The Arts Award Training & Support Agency for Kent

Arts Award inspires young people to grow their arts and leadership talents: it's creative, valuable and accessible.

Arts Award can be achieved at five levels, four nationally recognised qualifications and an introductory award.

• Discover
• Explore
• Bronze
• Silver
• Gold

To find out more about Arts Award levels and to view an introductory film about the values and benefits of the award, visit the Arts Award website homepage.

Children and young people up to the age of 25 can take part in Arts Award. It encourages independent learning as well as teamwork skills. Arts Award is a portfolio based qualification and is flexible enough to ensure that young people of all abilities can achieve the awards.

On these pages you can find out how to train as an Arts Award Adviser in your area as well as what support is available to you when delivering Arts Award to children and young people in Kent.

Arts Award can be delivered in schools, youth and community groups, uniformed youth organisations, youth justice settings, arts, cultural, museum and heritage centres, libraries, further and higher education and through independent practitioners. Find out more about Arts Award in your setting.