Arts, culture and creativity
Test, Risk, Change: Circuit Learning and Findings
Tate / Paul Hamlyn Foundation · 2017
About this report
Circuit was a four-year national programme (2013–17) led by Tate and funded by Paul Hamlyn Foundation, connecting 15–25 year olds with ten galleries across England and Wales through partnerships with youth sector organisations. The report presents findings, barriers and recommendations across three areas: building partnerships between galleries and the youth sector; motivation for diversity and change; and supporting young people as cultural producers. Key findings include that galleries struggled to engage the most marginalised young people in sustained roles, that class and perceptual barriers remained significant, and that peer-led models and genuine co-production increased young people's confidence, skills and civic engagement. The report calls for long-term cross-sector collaboration, diversified workforces and sustained organisational change to make galleries genuinely inclusive.
Research details
- Methodology
- SurveyInterviewLongitudinalCase studyMixed methods
- Sample size
- 1,769
- Sample
- Young people aged 15–25 participating in gallery core groups, partnership projects with youth sector organisations, and audiences at Circuit events across ten galleries in England and Wales.
- Place
- EnglandWales
- Youth involvement
- Co-produced
- Funder
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation