Welcome to Speight of the Art

Mark Speight SP8 OF THE ART – THE MARK SPEIGHT FOUNDATION

The SP8 of the Art Foundation has been established in order to fulfil two aims:

To seek out future artistic skills and talent in children aged between 4 and 18, in all its various forms including portraiture, landscape, fashion design, architecture, graphic design, sculpture and modern art.

To promote and encourage the involvement of all young people in art (as defined above) as a means of self expression; contributing to personal and community development.

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Latest News

  • Coalbrookdale event a great success!

    01/03/2010 - 13:24
    Coalbrookdale - face painting

    Coalbrookdale Primary School ‘Speight of the Art’ Art Event November 9th-13th

    The whole week was fantastic. The aim of the week was to assist the School in delivering high standard art workshops in a variety of different art forms within the School environment. The theme for the week was ‘Present, Past and Future’. Specialist ‘Speight of the Art’ Artistes from all over the UK volunteered their talents and skills and ensured the Children had a superb art inspiring week.


  • Full time Fund Raising Officer (salary £25 - 28,000) - Applications Now Open

    23/02/2010 - 22:11

    We are now advertising for the exciting new position of Fund Raising Officer which will be based at our HQ in Newcastle under Lyme. A short outline of the vacancy can be viewed below with further details and an application pack now available on the Get Involved page

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  • Mark back on the BEEB

    11/02/2010 - 11:32
    Mark at his desk

    To my delight and I am sure yours too, I have been advised by Joe Godwin, the Director of BBC Children’s Programme that the BBC learning department used some clips from SMART in the series Primary Class Clips – Art and Design programme


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