Press Release
Angelica Vanasse has been appointed the new Head of Learning at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) in Wakefield, Yorkshire.
YSP is one of the finest places in Europe to experience modern and contemporary sculpture in the open air. Welcoming around 500,000 visitors every year to enjoy and experience art, heritage and the landscape with over 40,000 people engaging with our learning programmes.
Vanasse began her career as a gallery educator at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston while studying art education and fine art at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in affiliation with Tufts University, Massachusetts.
Committed to creating programming in collaboration with and for diverse audiences and embedding opportunities for underrepresented voices to be amplified and heard, she has led on researching and developing learning programmes, resources and events in a variety of cultural and educational settings in the US and UK. These include the Walker Art Gallery, the International Slavery Museum, the Lady Lever Art Gallery and most recently as the Lead for Young People & Adults as part of the Learning and Participation team at National Museums Liverpool.
Vanasse said “YSP brings together so many of the things that have inspired my own creative practice – artists exploring sculpture and landscape, a sense of spaciousness within the environment, the relationship between humans and the landscape and high-quality opportunities for a wide range of people to engage with art. It is with excitement that I will be taking up this role, looking forward to collaborating with the teams at YSP to further develop and expand the brilliant learning programme, looking forward to the potential that lies ahead.”
Clare Lilley, Director of Programme, said: “For almost 45 years education and audience engagement has informed every area of work at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, helping make it accessible and meaningful to two generations of people in the region and far beyond. The Head of Learning is a crucial role and we are absolutely delighted to welcome Angelica Vanasse to YSP. Not only does she bring powerful academic and practical art credentials, but she is a lover of the natural world and clearly delights in this unique environment so will express her passion to those with whom she comes into contact. We look forward to seeing Angelica build on YSP’s impressive Learning foundations and take it in new and exciting directions.”
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LISTINGS INFORMATION Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, Wakefield WF4 4LG Near Wakefield and Barnsley – M1 Junction 38 +44 (0)1924 832631 | ysp.org.uk Open seven days a week, except Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Pre-booking essential via www.ysp.org.uk
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NOTES TO EDITORS
ABOUT YORKSHIRE SCULPTURE PARK Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) is one of the finest places in Europe to experience modern and contemporary sculpture in the open air. We host work by some of the world’s most well-known artists from Yorkshire-born Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth and Damien Hirst to Phyllida Barlow, Kalliopi Lemos, Gavin Turk, Ai Weiwei and many other major international and emerging artists across 500 acres of 18th century-designed landscape and six indoor galleries. YSP welcomes around 500,000 visitors every year to enjoy and experience art, heritage and the landscape and each year 40,000 people have contact with our learning programmes. Founded in 1977, YSP is an independent charitable trust and registered museum.
CREATIVE CASE FOR DIVERSITY Yorkshire Sculpture Park was founded in 1977 to enable fairer cultural access and opportunity and we are committed to being part of change towards a fairer world. We do not tolerate discrimination in any form and are proactive in our programme, policies and behaviours to address inequalities locally, nationally and internationally. We recognise that economic, social and cultural disadvantage is complex and intersectional and shape our activity accordingly. Diversity and equality are crucial to the arts because they release the true potential of our nation’s artistic talent – from every background. At YSP, we support Arts Council England’s mission – great art and culture for everyone. We share ACE’s commitment to promote and embed diversity in our workforce and cultural programme. This is called the ‘Creative Case for Diversity’.