Dear GEM colleagues,
engage is currently inviting expressions of interest from venues in England
to host a touring exhibition of artwork by children and young people in
2015-16.
As part of the national initiative Childrenšs Art Week, engage plan to tour
an exhibition of children and young peoplešs artwork from 2015-16, and
invite expressions of interest from venues in England to host the first
exhibition in 2015.
The exhibition will bring together examples of high quality children and
young people's artwork, and will link with Childrenšs Art Week - engagešs
UK-wide programme celebrating children and young people engaging with art
and artists, due to take place in June 2014 (tbc).
Any venue in England may express an interest in hosting the exhibition in
2015 e.g. a gallery, museum, visual arts or cultural venue, community venue
or school. Venues do not need to have hosted a touring exhibition before.
The deadline for registering expressions of interest is 10am on Friday 10
January 2014.
Plans for the exhibition have grown through discussion with education and
arts professionals who wish to support teachers and students to produce high
quality artwork, and to support teachers and students working with the new
National Curriculum in England.
Further information on the call and how to respond can be viewed on the
engage website at http://engage.org/CAWTouringExhibition.aspx and below this
email. Please do circulate this to any parties you think might be
interested.
With best wishes,
Ailbhe
engage in the
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Children's Art Week Touring Exhibition: Call for Host Venues in England
engage seek expressions of interest from venues in England to host a touring
exhibition of artwork by children and young people in 2015-16.
As part of the national initiative Childrenšs Art Week, engage plan to tour
an exhibition of children and young peoplešs artwork from 2015-16, and
invite expressions of interest from venues in England to host the first
exhibition in 2015.
The exhibition will bring together examples of high quality children and
young people's artwork, and will link with Childrenšs Art Week - engagešs
UK-wide programme celebrating children and young people engaging with art
and artists, due to take place in June 2014 (tbc).
Plans for the exhibition have grown through discussion with education and
arts professionals who wish to support teachers and students to produce high
quality artwork, and to support teachers and students working with the new
National Curriculum in England.
Deadline for Expressions of Interest: 10am on Friday 10 January 2014
Artwork and the Exhibition
engage will invite submissions for the exhibition from children and young
people during summer and autumn 2014. engage are particularly interested in
showing artwork children and young people have produced through contact with
art and artists.
Participating host venues in 2015 will be involved in the selection of
artwork for the exhibition. Each venue will be invited to tailor the
exhibition to their spaces and audiences through activities, artist
commissions or exhibits. engage will encourage host venues to involve
children and young people not just as participants but in devising and
programming activities for the exhibition. engage want to work with venues
who will encourage new audiences to visit the exhibition.
engage anticipate the exhibition touring to four venues in 2015. (We plan to
invite expressions of interest from venues in England, Scotland and Wales in
2015 to host a new exhibition of children and young peoples art in 2016.)
Hosting the Exhibition
Any venue in England may express an interest in hosting the exhibition in
2015 e.g. a gallery, museum, visual arts or cultural venue, community venue
or school. Venues do not need to have hosted a touring exhibition before.
engage aim to have the resource to support venues to display and programme
events and activities around the exhibition. The exhibition will be
supported by resources e.g. a digital directory of children and young
peoplešs artwork submitted for exhibition, and case studies of how children
and young people have produced artwork in response to working with art and
artists.
engage is applying for support for the exhibition from the Arts Council
England Strategic Touring Programme and to other funders, and will only be
able to proceed with the exhibition tour if successful in securing funding.
engage is particularly interested to work with venues who will engage with
audiences new to the arts through the exhibition and/or venues in areas of
least engagement in the arts as defined by the Arts Council England Active
People Survey.
Please download and view appendix in the full Call to Host Venues for
further information on Childrenšs Art Week, and engage.
How to Express Interest
Venues interested in hosting the Childrenšs Art Week Exhibition are asked to
complete the Expression of Interest form and return by email to:
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The Expression of Interest form is available on the engage website:
www.engage.org/CAWTouringExhibition
Shortlisted venues will be contacted wb. 13 January 2014 with a request for
further information. All applicants will be contacted by the wb. 20 January
2014.
For any queries please contact Jane Sillis, engage Director, on
[log in to unmask] (please note the engage office will be closed from 20
December to 6 January inclusive).
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