text to create an all-round learning experience which is especially suited to kinesthetic or active learners (or to people who learn best by seeing and doing). Learning for Children and Adults AccessArt online workshops are aimed at a variety of ages and levels of ability, and many resources are adaptable in that the ideas contained can be modified for different age groups. Search by subject matter using the drop down menu on the left and then the appropriate age range will be displayed on the results page. What the Online Workshops aim to do... What we don't aim to do, is to enable the making of virtual or online sculpture, drawing or artwork. We want to enable, encourage and inspire as many people as possible to have a go at making, painting, drawing, taking photographs... The online resources are just one part of the overall AccessArt approach: online exploration + print-outs (or PDF's) + links to recommended suppliers = creative experience for the user. The online resources are aimed at giving users access to the information and inspiration which they need to develop their skills. More information about how you might use AccessArt? AccessArt has been designed as a flexible and inspirational aid to learning - there is no right or wrong way to approach our resources. We serve a wide target audience made up of teachers, gallery educators, artists, homeschoolers, artists, parents and the pupils or students themselves. You may found the following pages helpful:
You can access the online workshops by using the drop down menu on the left. Many of our online teaching and learning resources are accompanied by downloadable PDF's available via our Shop or each online workshop access page. * amongst other awards AccessArt won the Guardian Becta National Grid for Learning Website Award in 2002, was invited to present our ideas at the BBC Engage conference at The Tate Gallery, and to a international delegation of Museum and Gallery Educators in Turin, Italy. Want to be kept up to date with AccessArt's latest releases? Register for the AccessArt Newsletter - free of charge. Tell us what you think and what you'd like to see on AccessArt |
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