Shared Interest: an event to explore collaboration between museums, visual arts organisations and universities in England’s North West

Report

29 January 2010 at Manchester Museum 10:00 – 16:30

A Renaissance North West free event convened by Renaissance NW, North West Universities Association and Arts Council England, North West.

Cultural and educational institutions are being urged to build partnerships in order to survive the current rocky economic climate and to encourage creative practice.  Shared Interest, a report commissioned by Renaissance NW, NWUA and ACE, NW shows that there is considerable
collaboration already taking place between universities, museums and visual arts organisations in the NW.  But there is much more that could be achieved.

The purpose of this event is to encourage dialogue between institutions, with a view to sustaining existing collaborations and nurturing new ones.  Delegates will have the opportunity to:
  • learn from successful collaborations
  • meet others who wish to collaborate
  • discuss issues with experienced collaborators, policy makers and funders
The event will be attended by staff of museums, galleries and visual arts organisations; academics
and research development leads at higher education institutions (HEIs).

Programme:

10.00   Coffee
10.30   Welcome and introduction: summary of the issues raised in the Shared Interest report. (Dr Abigail Gilmore, co-author of the report and Director of the Centre for Arts Management &
Cultural Policy, The University of Manchester)
11.00   Case studies of collaboration between museums, visual arts organisations and HEIs
 
  1. Dr Nick Mansfield (People’s History Museum) and Dr David Stewart (Department of Education and Social Science, UCLan)
  2. Alistair Hudson (Grizedale Arts) and John Byrne (Liverpool John Moores University)
  3. Jeff Cowton (Dove Cottage and Wordsworth Museum) and Dr Sally Bushell (Department of English and Creative Writing, University of Lancaster) 
  4. Matthew Constantine (Bolton Museum and Archive Service) and Dr Bob Snape (School of Health and Social Sciences, University of Bolton)
13.00   Lunch and networking
14.00   World café (facilitated discussion groups)
15.30   Expert panel to address issues

  • Chair: Dr Maria Balshaw, (Director, Whitworth Art Gallery)
  • Karen Buchanan (Programme Manager, Arts and Humanities Research Council)
  • Professor Rachel Cooper (Director of the Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts,   University of Lancaster)
  • Professor Jennifer Latto (Chair, Heritage Lottery Fund North West)
  • Aileen McEvoy (Regional Executive Director, ACE, NW)

16:30 Close


Shared interest: developing 
collaboration, partnerships and 
research relationships between higher education, museums, galleries and visual arts organisations in the North West 

A Joint Consultancy Research Project commissioned by:  
Renaissance North West, Arts Council England North West and the North West Universities Association
Compiled by: Jane Dawson and Abigail Gilmore

May 2009
Download the report here:
shared_interest_report_2009.pdf
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