Whitby gallery secures £11,130 for new education programme

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 16:29 · Archive

Whitby's Pannett Art Gallery has secured £11,130 in funding to create an education programme for young people.

Whitby's Pannett Art Gallery has been awarded £11,130 through the Museum Learning and Education Grant Programme run by Museum Development North to create a new education programme. The funding will support the development of curriculum-linked resources based on artworks in the gallery's permanent collection, designed to help young people engage with art and support secondary school education.

The gallery will work with Whitby School, education specialists and local creative professionals to develop the materials. These will give students opportunities to engage directly with original artworks, explore different artistic styles and learn about the area's artistic heritage. Once completed, the resources will be made available free of charge to schools, home educators and community organisations, both at the gallery and online, ensuring young people across Whitby and surrounding rural communities can benefit.

Helen Berry, curator of the Pannett Art Gallery, said the funding would help the gallery make greater use of its collections as an educational resource. She noted that while there is creative potential in the local community, opportunities for young people to engage with art and explore creative careers can sometimes be limited.

How it is being reported

• Whitby art gallery secures £11,130 to inspire next generation of artistsAN art gallery in Whitby has secured more than £11,000 in external funding to create a new education programme designed to help young people engage with art and support learning in local schools.The Press (York) · 21 Oct, 16:00
• Whitby art gallery secures £11,130 to inspire next generation of artistsAN art gallery in Whitby has secured more than £11,000 in external funding to create a new education programme designed to help young people engage with art and support learning in local schools.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 21 Oct, 16:00

In this story: Pannett Art Gallery · Whitby School · Museum Development North · Whitby · Helen Berry

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