The multiple interfaces of engagement
Towards a New Conception of Gallery Learning
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4104875 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Whitehead (0000-0003-1645-7286, Newcastle University, corresponding author), Emma Coffield (0000-0002-7415-1958, Newcastle University) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 240-259 |
| Publication date | 2018-07-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Museum and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1479-8360 • E-ISSN: 1479-8360 |
| Publisher | University of Leicester (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.29311/mas.v16i2.2371 |
| OpenAlex | W2890890874 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Drawing upon longitudinal research undertaken with Further Education students who visited an art exhibition, this article retheorises organised gallery learning. We argue that the significance of the gallery visit for students - and of their engagements with the exhibition and artworks - is elaborated and remediated over longer periods of time and through multiple 'interfaces'. These include: the school or college; the gallery and the contingency of gallery events; the exhibition; internet websites, social media and mobile applications; the artwork and images of it; and an understanding of the self and other people (including the artist, teachers and gallery staff). Each of these has different possibilities that structure engagement, and sometimes interfaces 'fail' because of mundane contingencies or students' dispositions. Also, interfaces don't stand alone and need to be considered relationally for a more holistic and complex picture of 'learning' to emerge
Art · Art gallery · Contingency · Epistemology · Exhibition · Sociology · The Internet · Visual arts · World Wide Web · Art Education and Development · Computer Science · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Innovative Education and Learning Practices · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 1970 - 2024 (55) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |