Further Ideas for Closing Events?
There are a myriad opportunities for children and younger people to engage in Art, Art History, Photography and the discourse of "Now".
Here's an example of a scheme being run at the Manchester Gallery (Less than 30 miles from Huddersfield), that could be used as an idea for the Discursive Documents exhibition closing event.
[Extract from Manchester Art Gallery web-site...]
http://manchesterartgallery.org/exhibitions-and-events/event/document-now-half-term-14-19-year-olds/
Events
Document of Now – half term for 14-19 year olds
What would a document of now look like?
Tuesday 21 February 2017, 11:00 AM–Thursday 23 February 2017, 4:00 PM
Manchester is changing.
How will you use photography to capture the social, cultural and political identity of Manchester?
What do we even mean when we talk about social, cultural and political identities of a place?
Work with artist Carly Bainbridge, photographer Quainaat Irfan, and curator Kate Jesson to create a document of now photobook.
You will visit the Strange and Familiar and Pre-Raphaelite exhibitions, take a ‘psychogeographic’ walk through Hulme and Ancoats to capture content for your document of now, and develop skills of interpretation and editing to assemble and present your photobook.
Conclusions from this Research;
A Photography discussion intended for younger people is a great way to engage a wider audience participation.
Depending on the success of the MAG event, it will be of value to consider it as a possible event for the Rotor Team event in May
References:
Manchester Art Gallery web-site Resource; Retrieved 21st February 2017.
http://manchesterartgallery.org/exhibitions-and-events/event/document-now-half-term-14-19-year-olds/