Thursdays from 10.00 - 13.00
How does a public gallery, dedicated to photography and related media, ensure it meets the interests and needs of 21st century audiences?
While photography was once marginalised within the arts sector, and treated as an inconsequential lowbrow pursuit, it is now taken seriously by both major cultural institutions and the art market. As a thriving practice enjoyed across societies and cultures, photography has proved its ubiquitous and important role in people’s lives.
Expect honest presentations and conversations about exhibiting photography, learning programmes, audience development, marketing and, importantly, securing the funds to make it all happen.
Format
Taking place weekly at The Photographers' Gallery, sessions include a blend of lectures, visits to the exhibitions, group discussions and presentations. Each week will feature guest contributions from The Photographers' Gallery staff.
Who is this for?
Open to all who are interested in photography and for those who want to gain a first-hand understanding of how museums and galleries influence the production, circulation and interpretation of photography today.
Produced in partnership with MA Museums, Galleries & Contemporary Culture at the University of Westminster
Weekly schedule (more info to come)
Week 1 | Looking Back on Thu 28 Jan
An introduction to The Photographers' Gallery's history
Week 2 | Staffing and Support on Thu 4 Feb
A look at The Photographers' Gallery's staffing structure (Organigram) and at a range of public, trust and foundation support, including Arts Council England (and our status as a National Portfolio Organisation - NPO)
Week 3 | Audience Development on Thu 11 Feb
A view into The Photographers' Gallery's Audience Development work, in particular how we market and communicate about our work and how we are accountable to Arts Council England for our work with audiences
Week 4 | Learning Programmes on Thu 18 Feb
A presentation and discussion about how we engage with people through learning and participation, including programmes directly organised with and for young people, as well as our work with the wider public
break
a mid-way break
Week 5 | Digital Programmes on Thu 4 Mar
Introducing a range of exhibitions and commissions exploring photography's relationship to digital creation and interaction, as well as our online delivery of public programmes
Week 6 | Our Enterprises on Thu 11 Mar
Creating an understanding of how our commercial activity goes into supporting our public programmes
Week 7 | Curating on Thu 18 Mar
Developing an understanding of the exhibitions we programme and what informs this
Week 8 | Preparing for the Future on Thu 25 Mar
A look into our strategy moving forward - our unique opportunities and potential challenges
About the Course Tutor
Author, educator and photo-historian Dr Sara Dominici is based at the University of Westminster, where she is the Course Leader for the MA in Art and Visual Culture, and the Course Co-Leader for two MAs: Museums, Galleries, and Contemporary Culture, and Museums, Galleries, and Contemporary Culture with Professional Experience. Sara is the author of Reading the Travel Image (Routledge, 2018) and of numerous articles on the relationship between photography and modern vision, the role of the darkroom, transport technologies, the postal system, amateur communities of practice, and travel and leisure experiences more generally.
Bursaries
We offer a limited number of partial bursaries covering 50% of course. If you wish to be considered for a partial bursary you need to submit a short statement (max. 500 words) to projects@tpg.org.uk, outlining how this workshop or course would contribute to your professional development. We will let you know whether we can offer you a bursary place as soon as possible.
We actively encourage applications from groups who are currently under-represented in the cultural sector in the UK. This includes people who identify as D/deaf, disabled* and neurodivergent; those with caring responsibilities; candidates from Black, Asian and ethnically diverse backgrounds. Please refer to the Equality Act 2010 for more information.
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