What Creative & Cultural Skills represents

We represent all aspects of the visual arts sector, including artists, curators, commercial galleries, public galleries and collections, private galleries, public and community arts, gallery educators and artist run studios.

The Visual Arts Blueprint

The Visual Arts Blueprint, a workforce development plan for the visual arts sector in the UK, was launched in November 2009. It lays out a series of recommendations and proposed actions to tackle the skills needs of the visual arts sector.

The key areas addressed by the Visual Arts Blueprint are:

• Entry to the visual arts sector and workforce diversity
• Children and young people
• Further and Higher Education and the development of qualifications
• Continuing Professional Development
• Management and leadership
• Business and enterprise
• Advocacy and raising the ambition of the sector

Our work with the sector

• We have developed careers advice specifically for the visual arts sector on our website Creative Choices° 
• We offer visual arts employers the chance to take on an Apprentice in a wide range of areas through our Apprenticeship Training Service. These include new Creative Apprenticeship pathways in Cultural Venue Operations, Live Events and Community Arts at Levels 2 and 3
• Leadership development opportunities are on offer through the Cultural Leadership Programme, the Creative & Cultural Skills Scotland Leadership Programme  and the Creative & Cultural Skills Northern Ireland Leadership Programme 
• We produce research  about the visual arts sector, including its size, its contribution to the economy, and demographic data
• We are developing a new strategy to reform qualifications in the visual arts sector

Be part of our work

• Join us in raising awareness of visual arts skills issues
• Become a delivery partner for one or more recommendations in the Visual Arts Blueprint
• Invest in the delivery of the Visual Arts Blueprint
• Contribute to our review of visual arts qualifications 
• Employ an Apprentice as an entry-level employee in your organisation
• For further information or to register your interest please contact engagement@ccskills.org.uk.

Getting into the visual arts sector

Creative Choices°  is an online service offering resources and inspiration for careers in the creative and cultural industries.