Compendium Secondary Art

Art and Design resources for secondary schools

Art Bytes

Art Bytes is a national EdTech programme that utilises a bespoke, immersive, virtual gallery incorporating augmented reality elements, to give young participants the opportunity to see their art exhibited online.

Use the virtual-curator tool

Arts Council England, National Governance Association and nsead 

A guide on Art and Design for governing boards. 

Download the resource 

Royal Academy  

Inspired by the RA’s world-class exhibitions, leading artists and architects and collection, they have created a range of art-based activities that include how to photograph, paint or collage a portrait and even how to make your own paintbrush. 

How-to: photograph, paint or collage a portrait

Art activities

How to make a stop-frame animation

Grayson Perry's Art Club

This TV series sees Grayson talking to other famous artists and creatives about how they are spending their time and he also host's masterclasses to help teach us all how to create art. This is a fun and engaging programme filled with ideas and art challenges that you could do with your own students.

Grayson Perry Art Club website

TV episodes

Tate Gallery 

The Tate has a wide range of beautifully created art movements and artist profiles to interest creative minds. 

Learn about Impressionism 

Explore other artists

BALTIC - Centre for Contemporary Art

BALTIC Foundation Club is a free series of online artist-led workshops and critical discussions for young people aged 13-19. Topics include printmaking, poetry, film, spoken word, animation and sound pieces. 

BALTIC Foundation Club

Art Crush app by Sunderland Culture 

Providing fun, quick and easy access to artworks by Grayson Perry, David Hockney, Damien Hirst, Yinka Shonibare CBE, Barbara Hepworth, Mona Hatoum, Caragh Thuring, Anish Kapoor and many more. Your pupils can create their own collection anywhere, anytime on their mobile, tablet or computer. 

The simplicity of the interface allows young people to quickly and easily swipe through artworks to discover what art they like, and can create their very own collection and discover their individual ‘art personality’.

Download from Apple store: https://apple.co/3lYsCIn 

Download from Google Play: https://bit.ly/3j9IRjZ 

MIMA - Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art

MIMAMAKING - MIMA has partnered with Illustrator Katie Chappell to launch a new weekly YouTube show. Each show is filled with  lots of brilliant 'making and doing' ideas for children and young people of all ages to do at home or in the classroom.

Introduction to the show

Full list of episodes

V&A Museum 

The V&A Museum has a whole host of downloadable lesson plan ideas for secondary school teachers. 

Art, craft and design downloads

Paul Carney Arts

Paul has developed a range of free art, craft and design lesson plans that encourage self directed learning.  

Paul Carney Art downloads

Laing Art Gallery

Why not enjoy all of the art and culture the Laing has to offer from the comfort of your own home with their virtual gallery tour?

Virtual tour of the gallery

GemArts

Mini Zine Making with Mani

Get creative and express yourself with Mini Zine Making with Mani.

Video of how to make a zine

Zine download

Bowes Museum 

In honour of the magnificent painting by Dieric Bouts that depicts St Luke drawing the Virgin and Child, Bowes Museum has created a video series called #InspiredByBouts. Find out more by clicking the links below:  

Inspired by Bouts video series

Portraits through objects PDF download

More activities relating to bouts

South Shields Museum

Take One Treasure Challenge - activities inspired by the museum collection. The activities are in three parts to be completed at the learner’s own pace. 

Take One Treasure Challenge