Arts Pioneers is a monthly art club based at the Fitzwilliam Museum for young people aged 11-19 of mixed abilities. We offer a friendly, supportive and flexible environment to enable young people to work with professional artists and develop their art skills and express their creativity. Assisted by support workers and museum educators, the group explore the over half a million art works and objects, participating in lots of different fun art activities.  

Members of the group work towards an Arts Award, a nationally recognised qualification that supports young people to develop their creative practice and leadership skills. More information about Arts Award

If your child is interested in attending please contact your Social Worker or Disabled Children’s Early Help Co-ordinator, to see whether you can use your personalised budget to join the group. More information about short breaks funding. If you are not in receipt of funding, there is a self-referral form.

If you would like to have an informal chat about the group please speak to Marie mfk25@cam.ac.uk or 01223 332898/ 07707282822. We offer free taster sessions which Marie can organise for you. 

 

What's On

The Fitzwilliam Museum
05 May 2019

An evening lecture on old Cyprus by Professor Paul A. Cartledge.

The Fitzwilliam Museum
06 Jan 2019

Drop-in on the first Saturday of the month and join us for activities and art-making on the theme of 'dazzling doodles'.

The Fitzwilliam Museum
05 Aug 2019

10.30 – 12.00 • 5 – 7 yrs
13.00 – 14.30 • 8 – 12 yrs

Visit the Beggarstaffs exhibition and create your own playful poster with artist Lara Jones.

The Fitzwilliam Museum
06 Nov 2019

Go behind the scenes with Dr Victoria Avery, Curator of the upcoming food themed exhibition, Feast & Fast. Handle objects that will be included in the show and assist with co-curation by sharing your thoughts and ideas!

The Fitzwilliam Museum
06 Oct 2019

Eliza Spindel, exhibition co-curator, discusses some of the hidden stories behind objects in 'Artist: Unknown'.

Kettle's Yard

Join Kettle’s Yard Director, Andrew Nairne, for a short introduction to the House. Hear more about Jim Ede, founder of Kettle’s Yard and find out more about the artists in our collection.

Kettle's Yard

Join exhibition co-curator Eliza Spindel and find out more about the Artist: Unknown exhibition.

Kettle's Yard

Join exhibition curator Sarah Griffin and find out more about our Jennifer Lee: the potter's space exhibition.

Kettle's Yard

Join us in our new Clore Learning Studio for free, practical art making workshops all day.

Kettle's Yard

Artist led workshop for 0-4s and their carers.

Kettle's Yard
07 Apr 2019

Join us in our new Clore Learning Studio for free, practical art making workshops all day. 

Kettle's Yard

Join Kettle's Yard Assistant Curator Grace Storey and find out more about our Jennifer Lee: the potter's space exhibition. 

Kettle's Yard

Artist led workshops for families.

Kettle's Yard

Get creative at Kettle’s Yard with free, drop-in drawing activities in the gallery spaces across the whole of the bank holiday weekend.

Kettle's Yard

Artist led workshop for 0-4s and their carers.

Kettle's Yard
08 Jul 2019

Join us for a free tour of our current exhibitions with Andrew Nairne, Director of Kettle’s Yard.

Kettle's Yard

Artist led workshop for 0-4s and their carers.

The Fitzwilliam Museum

Join Dr Richard Kelleher, Assistant Keeper of Coins and Medals, for a behind the scenes handling session of some wonderful coins and medals from our collection, to complement the current exhibition.

The Fitzwilliam Museum

Inspired by the Cycladic figurines of ancient Greece and their influence on modernist sculptors including Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore, we will create our own sculptures using simple stylised elements to represent the human form.

The Fitzwilliam Museum
06 Sep 2019

Exploring art together can be magical. Hear stories about objects in the collection, and make art of your own to take home.

The Fitzwilliam Museum
06 Oct 2019

0 - 2 yrs

This gently structured session allows babies to discover aspects of the collection through sensory exploration of colour, shapes, texture, sounds and movement. Look at the galleries together and get creative in the Studio.

