From the Ground Up: Ecosystems of Art and Education in/of and from Yorkshire

The following report was commissioned in February 2020 as part of a pilot project devised by Dr Vanessa Corby, Professor Matthew Clark and Dr Margaret Wood at York St John University, and funded by YSJU’s Institute of Social Justice. The pilot had two components; an artist’s residency and this report, which were both conducted in collaboration with our project partners with Barnsley Museums and Heritage Trust Education Dept, the Cooper Gallery Barnsley (BMHT), The Civic Arts Centre Barnsley, the Yorkshire Sculpture Park and Horizon Community College, one of the largest secondary education providers in the Borough of Barnsley. The data and research contained in this pilot report specifically address the context that surrounds the Borough of Barnsley, but its findings can be meaningful for arts and education strategies in post-industrial and other areas of poor social mobility in the UK.