enquire about
learning in galleries

enquire: promoting inspiring learning in galleries

enquire is an exciting national programme of projects that engage children and young people with galleries, the contemporary visual arts and artists. The projects are organised collaboratively by gallery educators, artists and teachers. They have the aim of exploring, assessing and articulating the special learning benefits to young people of working with contemporary art and the gallery space, and the programme offers extensive formal and non-formal CPD for all the professionals involved.

Phase 1, from Autumn 2004 to March 2006 involved clusters - or research teams - in London, the North East and South East of England. It identified key success factors that build an evidence-base to support the provision of more gallery education, contribute to developing policy, increased resources and good practice in the gallery sector.

The second phase of enquire, from 2006-8, has involved an expanded consortium of nine clusters across England. Phase 3, 2008-9, was announced in April 2008 with an invitation to galleries and partners to bid to participate in the programme.

The enquire programme is funded jointly by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, the Department for Children, Schools and Families as part of the Strategic Commissioning Programme for Museum and Gallery Education, and the Foyle Foundation. The enquire programme is managed by engage and has been developed in association with Arts Council England.