explore
Eight galleries worked with disabled and deaf people in Spring 2008
Explore project updates
Background
Explore handbook
The galleries
Contacts
Original press release
Click here to read the evaluation report
The project and gallieries developments
Press Release - Four Corners puts mental health in the picture
Making Connections - Early Career Professional Development Seminars series February - March 2009
Background
Explore is a partnership project between engage, National Association for Gallery Education, and Shape. Eight galleries in England and Wales focussed on disabled and deaf people as audiences, participants and artists.
The galleries worked in cluster groups and aimed to develop more inclusive approaches; becoming more welcoming to disabled and deaf people.
Explore was made possible by a grant from The Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust through The Ann Rylands Special Project.
The Explore handbook is available from http://engage.org/publications for £10 (incl.UK P&P). It is also available from Laura at engage, email laura.cherry@engage.org or telephone +44 (0)20 7729 6695.
The final phase of Explore: disabled and deaf people engaging with galleries 2007-2008 concluded with the launch of the Explore handbook, a guide to help galleries become more accessible to disabled and deaf people.
This publication draws on the learning that has taken place over the past year of training for galleries and artists and participatory activities with disabled and deaf people.
With contributions from the disability, arts, and visual arts sectors, there are sections relevant to the various departments of your organisation. The handbook also features top tips throughout from a range of perspectives, and lists of contacts and resources to point you in the right direction. In essence, a set of very clear sign-posts.
engage and Shape are confident that the Explore handbook will be a very valuable tool for all galleries and museums, whatever your current standards of access.
engage members will receive a free copy of this publication in January 2009, and it will be available to purchase from engage.
The galleries:
| Explore update from Four Corners, London  website |
Explore update from SPACE, London  website |
| Explore update from The New Art Gallery Walsall  website |
Explore update from Compton Verney, Warwickshire  website |
| Explore update from Ikon Gallery, Birmingham  website |
Explore update from Wrexham Arts Centre  website |
| Explore update from Oriel Davies Gallery, Newton  website |
Explore update from Oriel Mostyn Gallery, Llandudno  website |
Contacts
Shape
Catherine Hawes
Senior Arts Development Manager
Shape
Deane House Studios
27 Greenwood Place
London NW5 1LB
Telephone 020 7424 7346
Minicom 020 7242 7330
Fax 020 7242 7369
E mail cath@shapearts.org.uk
Website www.shapearts.org.uk
engage
Laura Cherry
Publications, Website and Marketing Officer
engage, the National Association for Gallery Education
Telephone 020 7729 6695
E mail laura.cherry@engage.org
Website www.engage.org
Press release
English Press Release (Word Document)
Datganiad Cymraeg i'r Wasg (Word Document XXX kb)
Explore leaflet (PDF document)
