Art History Matters is a network of organisations and professionals who support and encourage young people to engage with art history and visual culture. Our purpose is to encourage more young people (aged 11 to 24) to engage with art history and provide possibilities and resources to help them to do so.
Aims of this network:
Provide like-minded organisations and professionals with networking opportunities that advance the shared purpose.
Share best practice, useful research, information and specialist advice either through group presentations or bilaterally by email/phone.
Cross promote member organisations’ relevant activities using social media, websites or through in-person events.
Support the work of members in other ways, where appropriate and where possible.
From time to time add the voice of the network to national debates around relevant issues either with an Art History Matters voice; through one of the network’s members; or through collaborating with a large organisation outside the network.
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Engage
Engage is the lead advocacy and training network for gallery education. Established in 1989 as the National Association for Gallery Education, Engage represents gallery and visual art education professionals throughout… Read more -
The Arts Society
Founded in 1968, The Arts Society has approximately 90,000 members, belonging to 400 Societies worldwide, who share a passion and a curiosity for the arts. We hold over 4,000 events… Read more -
SPoKE
SPoKE is an art historical, documentary film making competition designed to challenge students to link the visual and the verbal in an imaginative and creative manner, underpinned by solid academic… Read more -
Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
The Paul Mellon Centre is an educational charity that champions new ways of understanding British art history and culture. We publish, teach and carry out research, both at the Centre… Read more -
Colnaghi Foundation
The mission of the new Colnaghi Foundation is to foster appreciation, enjoyment and study of pre-twentieth-century artworks and antiquities in the Western European tradition. By using an on-line platform to… Read more -
Art UK
Art UK is a cultural education charity on a mission to make the art in UK public collections accessible to everyone, for enjoyment, learning and research. We enable global audiences… Read more -
ARTiculation
ARTiculation is The Roche Court Educational Trust’s national arts public speaking initiative for young people. ARTiculation encourages young people to communicate confidently and to express their ideas and opinions on… Read more -
Art History Link-Up
We want young people from diverse backgrounds to be inspired by Art History and to use it to enhance their life and educational experience. By enabling access, we believe that Art History has… Read more -
Art History in Schools
Art History in Schools (AHiS) is a charity that aims to increase the number of young people in the UK with access to an education in art history. We believe… Read more -
Art History Abroad
Art History Abroad creates excellent courses about art, the love of culture and the appreciation of beauty. Mostly these courses are for students but some are for happy parents and… Read more -
Postgraduate Dissertation Prize
This prize is for postgraduate (MA) dissertations in art history or visual culture. The Association for Art History Dissertation Prize is awarded each year. There are two awards: one for… Read more -
Undergraduate Dissertation Prize
This prize is for undergraduate (BA) dissertations in art history or visual culture. The Association for Art History Dissertation Prize is awarded each year. There are two awards: one for… Read more -
New Voices
This one-day international conference organised by the Doctoral and Early Career Research (DECR) provides a platform for new art historical doctoral and postgraduate research. The conference attracts research from across… Read more -
Summer Symposium
Currently in its 19th year, Summer Symposium has grown into a two-day international event which celebrates current research within art history by emerging Doctoral and Early Career Researchers. Over the… Read more
