Barbican Guildhall Creative Learning

Creative Learning

Creating environments in which people can be Creative, Curious, Collaborative and Confident.

Barbican Centre

World Class Arts and Learning

Guildhall School

An international Centre of Excellence and global leader of creative and professional

practice in the performing arts

Place creative learning at the heart of our work

1. Produce an outstanding programme2. Maximise value and impact3. Strengthen Barbican /Guildhall artistic links4. Build internal and external visibility5. Pioneer future learning models

Developing a sense of BELONGING to the Barbican, Guildhall School and wider cultural quarter

• Investing in our artists and audiences of the future through creative, participatory experiences in the arts that engage people of all ages and socio-economic backgrounds.

• Creative Learning reached over 40,000 people in 2013-14, and has developed sustained learning relationships with an additional 6,000 participants.

Maximise Value and Impact

First Access - Breadth of ProjectsBarbican Public Programme

Pop up performances, On site, On Tour, Offsite

Young Artists AcademyDrumheads, Future Band, Creative Jazz Orchestra, Poets

Seminars, talks, discussions, projects, short courses

Multiplier Models in schoolsBarbican Box, DrumWorks

BA in Performance and Creative Enterprise

Masters in Leadership

CPD, LAB, Artist Development

Creative Learning creates the conditions and environment in which people can be Creative, Collaborative, and can grow and thrive

Supporting the development of exceptional socially engaged Artists for now and into the future

MMus in Leadership

• Mentoring• Seminars• Classes• Labs• Residencies

• Local and international• Personal Development Hours• Festivals

• Dialogue• Curious

• Projects • Year 1 – short, compulsory projects,

exposure to different ways of making work

• Year 2 – self directed, independent

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Structure

CURIOUSStudents’ cross arts, collaborative work Public platform. Emphasis on experimentation and risk-taking.

DIALOGUEA celebration of work across East London. Students work across a range of participatory projects as creative leaders, facilitators, and supporting musicians. Schools, young people, community centres, hospitals, and elderly and homeless charities.

International Partners

Beit Al Musica and Edward Said Conservatoire, Occupied Palestine

La Sonora, Argentina

• Residencies• Exchanges• Study of local music traditions• Collaboration with local musicians • Arts projects in local communities

Vik, Southern Iceland

What do people go on to do?- Create new work in a range of settings- Collaborate with a variety of artists- Perform- Manage and run independent artistic companies

- Ensembles- Record labels- Studios - Festivals