dot-art Schools

dot-art Schools We celebrate young people's creativity and boost their confidence. Schools can sign up by Christmas to take part in the following year.

dot-art Schools programme is an annual, online, inter-school art competition for schools in the Liverpool City Region, started in 2012. We celebrate and showcase young artists (Yr 5 & Yr 9) to nurture their talent and aspiration through our online art competition with winners featuring in a public exhibition. Registration is open to Primary, Secondary and Special schools within the Liverpool City

Region and near neighbours to take part in the annual dot-art Schools competition. Visit http://schools.dot-art.com/ or email [email protected] for information or to join our mailing list to keep up to date with our activities. Follow us on Instagram .

The runners up and winners receive goody bags of art materials plus a voucher for the winning school, all kindly donated...
06/08/2026

The runners up and winners receive goody bags of art materials plus a voucher for the winning school, all kindly donated by our friends CASS ART.

“I’m happy to know the prizes do make a difference. dot-art schools is such an amazing programme, especially in this climate when art is left out of curricula and devalued in so many other spheres...”
Michelle Storm, Cass Art, Manager Liverpool branch

04/08/2026

Thank You to our panel of judges who have the enjoyable challenge of selecting the shortlist and winning artworks!

Find out more about each judge on our website.
https://schools.dot-art.com/about-the-team/

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29/07/2026

Champions rock!
The annual dot-art Schools programme continues to thrive due to the generous support of our sponsors and champions who are people, organisations and companies like yours who appreciate the importance and impact of the arts on children and young people.

Fancy becoming a dot-art Schools champion?
A donation of £345 plus VAT enables a school to take part for one year and helps sustain the dot-art Schools programme. If you are thinking about championing a school for the 2027 programme you can visit https://schools.dot-art.com/get-involved/ or email [email protected].

23/07/2026

As we wrap up another successful year for dot-art Schools we extend a big THANK YOU to our wonderful sponsors who made this programme possible.

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The City of Liverpool College Edge Hill University Liverpool BID Company

Exciting news! 🥁🥳We have been shortlisted in the National Arts and Cultural Education Awards 2026 in the Mighty Roots Aw...
22/07/2026

Exciting news! 🥁🥳

We have been shortlisted in the National Arts and Cultural Education Awards 2026 in the Mighty Roots Award category. It's a wonderful recognition of the passion, creativity and impact of our work, and we're delighted!

CONGRATULATIONS to all the fabulous finalists!
To see the shortlisted finalists in full, please click here. https://www.curiousminds.org.uk/finalists-nace26-q2ct

The results will be announced at the Awards event on 21st October at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester.

21/07/2026

Our 2026 dot-art Schools exhibition included 'Draw your Rights' using a simple drawing activity to respond to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child:

Article 13. Sharing thoughts freely.
"Children have the right to share freely with others what they learn, think and feel, by talking, drawing, writing or in any other way unless it harms other people."

Young visitors were invited to 'Draw your face showing how you feel right now' with some moving and honest results!

HUGE THANKS TO OUR VOLUNTEER TEAM! 👏👏👏Volunteer support is invaluable to a small arts organisation like dot-art. We prov...
20/07/2026

HUGE THANKS TO OUR VOLUNTEER TEAM! 👏👏👏

Volunteer support is invaluable to a small arts organisation like dot-art.

We provide volunteering opportunities for people from all walks of life, with a love of the arts in common. The volunteers take on roles as Event Assistants and Exhibition Assistants to help deliver the busy annual prize giving ceremonies St George's Hall Liverpool and the month long exhibition Walker Art Gallery.

If you're interested in joining our volunteer team for next years events email [email protected] and we'll send you details.

“Both staff and pupils were absolutely thrilled for Camden when he won this year's dot-art Schools competition. It has h...
17/07/2026

“Both staff and pupils were absolutely thrilled for Camden when he won this year's dot-art Schools competition. It has had a hugely positive impact on Camden. This recognition will really boost his confidence in his own abilities. Seeing his work celebrated beyond the classroom has given him a real sense of pride and achievement, and it’s wonderful to see him grow in self-belief as a result.

It has also inspired other pupils across the school, showing them what can be achieved with creativity, effort and commitment. The Cass Art voucher for the school will go towards buying gel plates, so we can offer the children the opportunity to try out yet more new techniques and processes in art!..."

Mr Danny Metz, Blackmoor Park Junior School

Commit to creativity for your children - join dot-art Schools 2027 now.
Register your school to take part in 2027 here:
https://schools.dot-art.com/registration/

“It's been a pleasure to collaborate with you and give my students a real authentic platform. Thank you again for the op...
16/07/2026

“It's been a pleasure to collaborate with you and give my students a real authentic platform. Thank you again for the opportunities and the difference your programme has given the students who are usually invisible the confidence and the experience to be celebrated so publicly. Something money cannot buy!”

Sarah Davies, Art Teacher, St John Plessington Catholic College

Register your school for 2027 before you break up.
https://schools.dot-art.com/registration/

“The dot-art programme continues to be a highlight of our arts calendar, providing students with a real-world platform t...
15/07/2026

“The dot-art programme continues to be a highlight of our arts calendar, providing students with a real-world platform to share and celebrate their creativity. Seeing one of our students win the overall first prize across all Liverpool City Region schools was an unforgettable moment and a testament to the exceptional talent within our school community. We are grateful to dot-art for championing young artists and inspiring the next generation of creatives.”

Mr Smyth, Head of Creative & Expressive Arts, The Academy of St Nicholas

Register your school to take part in 2027 here:
https://schools.dot-art.com/registration/

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