Developing a series of learning resources with freelance artists to showcase routes into the arts
Learning resources developed by artists play a significant role in the offer galleries or museums make to their audiences either online or in print.
As a free resource, they can be vital and empowering tools for the facilitators, teachers and carers that use them, helping audiences to find creative ways in to interpreting or exploring ideas, themes and concepts in unique and inspiring ways.
This project, led by Bath Spa University’s School of Art, Film and Media, offers a paid training opportunity for 25 creatives to explore creative learning resources.
It will then commission five artists from the training programme to create and produce a series of educational learning resources that explore the value of artists in society, the variety of roles they can play and the career pathways they can take.
Project aims
The Value of Artists project will:
provide paid professional development/training for artist/creative practitioners from the West of England region
commission arts practitioners/freelancers
develop a series of online and printed resources that explore the value of artists in society, the variety of roles they can play and the career pathways they can take
distribute a set of resources to schools and other relevant education providers in the West of England region that evidence the value of art education and the career pathways it opens up
offer a valuable practical and accessible resource that will expose the real work artists do in communities, education, climate action, health and wellbeing.
In November 2025, 25 participants from the West of England region were selected to take part in a paid two-day training programme at the Locksbrook Campus. This comprehensive and practical training focussed on how to develop learning resources.
Following the training programme, participants are eligible to submit a proposal to develop a learning resource – of which five will be selected. The development of the resources will be supported through a series of mentoring sessions.
We are not accepting applications for the commissions beyond the 25 training participants.