Panel Discussion: Young People and Art Today
Wednesday 5 March, 7pm
Join us for a panel discussion on young people and art today for our current exhibition Paint What Matters!
Paint What Matters! celebrates the creativity and voices of young artists (aged 4 – 21) in Cambridge who have shared what matters to them. They are the artists of the future and we want to support and encourage their development going forward.
However, there are challenges in moving this into action.
Join Jane Sillis, Director of Engage (National Association for Gallery Education), as she invites a panel of Cambridge experts to share and discuss positive ways forward for young artists aged 4 – 21 years.
Kettle’s Yard is proud to partner with Engage as the panel discussion also marks the close of Let’s Create Art 2025. Let’s Create Art is a sector-led initiative developed by Engage and designed to provide children and young people across the UK with high quality art engagement encounters and opportunities.
About the Speakers
Jane Sillis
Jane Sillis has worked in the arts since the 1980s and has a particular knowledge of contemporary visual art, education and working with adults and young people new to the arts. Since 2005 Jane has been Director of Engage (National Association of Gallery Education). Before working with Engage Jane was an arts consultant.
Panel Members
Professor Pam Burnard
University of Cambridge lead for Creativity and Education at Homerton College,
Rae Snape
Head of Milton Road Primary, Rae is an experienced consultant Headteacher, and the author of two books on education, The Headteacher’s Handbook and the Curriculum Compendium, both published by Bloomsbury. Rae is the proud recipient of an Honorary Fellowship from Suffolk University, and last year received the inaugural Cambridge Arts Network award for Outstanding Commitment to The Arts.
Tinuke Bernard
An avid writer, blogger, photographer. An advocate for Black creatives and underrepresented groups of people. Established the UK Black Influencers Directory in 2020 and a Trustee for CB Mentoring and Being Women.
Let’s Create Art: Marsh Awards for Excellence in Arts Engagement 2024 Ceremony
Attendees are also invited to join us for the Let’s Create At Marsh Awards for Excellence in Arts Engagement 2024 Ceremony. The awards are taking place at Kettle’s Yard before the panel discussion at 6pm. There will be a drinks reception and opportunity to view the exhibition during the break.
If you wish to attend you will need to book a separate ticket.
About Paint What Matters!
Paint What Matters! is a unique exhibition at Kettle’s Yard celebrating the talent and creativity of children and young people in Cambridge. The exhibition will share the work of 500 young artists aged 4-21 years across our two galleries.
For this exhibition Kettle’s Yard invited children and young people in Cambridge to create artworks about what matters to them today, in any artistic style or medium, from local to global issues; from their home to our shared planet; from love for families, friends and communities to concern for nature, animals and the environment.
A selection of artworks created by Kettle’s Yard’s partner schools and community groups is also on display.
About Engage
To mark the end of Engage’s Let’s Create Art 2025 campaign, Engage is partnering with Kettle’s Yard to host a Panel Discussion and the 2024 Marsh Awards Ceremony, in the surroundings of the Paint What Matters! exhibition.
Engage is the leading charity for promoting engagement and participation in the visual arts.
Through advocacy, research, and training we help ensure the quality, inclusivity, and relevance of engagement and participation opportunities across the UK. They are a UK-wide organisation with Wales and Scotland-based activities led through Engage Cymru and Engage Scotland. Engage was established as a membership organisation in 1989 and currently holds a membership of over 700 beneficiaries. Engage is supported by Arts Council England, Arts Council of Wales and Creative Scotland, and by charitable foundations.
