Event

Join Claire Bown, author of The Art Engager, for an interactive two-hour workshop exploring what makes gallery programs engaging, memorable and meaningful. Designed for those who create and deliver gallery experiences, this session introduces key ideas from the Thinking Museum® Approach and invites participants to reflect on their facilitation practice and the experiences they create for audiences.

Together, we will consider how facilitation skills, shared inquiry and intentional choices can transform how audiences connect with artworks and ideas. Through practical exercises and slow-looking activities, participants will experience ways to encourage curiosity, connection and shared discovery.

Who should attend:
This workshop offers inspiration and practical strategies for gallery educators, public programmers, curators and staff involved in developing, delivering or supporting learning and engagement programs.

Limited to 30 places. Book early to avoid disappointment. 
Registrations close Thursday 20 November at 12noon.

Cost: PGAV Members $275 (inc GST) / Non-Members $450 (inc GST)

Access Requirements
If you have any access requirements or specific needs to help you attend this event, please include them when booking or email: anne.robertson@pgav.ngv.vic.gov.au

There are lots of free resources on Claire Bown's website, including How to Look at Art (Slowly) with 30 different ways to observe and look at art and objects, available here.

Claire Bown's podcast is called The Art Engager and you can listen to it on all the popular platforms (Apple, Spotify etc).

Learn more about the Thinking Museum® Approach through Claire's book, The Art Engager: Reimagining Guided Experiences in Museums - available worldwide as both a paperback and ebook from your favourite online retailers or order it via a local bookstore.   

Claire Bown’s visit to Melbourne is presented by Public Galleries Association of Victoria (PGAV) in collaboration with Art Gallery of Ballarat and National Gallery of Victoria (NGV). PGAV thanks Ararat Gallery TAMA for initiating this opportunity.