Sky Arts
Art for everyone
Sky Arts is the UK’s only TV channel dedicated to the arts. Great art fires up our imaginations and brings us together. That’s why we are incredibly ambitious with the stories we tell and it’s why we share Sky Arts, free of charge, with everyone in the UK.
Every day, we show the best British art and culture to millions of people. From opera masterpieces to pop culture, our definition of the arts is unashamedly broad. Sky Arts is for art in all its forms. We’re for more inspiration and more creativity, for everyone.
Director of Sky Arts and Entertainment
The arts are critical to all our lives. They bolster our economy, create communities, and bring us joy. They help us to empathise, reflect and express ourselves. Every time we listen to music, watch TV, go to a theatre or read a book, the arts are there for us.
Building on the fantastic legacy of the South Bank Sky Arts Awards, the inaugural Sky Arts Awards will be the ultimate celebration of the industry, taking place on 17th September 2024 at The Roundhouse. The ceremony will showcase the vibrant landscape of British and Irish arts and culture and reward excellence across all the arts, all brought straight to your living room on Sky Arts and Freeview.
We’ll give awards which recognise significant contributions to 11 art forms: Classical Music, Comedy, Dance, Film, Literature, Opera, Poetry, Popular Music, Theatre, TV and Visual Arts. The ceremony will also include The Times Breakthrough Award, spotlighting artists who have exploded onto the scene, and The Melvyn Bragg Lifetime Achievement Award. A brand new category will also seek out our unsung Arts Heroes, and we need YOU to nominate them.
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More people watching, painting and creating
Our research shows that one in ten of British adults have tried a new creative hobby such as painting, music, photography after being inspired by a TV programme.
To do justice to the incredible arts and culture we feature, we need to be creative in the way we share it. We team up with artists and arts organisations to create powerful nationwide campaigns, ground-breaking new original TV shows and more to capture people’s imaginations and encourage them to take part..
Pablo Picasso famously said that every child is an artist. We believe every child can grow their confidence and their self-expression through the arts, which is why we launched Access All Arts Week, our annual nationwide initiative to support primary schools with the aim of getting more children painting, performing, and creating.
“Sky Arts Access All Arts week was tremendous fun. The lessons and resources gave our children the opportunity to learn about engaging and exciting artists and added depth to our art curriculum. Our children were very proud of the work they produced during this week, which is vital for developing confident, independent artists.”
Through Access All Arts week, Sky Arts supports teachers to take their pupils on a confidence-boosting creative journey, with free easy to use and engaging resources that cover 10 different artforms. Aligned to the curriculum, we create a brand-new set of resources every year, working with a team of educationalists and arts organisations like the National Theatre, National Portrait Gallery and English National Opera. In 2023 over 360,000 children took part in Access All Arts week across the UK and Ireland.
