Visual Arts Manifesto
Engage Scotland has joined forced with the Scottish Contemporary Art Network and the Scottish Artists Union to create a 19 point manifesto focusing on workers’ rights and diversity in the visual arts.
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Engage Scotland has joined forced with the Scottish Contemporary Art Network and the Scottish Artists Union to create a 19 point manifesto focusing on workers’ rights and diversity in the visual arts.
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The bilingual English-Welsh publication is packed with useful advice and ideas on planning and running visual arts projects for 3–7 year-olds.
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Engage publicationToolkit
An evaluation of the impacts and legacies of enquire and Watch this Space demonstrating how a modest can lead to extensive participation in art by children and young people.
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Engage publicationEvaluation report
Engage Scotland's 'Inspiring Art Cards' is a ringbound set of twelve robust and colourful cards, designed to aid pupil learning.
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Designed with the busy professional in mind, this is a practical collection of views, advice, checklists and resources for museums and galleries. It offers support and expertise on becoming more accessible to disabled and deaf people as artists, visitors and staff.
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This publication comprises the full research reports from 8 projects in phase 2 of the enquire programme.
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Engage publicationResearch report
This publication summarises research into the learning benefits to children and young people of engaging with galleries.
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Engage publicationResearch report
Packed full of advice, practical information and inspiration, this guide to young people's participation in galleries and the arts shows you the steps to take to get started or will refresh your knowledge with the latest ideas and developments to help you improve on what you are already doing.
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This handbook is for teachers, artists and gallery education professionals wishing to work in partnership to deliver exciting education projects in galleries across curriculum subjects.
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This handbook is designed to support museum and gallery staff, especially those who have responsibility for education, interpretation or access, ensuring that learning opportunities, exhibitions and resources are open to all
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he three cluster reports on the enquire research projects in 2004–06 are included in this publication
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Engage publicationResearch report
Artists, teachers, gallery educators and colleagues working in creative partnerships reflect on the potential for collaborations between galleries and schools to enhance teaching and learning across the curriculum
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This review was commissioned by Arts Council England to describe engagement with contemporary art and learning in a gallery context. The aim of the review is to stimulate discussion and further questions about the processes and outcomes associated with contemporary gallery education.
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This toolkit draws on the expertise of teachers, artists and gallery educators who have participated in the Watch this Space programme.
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This publication outlines the findings of Collect & Share, and sets out recommendations for strengthening and expanding the role of art and culture in benefiting lifelong learners.
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This publication is the second in a series of three reports from Collect & Share. It considers the changing roles of museum and gallery educators in Europe; outlines existing training and professional development programmes that support the delivery of lifelong learning within museum and gallery education.
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The first of three publications from the Collect & Share project. A matrix of good practice is included with the publication.
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This publication celebrates visual arts education projects in Scotland which bring participants and artists together in memorable ways.
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