This is an exciting time of intense creativity and innovation in the field of art gallery education. Gallery educators are being tasked with bridging online and in-person audiences, repositioning and redefining the role that museums play within communities in a period of uncertainty and crisis.
The CAGE Case Study Series offers Canadian Art Gallery Educators the opportunity to learn from and be inspired by one another, without having to travel and commit resources to larger professional development activities. Join us to hear about best practices from across the country. We look forward to seeing you.
These programs are free!
Thursday, November 19 at 3:00 EST
Wednesday, November 25 at 3:00 EST
Tuesday, December 1 at 3:00 EST
Register by emailing your interest to cageexecutive@gmail.com.
Case study presentations will be held on Zoom, last 45 minutes, and include a Q&A session.
Thursday, November 19, at 3:00 EST
Connecting with our Animal Spirit: An Indigenous Visual Art Collaboration
The Case Study applauds collaborative approaches to program creation. It looks at how the Gallery has adapted its own program creation to contribute to institutional change and development. It celebrates the innovation that happens when we empower artists, and when Indigenous women lead. In the study we celebrate connecting students with environmental responsibility and innovative resourcefulness. We look at how sharing Indigenous languages in the classroom inspires students. The study also looks at the tangible and intangible benefits of working with Elders and local partners to connect students and gallery staff with the cultural practices of the local Indigenous communities.
Wednesday, November 25, at 3:00 EST
Art and Wellness
Art and Wellness is a growing theme among cultural institutions, and one that the AGH has embraced as part of our core functions as an institution. By building experiences that are tactile, responsive to our audience, and social in their development we are embracing the power of art to connect. Artful Moments, an arts-based program initially designed to support persons with dementia (PWD) and their care partners is the beginning of our exploration of the rich potential of wellness.
Tuesday, December 1, at 3:00 EST
Digital Artists in Residence
In this presentation, MacKenzie Digital Programs Coordinators Cat Bluemke and Jonathan Carroll will discuss the galley’s Digital Artists In Residence initiative. With COVID forcing the gallery to pivot from in-person workshops, Bluemke and Carroll’s approach prioritized programming that was amplified through digital mediation. Informed by Bluemke and Carroll’s collaborative digital art practice, the program provided participants with a unique learning experience based in contemporary digital arts practices. The initiative taught digital skills to artists and highlighted existing emergent digital practices. The presentation will cover the approach and technologies used in the initiative.