I presented 2 ambitious projects for Generation, "Real Life Rocky Mountain" at National Galleries of Scotland and "20 Years of Real Life, Free Instruments for Teenagers" at Collective Edinburgh, discussed in separate Radar Outputs. I was invited in this forum to discuss the latter project in terms of its engagement funding and socially engaged aspect to an invited audience from a broad spectrum of art professionals from Museums, Galleries,funding bodies, culture and politics. I was specifically asked to discuss, "Impacts on audiences - What has the project achieved so far? What have been the challenges? What have you learnt that you would like to pass onto other practitioners? What are you doing next with this learning? Engaging audiences - what would you like the future to look like?" Kate Gray, Director of Collective also spoke to discuss how the project was developed from the Galleries persecutive.
"A key aim for GENERATION was to initiate a shift in the profile and accessibility of contemporary art across Scotland and to increase people’s appetite for, and confidence in, engaging with the ideas and art of our times. How did we do? This final development day of the series will consider what impacts we have had on our visiting audiences; how we can sustain the focus on youth engagement further, and what we might wish to see as the next national focus for the sector. It will be an opportunity to further explore conversations started in December on some of these issues as well as hear about the learning from GENERATION’S public engagement programme.

Presentations from key speakers:

Range of speakers in Pecha Kucha style presentations from organisational staff, young people and social work partners
Discussions around engaging audiences; what the future should look like, how we get there and what the next big project could be…

GENERATION and its impact on audiences. What did we achieve? What did we learn?
Friday 15th May, 10.30 – 4pm
Assembly Hall, the Art School, 20 Scott Street, Glasgow
10.30 - 11am Arrival - tea & coffee
11 – 11.10 Welcome from Victoria Hollows – Management Team, Glasgow Life and lead for GENERATION public engagement

11.10 – 12.10

Pecha Kucha style presentations hosted by engage Scotland Co-ordinator Sarah Yearsley:

• Jerome Katende Kasusula – participant from Platform’s co-production project
• Martin Craig, Learning and Access Curator - GoMA
• Diana Sykes, Director - Fife Contemporary Art & Craft
• Roseanne Burns, Team Manager - Rosemount Project, North Ayrshire Council
• Sion Parkinson, Creative Director, Exhibitions - Comar
• Caitlin Page, Learning Manager - Fruitmarket Gallery
• Diarmuid McAuliffe, Lecturer in Art Education, Programme Leader: MEd Artist Teacher, Subject Leader: PGDE Art & Design - University of the West of Scotland
12.10 - 12.40 Discussion
Engaging audiences with contemporary art - what are the challenges?

12.45 - 1.30 Lunch at CCA Terrace Bar
1.30 – 2.40

Co-production Projects

• Victoria Hollows and Iona McCann, Public Engagement Co-ordinator, GENERATION - Social Accounting
• Ross Sinclair, artist – ‘20 Years of Real Life, Free Instruments for Teenagers’ at Collective
• Robin Baillie, Senior Outreach Officer, National Galleries Scotland – ‘THE UNTITLED: The difference between young people and contemporary art’
Questions
2.40 - 2.55
Break – tea, coffee & cake
3.00 - 3.45 Action Plan
Engaging audiences with contemporary art - what should the future look like and how do we get there?

3.45 - 3.55
Colin Bradie, Youth Arts Manager – Update from Time to Shine Creative Scotland

3.55 - 4
Close
Drinks at CCA Terrace Bar

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