The Fitzwilliam Museum
06 Jun 2019

Drop-in on the first Saturday of the month and join us for activities and art-making on the theme of 'caring for our museum'.

The Fitzwilliam Museum

Ever wanted to know how you balance a chair on your chin or if you can juggle liquid? StrongWomen Aoife and Maria reveal the scientific secrets behind their astounding tricks.

The Fitzwilliam Museum
08 Feb 2019

Ages 5+

Pick up your Discover Arts Award Challenge at the Fitzwilliam. Hunt around the Museum and gather inspiration.

The Fitzwilliam Museum
08 Mar 2019

Drop-in on the first Saturday of the month and join us for activities and art-making on the theme of 'circus tricks'.

The Fitzwilliam Museum

Crack codes and solve clues in this fun workshop based on the Hidden Tales, an exciting new adventure series where families go on a treasure hunt around the museums of Cambridge. 

The Fitzwilliam Museum

15 - 18 yrs

A session using mindfulness and body awareness to help you relax and find your inner calm. Gain new creative energy and learn techniques to help with everyday stress.

The Fitzwilliam Museum

13 - 18 yrs

Become Journey men and women (art apprentice graduates of the medieval period!) and search for your next inspiration by travelling the world through the collections of the Museum. Your artistic journey will be led by artist Caroline Wendling, who will support you in recording your findings and discoveries and creating new artworks.

The Fitzwilliam Museum

11 - 13 yrs

Follow in the footsteps of famous artists as we travel through the Museum’s galleries. Make your own journal to capture the observations from your artistic journey with artist Caroline Wendling.

The Fitzwilliam Museum
06 Nov 2019

This small display brings together objects from the Fitzwilliam’s collection that particularly resonate with the award-winning artist and potter, Jennifer Lee. Her choice includes modern studio ceramics, ancient Chinese bronzes and antiquities from Greece and Rome, with each object accompanied by an explanation of the affinity she feels with it.

The Fitzwilliam Museum

13 - 18 yrs

Ignite your imagination with a tour of the Museum then join artist Iona McCuaig in the Studio to find your own creative self using a range of materials. Your studio, your art, your time to experiment and explore.

The Fitzwilliam Museum

11 - 13 yrs

Find your Fitzwilliam favourites or discover something new to inspire your very own artwork. There is no set theme but lots of lovely art materials – join us and get creative in the Studio with artist Iona McCuaig.

The Fitzwilliam Museum
08 Jan 2019

Ages 11+

Join us for our popular summer arts festival creating a circus of the bizarre in our marquee on the front lawn.

The Fitzwilliam Museum
07 Jun 2019

11 - 14 yrs

Work with staff and artists on a special Arts Award project to develop and test creative ideas for an upcoming exhibition on the theme of food, feasting and fasting. Find out about what goes on behind the scenes at the Museum and share your own mini-exhibition at the end of the week.

The Fitzwilliam Museum

This in-focus exhibition is centred on a new acquisition: Jan Adam Kruseman’s posthumous portrait of the celebrated adventurer, Giovanni Battista Belzoni, known as ‘The Great Belzoni’.

Kettle's Yard

Join us for a talk by Jennifer Lee, followed by a conversation with Jennifer Lee, Helen Ritchie (Associate Curator, Fitzwilliam Museum) and independent curator Sarah Griffin. Chaired by Andrew Nairne, Director, Kettle's Yard. 

Kettle's Yard

Inspired by the 'Artist: Unknown' exhibition, conservator Rupert Featherstone (Director, Hamilton Kerr Institute) gives a short talk about the ways modern analysis can uncover hidden secrets in artwork.

Kettle's Yard
08 Mar 2019

Join Iku Nishikawa for a practical workshop of the centuries-old Japanese technique for repairing broken ceramics, Kintsugi, which translates as 'gold-mend'. Dr Bonnie Kemske, who is writing a book on the subject, will introduce the day. 

Kettle's Yard
07 Aug 2019

An audio described and touch tour of the Jennifer Lee exhibition for blind and visually impaired audiences.

Kettle's Yard
09 Jan 2019

Artist led workshops for families.