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Social Inclusion and Neighbourhood Renewal:
The Contribution of Arts, Culture and Community Learning
| Date: | Venue: | Ref: | Fee: |
| Tuesday 4 February 2003 | Duxford Imperial War Museum - Officers' Mess, Cambridge | C9-72/02/2003 | £70 per delegate (fee includes lunch, teas and coffee |
| Tuesday 11 February 2003 | Segedunum Roman Museum, Wallsend, Newcaslte | ||
| Tuesday 4 March 2003 | Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester | ||
| Wednesday 12 March 2003 | Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon |
[Background and Aims] [Audience] [Programme]
Background and Aim
Current policy priorities to widen participation in learning, to promote social inclusion and to support neighbourhood renewal are all agendas to which adult and community learning, arts organisations, museums, galleries, libraries and archives have much to contribute. Arts, culture and community learning are able to reach people that more formal provision and social policy interventions struggle to do. Good networking, effective partnerships and a collaborative approach are much more likely to be productive and fruitful than isolated or sector specific initiatives. This series of regional conferences puts the emphasis on good practice, purposeful collaboration and the opportunity to develop relevant knowledge, networking and skills. The content of the day will raise awareness about the challenges and opportunities presented by neighbourhood renewal to the achievement of a more socially inclusive and just society. Opportunities for sharing experience and for discussion will be a priority, as well as participation in an interactive exercise to develop understanding, knowledge and skills related to neighbourhood renewal and social inclusion.
The aims of these conferences are to bring together practitioners from arts organisations, the culture sector and adult and community learning to:
 | develop understanding about social inclusion and neighbourhood renewal |
| discuss projects and approaches that have worked well and which demonstrate positive collaboration and partnership |
| practise the skills and knowledge necessary to develop socially inclusive responses to the challenges of neighbourhood renewal. |
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Audience
These conferences will be of interest to all those supporting and promoting social inclusion, neighbourhood renewal and widening participation. In particular, practitioners working within adult and community learning, voluntary and community arts organisations, museums, galleries, libraries and archives.
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Programme
| Tuesday 4 February 2003, Duxford Officers’ Mess, Imperial War Museum, Cambridge CB2 | |
| 09:45 | Arrival and Registration (Teas/Coffees available) |
| 10:15 | Welcome and
Introduction to the Day Jane Thompson, Research and Development Officer, NIACE |
| 10:30 | First Keynote
Address John Pateman, Head of Library and Heritage Service, Merton Libraries |
| 11:00 | Second Keynote
Address Adrian Chappell, Head of Access, London Arts |
| 11:30 | Questions and Discussion |
| 11:45 | Tea and Coffee Break |
| 12:00 | Case Studies of
Projects (you will have the opportunity to attend one of the following four case study presentations) (i) Gorleston in Gear (ii) Black Box Project (iii) 60 Tongues of Bedford (iv) Living Memory Project |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | Introduction to ‘Interactive!’ |
| 14:15 | ‘Interactive!’
session - a game designed to develop skills and knowledge among
practitioners and residents for neighbourhood renewal Facilitated by Educational Consultants: David Wilcox and Drew Mackie |
| 16:15 | Closing Comments |
| 16:30 | Close of Conference (Teas/Coffees available) |
| Tuesday 11 February 2003, Segedunum Roman Museum, Wallsend, Newcastle NE28 | |
| 09:45 | Arrival and Registration (Teas/Coffees available) |
| 10:15 | Welcome and
Introduction to the Day Jane Thompson, Research and Development Officer, NIACE |
| 10:30 | First Keynote
Address Christopher Naylor, Director, Engage |
| 11:00 | Second Keynote
Address (speaker to be confirmed) |
| 11:30 | Questions and Discussion |
| 11:45 | Tea and Coffee Break |
| 12:00 | Case Studies of
Projects (you will have the opportunity to attend one of the following four case study presentations) (i) West End Broadcast & Bradford Community Broadcasting (ii) North East Museums, Libraries and Archives (iii) Senses at Woodhouse (iv) (case study to be confirmed) |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | Introduction to ‘Interactive!’ |
| 14:15 | ‘Interactive!’
session - a game designed to develop skills and knowledge among
practitioners and residents for neighbourhood renewal Facilitated by Educational Consultants: David Wilcox and Drew Mackie |
| 16:15 | Closing Comments |
| 16:30 | Close of Conference (Teas/Coffees available) |
| Tuesday 4 March 2003, Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester M3 | |
| 09:45 | Arrival and Registration (Teas/Coffees available) |
| 10:15 | Welcome and
Introduction to the Day Jane Thompson, Research and Development Officer, NIACE |
| 10:30 | First Keynote
Address Caroline Lang, Access Adviser, Resource |
| 11:00 | Second Keynote
Address Patricia Mitchinson, Project Manager History, BBC Factual and Learning |
| 11:30 | Questions and Discussion |
| 11:45 | Tea and Coffee Break |
| 12:00 | Case Studies of
Projects (you will have the opportunity to attend one of the following four case study presentations) (i) North West Diversity Network (ii) Certain Curtain Theatre Company (iii) Black Arts Alliance (iv) Script to Screen Workshops |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | Introduction to ‘Interactive!’ |
| 14:15 | ‘Interactive!’
session - a game designed to develop skills and knowledge among
practitioners and residents for neighbourhood renewal Facilitated by: David Wilcox and Drew Mackie |
| 16:15 | Closing Comments |
| 16:30 | Close of Conference (Teas/Coffees available) |
| Wednesday 12 March 2003, Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon SN2 | |
| 09:45 | Arrival and Registration (Teas/Coffees available) |
| 10:15 | Welcome and
Introduction to the Day Jane Thompson, Research and Development Officer, NIACE |
| 10:30 | First Keynote
Address Sue Wilkinson, Director, Learning and Access, Resource |
| 11:00 | Second Keynote
Address John Vincent, Social Exclusion Action Planning Network |
| 11:30 | Questions and Discussion |
| 11:45 | Tea and Coffee Break |
| 12:00 | Case Studies of
Projects (you will have the opportunity to attend one of the following four case study presentations) (i) Invisible Women (ii) Black Community Radio (iii) Hidden Histories (iv) (case study to be confirmed) |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | Introduction to ‘Interactive!’ |
| 14:15 | ‘Interactive!’
session - a game designed to develop skills and knowledge among
practitioners and residents for neighbourhood renewal Facilitated by Educational Consultants: David Wilcox and Drew Mackie |
| 16:15 | Closing Comments |
| 16:30 | Close of Conference (Teas/Coffees available) |
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