S13E04: Working with Adult Learning

We’re joined by special guest host Stella Toonen as we explore a topic with many synonyms: public programming, outreach, adult learning, and so many more! We get enthused about ideas for events that conservation can get in on, and talk about the many pitfalls – and benefits – of co-creation in museums. 01:06 What’s this episode about? 03:52 Stella’s outreach journey 05:50 Kloe’s experiences facilitating events 09:39 Jenny’s experiences working with the public 13:27 Growing audiences and different offers 19:40 Examples of events for grown-ups 25:44 Saddling an artist with the work of museums 28:53 Stella’s research around co-creation 35:09 Involve conservators early! 38:02 Inspo for learning events 46:03 Comments, questions, and corrections 53:49 Patreon appeal and shout out Show Notes: - Follow Stella here: https://twitter.com/StellaToonen - Stella’s website: https://stellatoonencom.wordpress.com/ - S11E03 Working with Learning: https://thecword.show/2022/04/20/s11e03-working-with-learning/ - Heritage Open Days: https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/ - S05E06 Touchy Feely: https://thecword.show/2019/05/29/s05e06-touchy-feely/ - Ladder of Participation explained: https://organizingengagement.org/models/ladder-of-citizen-participation/ - Tania Bruguera at the Tate: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/tania-bruguera-11982 - Tate: https://www.tate.org.uk/ - The Whitworth: https://www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk/ - Queens Museum: https://queensmuseum.org/ - Awards, grants and scholarships mentioned for students: https://www.artsscholars.org/awards-grants-scholarships Support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/thecword Hosted by Jenny Mathiasson, Kloe Rumsey, and Stella Toonen. Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. A Wooden Dice production, 2023.