The Art of Social Engagement Short Course
Course description
Course overview
Join this short course to learn how creative practices can be combined to work with social engagement, participation, learning and education programmes in museums, galleries and cultural organisations.
Through discussion, collaborative group work and practical exercises this course will inspire and motivate you to begin programming, curating, devising and facilitating social engagement projects or concepts of your own.
Using case studies of past and current social engagement projects, you'll learn how to analyse what constitutes a successful project, and understand the finer details of project proposals, budgeting, funding streams and evaluation processes.
You'll explore how social engagement is taking place in cultural organisations and develop a critical framework that you can use in the future. The course will also cover the ethics around social engagement, how they operate within a wider social context, helping us to evaluate the wider impact of social engagement initiatives.
Who this course is for
This course is ideal for those who are interested in curating, but also creatives (at any stage in their career) considering entering this realm, but are unsure where to start.
This course is the perfect opportunity to gain confidence in programming, curating, devising and facilitating social engagement projects or concepts.
Key information
Topics covered
- Case study analysis
- Planning social engagement project
- Developing a critical framework
- Writing a proposal
- Budgeting
- Funding
- Evaluating impact
- Developing your own action plan
Learning outcomes
- Developed a greater understanding of social engagement, through researching and critiquing
- Knowing how to create a structure for future projects of your own
- Have a finalised project proposal with a strategy on how to approach museums, galleries and cultural organisations
- Develop your own personal manifesto for how you will use your practice, and how that will drive your social engagement plan forward
- Tutors will also work closely with you to create a bespoke action plan on how you can take your ideas forward
- Digital badge and certificate of attendance
Materials
- A sketchbook/notebook and pen
Tutor
Rosemary Cronin
Employed as a Young Curator at Tate Modern as part of the Raw Canvas programme in 2006, Rosemary Cronin has continued as an artist, curator and project manager, with a particular interest in socially engaged practice. Project managing and coordinating participatory projects for National Portrait Gallery, Art on the Underground and Museum of Brands, Rosemary has a passion to make art accessible for all, with particular experience of working with young people and vulnerable audiences. A fine art graduate from Chelsea College of Art & Design, as an artist Rosemary has facilitated on projects for Tate, Victoria & Albert Museum, The Photographers' Gallery, South London Gallery and Watts' Gallery.
Take a look at Rosemary's website
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