EQUAL: Diversifying the Gallery Education Workforce
Programme details and outcomes
The programme took place between 2003 and 2005 and had a number of interesting
outcomes as detailed below:
Research into career paths and the make-up of the gallery
education workforce.
engage carried out qualitative and quantitative
research into the make-up of the workforce in 2003. This included details on
age, gender, routes into the sector, length of time in the sector, training
needs etc. A full report of this research can be downloaded
here.
Research into good practice in employment, recruitment and
training.
Desk based research into employment law, and good practice in museums and
galleries around employment, recruitment and training took place during 2004. A
full report of this research can be downloaded
here.
Improved career guidance for those wishing to enter the
profession.
engage has developed a website section 'gallery
jobs' providing guidance on careers in galleries, and particularly gallery
education which can be accessed here. In addition
engage
can offer individuals advice on careers and professional developments - contact
engage on 020 7729 5858 or email
info@engage.org.
Research into awareness of careers in galleries and career
aspirations of school pupils and university students.
engage carried out this research with a sample of
schools and universities throughout the UK through interviews, focus groups and
questionnaires. The details and results of this research can be found in the
report 'Embedding Diversity in Galleries' which is attached below.
Setting up pilot partnerships between schools, universities
and galleries to improve the sharing of information about careers in galleries
and gallery education including careers talks and work placements.
Work was done with selected schools and universities to encourage improved
careers guidance around working with galleries. One gallery provided a work
placement for school pupils and other galleries are continuing to develop these
relationships. Three careers information events were held at three
universities/art colleges in December 2004 for art students to provide them
with information about the opportunities for working with galleries in the
future. The attending students were also asked to complete questionnaires about
their previous experience and/or future aspirations of working with galleries.
Details about these careers events are provided in the report 'Embedding
Diversity in Galleries'. Reports on some of the talks from these sessions are
attached here:
Leanne Turvey talk
Emma Cocker talk
Marion Coutts talk
A national seminar 'Embedding Diversity in Galleries' aimed at
improving employment practices within galleries.
A national seminar for gallery staff, employers and others involved in the
arts, education and diversity sectors was held at the National Gallery March
2005.
The programme of the day is attached
here.
Some of the speakers have provided copies of their presentations and these are
attached to the list below:
Michelynn Lafleche, Director, Runnymede Trust
The value of diversity in the workforce
Anita Dinham, Diversity Manager,
Audiences Central Embedding diversity within the organisation and reaching out
to new audiences
Yasmin Zahir, Lead Curatorial Fellow: Cultural Diversity, Bury St
Edmunds Art Gallery
Advocating
diversity regionally
Vivien Ashley, Freelance Researcher
Changing attitudes amongst young people
Lindsey Fryer, Head of Education, Tate Liverpool
From education to employment: making diversity work in galleries
Also launched at this event was a final report from the EQUAL
programme 'Embedding Diversity in Galleries' which provides a summary of
previous reports and other activities and recommendations for employers with
regard to improving diversity within the workforce. This report can be
downloaded
here.
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