

Run by Engage, the National Association for Gallery Education, this is a great opportunity for colleagues to work together over three intensive days to reflect on their practice, review recent research, and learn about UK and international contexts and network. Participants of Learning by Design are invited to present or run an activity or workshop for their peers. Attendees may also choose to participate and not present.
The programme will also include presentations from the following speakers:
Dates, times and locations (full timetable will be announced soon):
Costs to attend:
Fees include attendance on all three days, entry to some exhibitions and light refreshments. It does not include accommodation, travel around London or drinks and dinner. There will be opportunities for participants to have dinner together on the first evening of the programme and drinks on the second evening, but these costs must be borne by the participants themselves.
Bursary places:
Engage and Engage Scotland are pleased to offer a number of bursary and subsidised places for this event.
Please note that applicants for these places must be members of Engage. Applications for these places may be made via the Learning by Design booking form. Applicants will be informed whether they have been successful or not by 5pm on Thursday 14 February.
How to apply:
Please click here to complete an application form to attend Learning by Design.
The deadline for applications is 10am on Monday 11 February.
We’re anticipating 20-30 participants at the event with slots of 20 minutes or 40 minutes available for participants to present or lead activities. Please use the Learning by Design application form to propose your activity.
Presentations or activities will take place in the V&A and the Design Museum on days one and two, with a visit to the Crafts Council on the third day of the programme. Participants may specify via the Learning by Design application form whether they would like to present or lead their activity in an education space or in the host venues’ galleries. Please note that there is very limited opportunity to lead practical activities which involve wet material.
Confirmation of attendance/bursary places:
If you have any questions please call Sayak Mukherjee, Engage Operations Manager on 020 7729 5858 or email operations@engage.org