Art UK aims to bring the life-enhancing benefits of learning about art to everyone. Our innovative resources are designed to enrich learners' lives, foster visual literacy and creativity, and deliver curriculums. Our platform is shared by over 3,000 public art collections, and our resources – inspired by our rich and diverse national collection of art – are free to access.

Learning about art can support learners of all ages to acquire important skills within the arts and beyond. These skills include visual literacy, written and verbal communication, empathy and the understanding of other people's values across time and place. Learning about art can also help people discover their creativity, become more confident and feel culturally connected.

We want learners to be inspired by the diverse range of artists, subjects, voices and stories that can be discovered across our national collection and encourage them to celebrate their sense of place by connecting with local art collections.

Our resources have been developed for a range of learners and are created in collaboration with practising artists, teachers in schools and Higher Education, and collections.

Engaging with Art UK's Superpower of Looking programme in the classroom

Our lesson planning resources are matched to the curricula for all four nations of the UK to support teachers, home educators and students alike. They focus on asking central questions that are explored through a mixture of informative digital media, creative activities, discussion and analysis. Our creative activity resources provide open-ended options for learners to aid personal meaning-making and develop techniques, creative skills and confidence.

Honing visual literacy skills through our innovative and inclusive Superpower of Looking programme is a major focus for Learning. This digital resource with accompanying classroom activity suggestions is now being nationally rolled out to teachers and schools across the UK and aims to transform the visual literacy of primary school children, taking the world of art and images as its starting point.

We are also developing resources for self-directed learning so that students in Higher Education and lifelong learners can delve deep into art and art history and create and follow their own learning pathways.