enquire about
learning in galleries
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Welcome
From 2004-11, enquire supported projects with children and young people across England and associated research into the
learning benefits to participants of engaging with contemporary art, galleries and artists.
Projects were planned, delivered and evaluated through clusters of galleries, schools, youth groups, care homes, children's
centres, artists and universities. The programme included professional development for gallery educators, teachers,
youth leaders, care staff and artists. Legacies include greater understanding of the learning benefits of gallery education
and the factors that enable this learning, and strong local and regional partnerships.
Details of the projects can be found in enquire programme
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Research and resources
enquire has resulted in a range of resources to support the development of increasingly effective practice in galleries, schools,
youth groups, local authority service providers and amongst artists. enquire has also published material for dissemination of case studies and for advocacy.
Research reports can be downloaded from here
Six briefing notes with key research findings and case studies can be downloaded from here
The engage Journal issue 27, Exchange, is a double-length exploration of the role of artists working with young people. See
here for further information.
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Evaluation
An independent evaluation into the enquire and Watch this Space
programmes was carried out by Stuart Davies Associates and a synopsis published in 2010, Inspiring education in galleries: an evaluation
of the impacts and legacies of enquire and Watch this Space. The publication can be downloaded from
here.
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The enquire programme was funded jointly by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Education as part of the
Strategic Commissioning Programme for Museum and Gallery Education. Partner funding was provided by the Foyle Foundation (2007-9),
local authorities and Arts Council England (2009-11). The enquire programme has been managed by engage
aand has been developed in association with Arts Council England.
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