We’re taking art and creativity on the road, across the nation.
From May 2024 to May 2025, our travelling art studio programme, Art Road Trip, is visiting 18 places across the UK.
We’re going to be working with 24 local arts organisations to create community-led arts projects. In each location, we’re designing events for people with the least access to creative opportunities and the arts.
Over the year, our mobile art studio will host around two hundred public events and work with thousands of people to bring art and ideas inspired by the National Gallery Collection right to where they live.
Where is the Art Road Trip now?
We're in Sheerness, on the Isle of Sheppey, until 30 June. We've set up camp by the sea to enjoy a festival of art with our partners Ideas Test on Beachfields.
Inspired by the National Gallery's collection and local area, the workshops have been designed in partnership with local artists. As well as offering drop-in family friendly workshops, our artist facilitators will be working with community groups in Sheerness to set up creative workshops designed for older people's groups and mothers with pre-school children exploring art for wellbeing.
Working alongside Ideas Test, the Art Road Trip team will be opening up the mobile studio and bringing high quality materials to encourage everyone to have a go at getting creative with a host of free activities. Our festival of art is here to inspire the local community as well as showcasing and celebrating the often hidden talents of Sheppey artists and residence.