Manchester Art Gallery

📣We are hiring! 🏛️Collection Information Manager ✨Are you passionate about collections care? Manchester Art Gallery is looking for a skilled individual with experience in collections management systems and standards to join our team. 👉 Apply: https://bit.ly/3T6vX9F 📅Deadline: Wednesday 6 November #MCRjobs #ArtJobs #ManchesterArtGallery #MuseumJobs #CollectionsManagement Manchester City Council

Congratulations to everyone nominated 👏 Looking forward to seeing you at the awards!

🧡 Big News!🧡 We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that our Families of the World project has been shortlisted for the ‘Best Museums Change Lives Project Award’ at the Museums Change Lives Awards 2024! 🏆 Families of the World welcomes refugee children and families to the gallery every week, creating a space for them to come together, to access the city's art collection and share their culture and experiences with each other. “Manchester Art Gallery is thrilled to be nominated for this award. We are a Gallery of Sanctuary, and Families of the World exemplifies our commitment to making the gallery somewhere everyone is welcome, respected and represented. As an organisation we gain so much from working with the families that engage with the project and this nomination is as much theirs as it is ours.” - Inbal Livne, Senior Creative Lead Find out more about the shortlists on the MA website 👉 https://mus.ms/MCL2024 Museums Association Manchester City Council #Museums24 #FamiliesOfTheWorld #GalleryOfSanctuary

We have recently installed a bespoke ground level Clip-to-Scaffold hoarding system to an entrance at Manchester Art Gallery to allow for the replacement of an entrance door and remedial work to the stonework surrounding it. SR3 high security rating was required with full specification and structural drawings submitted in advance due to the combined weight of the panels and scaffold frame. Read more here https://lnkd.in/ea5WMh8J #securityhoarding #cliptoscaffoldsystem

Thank you Catherine Millan and the Be What You See Consultancy team for delivering a brilliant Active Bystander training session to our staff today. Great way to start the week!

As part of #GoodEmploymentWeek join the Uncertain Futures Advisory Group with Ruth Edson, Community Learning Manager and Dr Sarah Campbell (Senior Lecturer) for a tour and conversation about the methodologies and findings from the Uncertain Futures Art and Research project. 📅 Wednesday 9 October, 11am, 1pm & 2.30pm https://lnkd.in/e95WHpwG Manchester City Council The Manchester Metropolitan University The University of Manchester Sarah Campbell

🗣️ “our voice, especially women voice, rings out around the world and they believe we are valuable. We need a lot of support, not just only financial, or that, maybe emotionally as well. We need a lot of, but if you give this opportunity to give the, spread our voice to the world, we are very appreciate it.” - Fatima From the 100 interviews, we found that in order to adequately address the challenges facing women over 50, the voices of these women need to be heard at all stages of policy and law-making. Many women feel invisible, working in the shadows of our society and they are rarely consulted or considered in the design and implementation of research, policy and law. We believe that citizen engagement is central to good policy making. Such engagement must be inclusive and diverse and must take account of historical injustices. Intersectional and life-course approaches to data collection and policy development are key to ensuring that local, regional, national and international actions address the challenges affecting older women. This will require investment of time and money in supporting co-production and citizen engagement and in evaluating the impact of such practices to ensure the development of frameworks for best practice in these areas. Such investment would have significant returns tackling issues such as inequality and poverty head-on. The 100 women we spoke to had a clear vision of what needed to happen to make things better not only for older women but for future generations.  However, their voices need to be heard. Text: written by Dr Elaine Dewhurst – Uncertain Futures Researcher, The University of Manchester #MAGexhibitions #ManchesterExhibitions #SuzanneLacy #UncertainFutures #WomenAndWork #WomenAndAgeing #WhatsOnMCR Supported by Manchester City Council Arts Council England The University of Manchester The Manchester Metropolitan University The University of Southern California, The National Lottery Community Fund Awards for All & THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION Professor Erinma Bell MBE DL JP Sarah Campbell

