Wednesday 14th December 2016; 4 – 6pm, Committee Room 18

Minutes

Attendees

Martell Baines; Leeds College of Art

Paula Briggs; Access Art

Sam Broadhead; Leeds College of Art

John Childs; NSEAD

Tamara Cincik; Office of Sharon Hodgson

The Earl Clancarty; House of Lords

Susan Coles; NSEAD InSEA

Prue Cooper; Art Workers Guild

Nick Corston; STEAMco

Helena Corvin-Swahn; Design Technology Association

Stephanie Cubbin; St Marylebone Teaching School

Nicky Dewar; Crafts Council

Marcus Fairs; Dezeen

Baron Freyburg; House of Lords

Melanie Fusco; Goffs School

Ged Gast; NSEAD

Paula Graham-Gazzard; CHEAD

Hilary Gresty; Freelance consultant

John Hampson; RB Kensington and Chelsea

Paul Haywood; NAFAE, Paradox, CSM, UAL

Bethany Heath; New Designers

Sharon Hodgson; Member of Parliament

Trevor Horsewood; Association of Art Historians

Andrew Hurst OneDance UK

Sophie Leach; NSEAD

Rozenn Logan; Saatchi Gallery

Patricia Lovett; Heritage Crafts Association

Deborah Mason; Knit For Peace

Verena Monch; Design Technology Association

Olivia Mull; Dezeen

Carys Nelkon; Arts Emergency

Fay Penrose; University of Liverpool

Jack Powell; Creative Industries Federation

Ronda Gowland-Pryde; John Hansard Gallery

Christine Riding; Association of Art Historians

Pontus Rosén; Association of Art Historians

Patrick Sanders; The Urswick School

Jane Sills; engage

Pauline Smith; Arts University Bournemouth

Vicky Sturrs; Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art

Martin Sundram; Artists Union England

Emma Thomas; Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art

Sam Toolan; UAL

Chris Waterman; APPG for the Teaching Profession

Adam Werlinger; Stagetext

Catherine West; Member of Parliament

Jennifer Wood; RB Kensington and Chelsea

Marlene Wylie; NSEAD

23/16 Sharon Hodgson welcomed attendees and introductions followed. Minutes of the last meeting were approved.

24/17 Paula Graham-Gazzard (PGG), CHEAD (Council for Higher Education in Art and Design) on the implications of a hard Brexit for higher education. PGG shared key facts and statistical evidence which highlighted both the key risks and opportunities of Brexit to HE. Discussions followed and ended with the proposal that CHEAD’s findings and information be available in the public sector. PGG’s presentation can be downloaded here:

Action Points: Share and disseminate information

25/16 Marcus Fairs (MF);Founder and editor-in-chief, Dezeen, The Brexit Design Manifesto, and how it will impact on the art and design education ‘pipeline’ into the industries. MF explained that Brexit had motivated him to become more politically active and that he was also influenced by a CIF Brexit survey that showed 96% of those who worked in the creative industries had voted ‘Remain’. The Manifesto, MF confirmed, had been shared and signedby many industry experts and was seen as a step towards the Design and Architecture sectors better explaining what they do and what they can achieve, locally, nationally and beyond. In order for these sectors to grow MF explained they need help and advocacy in the following five areas: Recognition, Education, Recruitment, Manufacturing and Intellectual Property.

Action Points: Share widely and encourage people and organisations to sign up to The Brexit Manifesto. The Manifesto can be downloaded here:

26/16 Jack Powell (JP), Policy & Communications Officer, Creative Industries Federation (CIF) Brexit Report.JP shared CIF’s recently published Brexit Report which had focussed on the impact of the UK leaving the EU on the arts creative industries and cultural education.The report also includes recommendations. JP outlined CIF evidenced-based concerns that creative subjects had been devalued in education and that the UK currently has a skills shortage in graphic design, animation, and special effects. The report evidences why the Government must consider education and the pipeline into the creative industries.

Action Points: CIF will continue to work with the government. A further members survey will follow. Sign up for e-updates. Anyone who wants more information can contact JP at: The Brexit Report can be downloaded here:

26/16 Emma Thomas (ET), Head of Learning & Engagement and Vicky Sturrs (VS), Schools & Colleges Programmer, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art (Gateshead). ET’s and VS’s presentation examined how contemporary art can be used as a lens through which to view society, and how BALTIC planned to use the forthcoming exhibition Disappearance at Sea to engage young people in understanding the changing nature of our society and what it means to be British. VS explained how the exhibition would be supported by a visitor engagement, schools’ and colleges’ programme which would focus on the humanitarian impact of war and the current exodus from nations at war of migrants and refugees. It was noted that BALTIC has a diverse audience and that the gallery would be making the exhibition accessible to all with free workshops for schools, professional development opportunities for teachers and online resources to support differing groups. Amnesty International were involved in planning the programme. The exhibition opens to the public on 27 January 2017.

VS’s presentation can be downloaded here:

Action Points: An invitation to the exhibition preview will be sent to APPG attendees as will a link to the film (which can be viewed here):

Sharon Hodgson left the meeting at 5.20pm and The Earl Clancarty took over as chair.

27/16 Trevor Horsewood (TH), Campaign Manager, AAH (Association of Art Historians): an update on the position of the A-level in art history and the campaign to preserve the qualification. TH shared the narrative of the AAH’s campaign to retain art history as an A-level subject. Over 25,000 people had signed online petitions for this and there had been wide coverage by national news channels. TH confirmed the subject is now being re-branded, as it needs to be seen as being relevant to all children throughout the UK; the AAH is now looking at how to support the teaching of art history from the age of eleven plus. The AAH seek to answer the question: What will the subject look like in ten months, ten years and ten decades?

Action Points: AAH will be active in developing awareness of the subject and feedback will be welcomed.

28/16 Jane Sillis (JS); Director of engage, National Association for Gallery Education – the impact of Brexit on gallery educators and learning in the UK; Joseph Young (JY), AIR Secretary, Artists Information Company (a-n) on the impact of Brexit for artists. JS outlined work undertaken by engage and shared a recent survey that focussed on the impact of Brexit on gallery education and educators; JS noted that EU gallery education programmes are very global and that EU finding has been used as matched funding. engage’s presentation and survey results can be viewed here:

JY shared the a-n EU Referendum Members’ Survey had reflected the views of 1,378 respondents and indicated only 15% had supported Brexit; There had already been an impact on artists through economic shifts, for example; materials, Art fairs, travel.The data gathered by the survey would help to inform a Brexit strategy for a-n, with its results prioritising areas where a-n can help with information and support. A summary of the survey findings can be read here:

Action Points: Read and disseminate the engage Brexit educators survey and a-n EU Referendum Members’ Survey findings.

29/16 AOB: Susan Coles briefly updated the group on the 11 October 2016 Drawn Together joint APPG event and confirmed that a second joint APPG Drawn Together meeting had taken place earlier in the day (14 December 2016) and had considered future collaborations in 2017.

30/17 Date/time next meeting: 22 February 2017, 4:00-5:30pm.