In partnership with Children North East

Do you want to understand your audiences that are experiencing poverty better? Do you need dedicated time for your staff to understand the barriers faced by those experiencing poverty to accessing cultural spaces?

Both Kids in Museums and Children North East will share their insights into some of the barriers faced by families experiencing poverty when it comes to connecting with cultural spaces, and why this understanding is so important for all of us in the cultural sector.

This webinar will be led by Alison Bowyer, Executive Director of Kids in Museums, and Chloe Maclellan, Poverty Proofing Team Manager Communities, Early Years, Arts and Culture at Children North East.

They will be joined by Georgina Ascroft from Culture Hartlepool and Rebecca Maw from Jarrow Hall Anglo Saxon Farm, Village, and Bede Museum. Both Georgina and Rebecca will share some of their learning gained from the Poverty Proofing© process.

The session will help delegates to:

– deepen their understanding of poverty in the UK
– start to explore the connection between poverty and cultural space
– gain insight into how poverty can impact a family’s chances of engaging with cultural places
– think about how considerations around poverty impact on the experiences we provide to families in our own organisations.

This training event will be delivered virtually on Zoom over one half-day session (two hours and 30 minutes with a short break).