The Art on Your Doorstep group are a consortium of public galleries in Devon who are part of the enquire project.
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enquire is an exciting national programme of projects that engage children and young people with galleries, the contemporary visual arts and artists. They have the aim of exploring, assessing and articulating the special learning benefits to young people of working with contemporary art and the gallery space.
what we offer
We provide risk assessments and can accommodate curriculum requirements and specialists groups including at risk, primary transition, gifted and talented and creative media students.
We can offer a broad range of experiences and resources for school groups including;
Gallery Visits
Guided discussion of the exhibition with gallery staff.
Interpretation Workshops
Tour and workshop designed to increase students' confidence and critical skills.
Artist-led Workshops
Full or half day practical workshops led by an artist educator.
3 Venue Tours
Spacex, CCANW and Exeter Phoenix run packaged 3 venue tours for groups of students.
Exhibition Launches
Sign up to our mailing list(s) to receive regular invitations to launches and gallery events.
Twilight Teacher Events
An ongoing programme of special events for teachers and group leaders.
Some activities are provided free of charge but charges vary. Contact each gallery individually for more information.
aims
enquire aims to help fulfil the initiatives of;
Every Child Matters - a shared programme of change to improve outcomes for all children and young people.
Learning Outside the Classroom – launched in 2006 the Learning Outside the Classroom manifesto encourages more widespread use of the huge range of educational opportunities that lie outside the conventional classroom. The manifesto also aims to inspire schools and the organisations that support learning outside the classroom to provide high-quality experiences for all young people up to the age of 19.
The Cultural Offer - the commitment in the Children's Plan to offer children and young people five hours of high quality cultural activities in and out of school.
Bringing a school group to the Art on Your Doorstep galleries will provide a rich and exciting opportunity for you and your students to gain skills, confidence, self esteem, knowledge and to have a great time.
