No small ambition but one we remain firm to.

In 2008 Jupiter’s educational mission was built upon the realisation that young people of Scotland were in danger of missing vital moments of inspiration and development in their education. Culture, particularly for the young has in the main passed them by, cultures has simply not been part of their field of vision. Indeed, a very interesting observations is that the very buildings, that museums, and galleries culture inhabits are a barrier. Many find that the Steps, the Porticos, and the very buildings themselves. Jupiter believes there should be “less temples and more playgrounds” or more importantly there should be a balance.

There was an urgency to the vision that can be seen in the learning department. Its plethora of educational initiatives and classes, in the free learning programme, ArtSparks, Masterclasses and Woodland Explorers. These immersive and experiential educational programmes utilise a considered blend of Early Years, Montessori, Steiner and Forest School approaches, to deliver an education within and through nature.

The Learning Foundation continues to grow both its free and term-time classes and has had over 80,000 participants.

While the landscape and commissioning of world-class art is rightly our preoccupation, the foundation and education programme continue to mine the extraordinary power of the landscape, artist and viewer and become the inspirational vehicle for learning. The ambitious growth of the Foundation alongside the development of the Artland have come from a personal dream of the Wilson family and now have been embraced but the 1000’s of members of Jupiter who continue to support the work.

‘the vision to create a place through art that would have a real transformative effect on the viewer, to spark something in an individual that might be life-changing.’

Nicky Wilson