Engage is delighted to announce a programme of workshops and short courses which will run throughout February and March to provide training and skills development for those working in the gallery and visual arts education sector across the UK.
The programme will support colleagues in the sector to develop their understanding and skills in relation to issues which have become more urgent because of recent challenges, particularly since the pandemic, including mental health and wellbeing, the climate emergency, and supporting creative practitioners. Additionally a range of sessions will support colleagues to work in the online environment through the development of skills in digital facilitation, facilitating play online, and digital drawing, amongst other topics.
Engage has received generous support through the Cultural Recovery Fund administered by Arts Council England and Paul Hamlyn Foundation for core costs and sector support. As a result, we are able to offer funded places on our workshops and courses to those in England, supported through the Cultural Recovery Fund. We are able to offer free places to those in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, supported by Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
Sessions are suitable for colleagues who are employees, freelance, currently furloughed and unemployed. Engage members can take advantage of priority booking. Remaining places will be opened to bookings from others working in the sector.
February Programme
Part 1: 3.5 hours self guided learning
Date and time: Part 2: Friday 26 February, 12:30 -16:00
Date and time: Part 3: Friday 26 February, 12:30 – 16:00
Delivered by: Jamie Saye, Opera North
March Programme
Evaluating with digital audiences
Date: Thursday 4 March 2021
Time: 14:00- 16:30
Event facilitators: Ashleigh Hibbins and Katie Moffat, Learning and Participation Consultant and Head of Digital, from The Audience Agency
Introductory safeguarding and child protection training
Date: Friday 5 March 2021
Time: 9:30 – 16:30
Event facilitators: NSPCC
Safeguarding and child protection
As part of the Engage Spring Training Programme we are offering funded places to those working in the gallery and visual arts education sector to undertake an online e-learning course with NSPCC.
Choose from these courses:
Online safety training
Child protection in Scotland
Safeguarding 16 to 25 year olds training (England and Wales)
Safeguarding children and young people with SEND
Date: Monday 8 March 2021
Time: 10:00- 11:30
Event facilitator: Holly Gramazio, Game Designer
Date: Thursday 11 March 2021
Time: 9:00 – 13:00
Event facilitators: MHFA England
Date: Friday 12 March 2021
Time: 10:00 – 12:30
Event facilitators: Nicola Naismith, Visual Artist, Researcher and Trainer.
Creative mindfulness: Incorporating arts and wellbeing into remote learning
Date: Monday 15 March
Time: 13:00 – 14:30
Event facilitator: Georgia Dack, Learning Producer at Turner Contemporary, and an Engagement Assistant at Turner Contemporary.
Practising writing, writing practice
Date: Tuesday 16 March 2021
Time: 10:00 – 12:00
Event facilitator: Chris Fremantle, researcher and producer.
Digital drawing as a tool for learning and engagement
Date: Friday 19 March
Time: 13:00 – 15:00
Event facilitator: Wilson Yau, artist and educator
Creative learning APPS and Online tools
Date: Wednesday 24 March 2021
Time: 10:00 – 12:30
Event facilitators: Abbie Canning is an artist educator and QClub Programme Curator at QUAD, Derby and Darius Powell is QUAD’s Digital Producer.
Dates and times: Thursday 25 March 2021, 13:00 – 16:30 and Friday 26 March 2021, 13:00 – 16:30
Event facilitators: MHFA England
Questions
If you have any queries about the training programme please email info@engage.org
