engage Scotland Conference 2008:
What Do We-Think?
engage in new approaches to interpreting art
11 & 12 September 2008
Tramway and The Lighthouse, Glasgow
What do We-Think? looked at how 'open-source' and 'mass-collaboration' trends currently transforming the world of business could be
applied to the cultural sector. Specifically the conference asked how these phenomena could revolutionise how arts organisations engage with
audiences, not just in relation to marketing but at the more fundamental level of making and interpreting art.
Keynote Speaker:
Charles Leadbeater,
Ideas Generator, Strategic Advisor and 'Wizard of the Web'.
Chair:
Moira Jeffrey, Journalist, Broadcaster and Art Critic for Scotland on Sunday.
The conference themes reflect some of the findings of engage Scotland's recent
Interpretations action research project addressing interpretation methods at
four Scottish galleries.
The conference was attended by gallery educators, artists, curators, arts organisation directors, cultural co-ordinators, policy makers,
students, funders and others working in the education and cultural sectors.
Delegates and engage members can still add ideas, ask questions and talk to other attendees at the engage Scotland Conference Crowdvine social
networking site, click here for more information.
Click here for comprehensive notes taken at the conference
Click here to download speakers' biographies.
Click here for the programme.
Click here for Charles Leadbeater's conference notes.
Click here Saul Albert's, co-founder of The People Speak, presentation notes.
engage Scotland would like to thank Tramway and The Lighthouse for their support
of the engage Scotland Conference.