Art Symposium Schedule

9.30am Arrival & Registration

10am Welcome from Tamara Harvey, Co-Artistic Director and Jacqui O'Hanlon, Deputy Executive Director and Director of Creative Learning and Engagement

10.30am Panel Discussion: How can long-term cultural-education partnerships remain responsive, equitable and creative? Panel members to be announced soon - watch this space!

12pm Lunch / Carousel of Presentations. Lunch will be split into two sittings, with half the delegates attending their chosen carousel of three presentations from the options below, while the other half enjoy lunch.

CAROUSEL 1

BLACKPOOL

Evolution of Making Theatre with Young People and our Shared Leadership Model

CORNWALL

Partnership Working in Rural Settings

YORK & SELBY

Sustaining Engagement and Creativity: Reflections on 14 Years of Partnership with the RSC

CAROUSEL 2

Bradford

Partnership Working in the Face of Difficulties

Hull

The Impact of Young People Performing Shakespeare over a Sustained Period

'20 for 20' Teacher Researchers

The Role of the Teacher as Researcher

CAROUSEL 3

Nottingham - Theatre Royal & Concert Hall

How an Artistic Partnership Shapes a City's Cultural Life

Cumbria

Creating an Ethos to Sustain the Arts

Newcastle - Northern Stage

Centring the Needs of Young People

CAROUSEL 4

Corby

Building Partnerships in Areas of Low Engagement and High Deprivation

North Staffordshire Partnership

Working in Early Years and Primary Settings

TBC

2.10pm Afternoon focus: Are we building partnerships that change systems — or ones that survive within them?

2.30pm RSC Next Generation perform FACTORY, a new verbatim theatre piece by campaign-led arts charity LUNG exploring young people’s experiences of school and what it takes to find themselves and their voice.

3.45pm Post-show discussion

4.10pm Reflections on the day - what next?

4.30pm Symposium ends