Abstract

This research developed a framework for collaborative art education between art galleries and community groups in order to inform art gallery and museum outreach educational programming policy development. The objective of this process was to discover a means to effectively foster the development of a collaborative vision for socially inclusive programming between a gallery and a community group. The proposed framework was implemented through a collaboration between La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse and the Immigrant Workers Centre. Qualitative methods used in this research included a focus group meeting, an interview and a written reflection from the three collaborating members--the gallery programmer, the gallery educator and the community group facilitator. The data from these methods served as the basis for the discussion and analysis of the framework's efficacy through the fulfillment of the goals, effectiveness of the dialoguing processes and the inclusive nature of the project. This process resulted in recommendations for collaborative art gallery educational processes through the refinement of the proposed framework