From the 100 interviews, we found that almost half of the women were involved in volunteering and the same number described caring responsibilities. Many of these women over 50 then were contributing to communities beyond their own family networks and providing vast amounts of unpaid labour. And yet, their own financial futures looked bleak, their contributions not recognised and valued by society. We strongly demand that women’s unpaid roles in society are recognised and valued economically so that they are not left destitute when they are in their later life. Some of these are the women that are described as ‘economically inactive’, yet they are caring for families, and volunteering in community organisations. There are multiple reasons women end up providing this resource, and more understanding is needed of the vast contribution of women over 50. 🗣As Tendayi Madzunzu, Advisory Board Member states: “We have also some of the findings [that] included a woman who has spent about 25 years… doing caring responsibilities. But when it comes to pension that caring is not counted in… if the government was paying for the voluntary work. If we can cost it, that we have saved the government billions and out of those billions, why not just give this woman – deserving woman – a little bit of appreciation?” Text: written by Dr Sarah Campbell – Uncertain Futures Researcher, Manchester Metropolitan University #MAGexhibitions #ManchesterExhibitions #SuzanneLacy #UncertainFutures #WomenAndWork #WomenAndAgeing #WhatsOnMCR Supported by Manchester City Council Arts Council England The Manchester Metropolitan University The University of Manchester The University of Southern California, The National Lottery Community Fund Awards for All & THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION Elaine Dewhurst Professor Erinma Bell MBE DL JP Sarah Campbell

“And you may think, well, in this day and age 2023, things are different. And when you read the accounts, you realise that actually it isn’t different for everybody. And that people have had quite appalling experiences that are unacceptable. And as a society, we shouldn’t tolerate this level of unfairness and inequality and discrimination”. Atiha Chaudry, Advisory Group Member From the 100 interviews, we found that later life is fraught with insecurity and uncertainty which is compounded by inequalities based on gender, ethnicity, race, disability, migration status and socio-economic background. This is particularly prominent in accessing work where many older women reported experiencing ageism, gender stereotyping and racism. These forms of discrimination prevented them from getting good work which was fulfilling, reflected their experience and provided good working conditions. As a result of this, many women end up working in low paid, zero-hour contracts with limited flexibility and poor prospects. We endorse the international and regional efforts to tackle discrimination affecting older women such as the development of an International Convention on the Rights of Older Persons, and the AGE Human Rights Manifesto. We also support the implementation at a national level of the National Race Equality Strategy and the National Ageing Strategy, as well as the campaign to abolish the ‘No Recourse to Public Funds’ policy that disproportionally impacts migrant women. Text: written by Dr Elaine Dewhurst – Uncertain Futures Researcher, University of Manchester #MAGexhibitions #ManchesterExhibitions #SuzanneLacy #UncertainFutures #WomenAndWork #WomenAndAgeing #WhatsOnMCR Supported by Manchester City Council Arts Council England The Manchester Metropolitan University The University of Manchester The University of Southern California, The National Lottery Community Fund Awards for All & THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION Elaine Dewhurst Professor Erinma Bell MBE DL JP Sarah Campbell

Looking for evidence on the effectiveness of slow looking? How do different audio contexts and types of art affect mood and engagement while looking? How does social interaction impact the art museum experience? Today on The Art Engager Podcast, I'm talking with Aleksandra (Sasha) Igdalova) about her research on aesthetic experiences, slow looking, and social interaction in museums. Listeners to this podcast will know that slow looking has gained popularity in museums worldwide over the last decade. However, until now, there hasn’t been much research on its effectiveness. Until now. In today's chat, we explore two groundbreaking studies. The first study examines the impact of slow looking in an online environment, exploring how different audio contexts and types of art affect people's moods and engagement levels during online viewing. The second study is the first large-scale experiment to investigate how social interaction impacts the art museum experience. It took place in Manchester Art Gallery’s dedicated slow-looking space, Room to Breathe. We discuss the implications of both studies for educators and much more! Essential listening for anyone interested in slow looking, aesthetic experiences in museums, and the benefits of group interactions for overall well-being in museum environments. Episode 132 is out now! Listen via the links in the comments. cc: Louise Thompson Fiona C. #slowlooking #museumeducation #podcast