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enquire phase 4, 2009-11: invitation to bid

enquire phase 4, 2009-11 will support partnership projects between local authorities, galleries and partner schools/youth groups and artists. Applications to take part in the programme should be submitted by 6 July 2009. See the Invitation to bid and full details and application form. See also PCLark-Effective Engagement and SGrace-Local Area Agreements for background information.
 

European Learning Partnership

enquire galleries have been taking part in Learning Partnership between England, Sweden, Portugal, Ireland and Italy; European Museum Education and Young people: A Critical Enquiry, established to explore, assess and articulate the special learning benefits to young people of engaging with contemporary art in the context of inter-cultural dialogue. For further details click here.
 

enquire Seminar
6 May 2009, 10.30 – 16.30
McAulay A, Tate Modern

enquire is a national programme of projects in England that engage children and young people in the contemporary visual arts with the aim of exploring, assessing and articulating the special learning benefits to young people of working with contemporary art and the gallery space. This seminar is free and open to any galleries and partners. The purpose is to share the work carried out by twelve projects across England in phase 3 (2008-9) of enquire, to facilitate networking across the phase 3 consortium and to discuss the legacies and issues that will inform phase 4, 2009-11. For further details click here.
 

Inspiring Learning in Galleries 02

Two new publications from enquire are now available: Inspiring Learning in Galleries 02 summarises eleven enquire research programmes, provides a distillation of common findings, the current policy context for gallery education, outcomes and implications. This is accompanied by a publication comprising the full research reports from eight new projects from phase 2. The summary publication is priced £10 and the report publication is priced £12.50 (including UK P&P), both can be obtained through engage. Email laura.cherry@engage.org for details.

Individual sections of the two publications can be downloaded from Research and Resources.

For anyone who missed the first enquire report from phase 1, published in 2006, it is available from engage, also priced £10, or sections can be downloaded from Research and Resources.
 

enquire phase 3

In the current year enquire comprises 12 projects across England, involving over 30 galleries working with partner schools, youth groups and artists. Details about the projects can be found in enquire programme phase 3.
 
The enquire programme is funded jointly by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Children, Schools and Families as part of the Strategic Commissioning Programme for Museum and Gallery Education, and by the Foyle Foundation. The enquire programme is managed by engage and has been developed in association with Arts Council England.
Arts Council England, The Department for Culture, Media and Sport, The Department for Children, Schools and Families, engage
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