<p> New Galleries, New Audiences engage International Summer School 2011 21-24 June, Ljubljana, Slovenia</p><p> engage International Summer School is for experienced gallery educators, artists, curators and academics. This peer-led event represents a significant opportunity for colleagues at a similar stage in their careers to work together to: • Reflect on aspects of current practice in gallery education • Review current research and political agendas • Consider the positioning of gallery education within the cultural sector • Learn about international contexts for gallery education • Network with UK and international colleagues</p><p>This year’s engage Summer School will be hosted by Moderna galerija in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Visits will include a glimpse into the city’s (not yet open) new museum of contemporary art, based in an-ex army barracks and forming part of the city’s new ‘museums quarter’. Delegates will also have the chance to visit the new Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb, in neighbouring Croatia.</p><p>Ljubljana is four hours from Venice by bus, so easily combined with a visit to the Venice Biennale before or after Summer School. </p><p>Programme Delegates will visit venues and art spaces in Ljubljana and Zagreb, meeting colleagues and hearing about gallery education practice in Slovenia and Croatia, as well as seeing new venues. A keynote speaker will stimulate debate, and other sessions will be devised and facilitated by members of the group.</p><p>Summer School will explore the challenges faced by new galleries in developing new audiences. Questions posed will include:  How can new galleries work with new audiences in their neighbourhood?  How can relationships with community groups be established and maintained?  What are the challenges posed by being placed in a residential setting?  What happens to a city and its residents when an area is designated as a ‘museum quarter’?  What can we learn from international models, or are solutions country-specific?  How can learning and best practice be shared internationally?</p><p>We look forward to workshops, arts activities, updates on academic research and discussions facilitated by you, the participants. </p><p>Application Process There will be a maximum of 30 delegates at Summer School. Participation is sought from those who describe themselves as mid-career or senior (or equivalent), who are passionate about gallery education. You may be working in gallery education in one of several ways: leading or part of an education team based in a gallery; as an artist; as an academic; or as a curator or director with a strong commitment to education. </p><p>1 To support the Summer School’s peer-led philosophy, we invite colleagues to outline what their contribution to a session would be: an activity, workshop or discussion of an academic paper in progress, or participating in sessions run by colleagues. </p><p>To apply, please send</p><p> A completed application form (click here to download)  Your CV </p><p>Applications should be sent to [email protected] by 10am on Monday 21 March 2011. Alternatively, hard copy applications should be sent to engage, Rich Mix, 35- 47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA or by fax to +44 (0)20 7739 3688.</p><p>Applicants will be informed if they have secured a place by Friday 25 March.</p><p>If you are not reliant on Grundtvig funding (see information below under ‘Funding’), you are welcome to make an application after this date, but please note that after 21 March places will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis to all those deemed eligible to attend.</p><p>Cost</p><p>The registration fees for summer school are:  Delegates receiving Grundtvig or other funding (see below) - £380 / €450  engage Organisational Members (not receiving Grundtvig or other funding) - £320 / €380  engage Personal Members (not receiving Grundtvig or other funding) - £210 / €250  Reduced rates are available for colleagues working/living in Slovenia – please contact [email protected] for more information.</p><p>This event is open to engage members only. For further information about membership and to join, please visit www.engage.org/join. Non-members may apply and then join if their application is successful.</p><p>Additional information</p><p>What is included in the registration fee?  Lunch on 22 June – 24 June inclusive  Evening meal on the 21 June  Return travel from Ljubljana to Zagreb  Any materials required for the summer school</p><p>What isn’t included?  Airfare and transfers to/from Ljubljana  Any additional travel costs to visit galleries and art spaces  Travel insurance  Accommodation  Breakfast  Two of the three evening meals</p><p>Accommodation Information</p><p>2 engage will provide information on suitable hotels and apartments in Ljubljana – it will be your responsibility to book your own accommodation.</p><p>Travel Information </p><p>Easyjet operate regular flights to Ljubljana from London. There is a shuttle bus service from the airport into the centre of Ljubljana.</p><p>Any further questions?</p><p>Please contact Emma Prout, Operations Manager, at [email protected] or on 020 7729 5858.</p><p>Funding Sources</p><p>Grundtvig  Successful applicants who work with adult learners and are not based in the host country may be eligible to apply for grant funding through Grundtvig European Visits and Exchanges Programme. Applications must be made to Grundtvig no later than 11 April 2011.  If you wish to apply to Grundtvig please let engage know when you submit your Summer School application – we will then provide the information you need to complete your funding application.  European members (excluding those based in Slovenia) will be eligible for Grundtvig funding according to the criteria set by their national agencies. These may have different deadlines, please contact your national agency for more information.</p><p>Other funding Applicants may be eligible for Grants for the Arts Funding – please visit http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/grants-arts/ for more information.</p><p>3</p>