Art Bytes Celebrates Record – Breaking Year as Creative Excellence Flourishes Across England
National Programme Grows 50% in Partnership with The Arts Society, Showcasing Exceptional Young Talent from Over 150 School England's most promising young artists took centre stage on 12th June as the Art Bytes national schools programme reached new heights in its fourth year, welcoming a record-breaking 150+ schools across the country–a remarkable 50% increase from 2024. The programme's flagship celebration events, held at prestigious cultural venues from the Saatchi Gallery in London to The Victoria Gallery and Museum inLiverpool, highlighted the extraordinary creativity of Year 5 and Year 9 students nationwide.
Read MoreView ALL 2025 Artworks in Augmented Reality!
We’re thrilled to announce an incredible new feature for the 2025 Art Bytes competition – all student artworks are now viewable in Augmented Reality (AR)!
Read MoreJoin the Art Bytes Team!
We're hiring for two exciting roles and would love to hear from people who share our passion for nurturing creativity in young people and would like to help us continue to grow our impact across England!
Read MoreNurturing Creativity and Self-Esteem: The Power of Equal Opportunities in Art
Art has a unique ability to transcend barriers and bring people together, no matter their background or abilities. This belief is at the heart of Art Bytes, an inclusive programme that encourages participation from all children, including those in SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) schools. The programme was born out of dot-art’s (the social enterprise I founded in Liverpool in 2006 behind this project) work supporting adult visual artists. An art teacher, frustrated with the sidelining of arts in the curriculum, contacted me back in 2012 to say she had seen the work we do showcasing artwork online and asking whether we had considered doing something similar with children’s art. At the time I had no knowledge of the state of the arts in schools, but quickly discovered just how bad the situation was. I was horrified and determined to work with this teacher to develop a programme that would be high impact for students and light touch for (already overworked) teachers.
Read MoreYoung Talent Shines Bright in Art Bytes’ National Celebration
England’s budding artists were honoured across the country on June 13th, as the annual Art Bytes program culminated in a series of vibrant celebration events. Among the highlights were the announcements of regional and national winners in two age groups. Kit from Helen Allison Primary School in the South East triumphed in the Year 5 category, while Oliver from Houlton School in the West Midlands took home the top prize for Year 9.
Read MoreNew National Partner announced for Art Bytes!
“The University of Liverpool’s School of the Arts is proud to support the Art Bytes programme, founded and led by University arts alumnus Lucy Byrne, across the nine regions of England. The School of the Arts provides a range of arts degree programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels including Architecture, Communication and Media, English, Drama, Music, Game Design and Philosophy.
Read MoreTeacher’s Corner 2023 Exhibition is open.
TEACHERS’ CORNER 2023 EXHIBITION OPENS! Teachers Corner 2023 Exhibition opened online on Monday 4th September 2023. Teachers’ Corner originated as a celebration of creativity which was extended to all those working in education across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Happening annually since then, we continue to provide Teachers’ Corner online space for teachers to exhibit their artwork on the Art Bytes website.
Read MoreArt Bytes 2023 Celebration Events and Winners
The Art Bytes 2023 Celebration Events took place on Wednesday 7th June across England.
Read More‘Enriching’ schools art competition returns for second year
Almost 100 schools took part in the first Art Bytes national inter-school art competition, and it was such a success it is now launching for a second year. Art Bytes is open to all primary, secondary and SEND schools in England. But teachers need to be quick as they have to sign up by Christmas.
Read MoreRECENT POSTS
Art Bytes Celebrates Record – Breaking Year as Creative Excellence Flourishes Across England
National Programme Grows 50% in Partnership with The Arts Society, Showcasing Exceptional Young ...
View ALL 2025 Artworks in Augmented Reality!
We’re thrilled to announce an incredible new feature for the 2025 Art Bytes competition – all stu...
Join the Art Bytes Team!
We're hiring for two exciting roles and would love to hear from people who share our passion for ...
Nurturing Creativity and Self-Esteem: The Power of Equal Opportunities in Art
Art has a unique ability to transcend barriers and bring people together, no matter their backgro...
Young Talent Shines Bright in Art Bytes’ National Celebration
England’s budding artists were honoured across the country on June 13th, as the annual Art Bytes ...
