This conference stems from °Õ²¹³Ù±ð’s experience of leading a three-year collaborative art project in partnership with three local authorities in London. Supported by the John Lyon’s Charity, the Seeing Through project enabled young people in care and leaving care to work collaboratively with artists. The groups worked to demystify cultural space, historic, modern and contemporary art. While engaging with methods of multilayered artist practices, these investigations produced a series of distinct displays, connection and responses to arts works in the Tate collection.
Through talks, discussion and gallery interaction, the Seeing Through conference will explore the specific working methods, challenges and the value of art and its relevance to young people in care.
From the perspective of Tate, Local authorities and young participants we will present a critical and realistic look at the processes, challenges, and successes of working with young people in care in the context of art, the cultural institution and creative informal learning.
The conference will explore the following key areas with a wide range of contributors across the cultural sector:
On Process
What are the critical processes, challenges, and successes of creative informal learning?
On Art Practices
What are the participatory and collaborative working processes and practices employed to engage young people?
On Value
What are the motivations and rationale of funders, social and cultural policy makers, museums and galleries, for working with young people in care and leaving care?
On Delivery
What makes partnerships, collaborations, and project delivery work?
This conference is aimed at individuals interested or working in the cultural sector, artists, artist educators, learning curators, policy makers, social workers, youth workers, social care support & managerial staff and museum/gallery representatives who work with young people.