The Art Engager

Today on the podcast, I'm delighted to be talking to bestselling author, broadcaster, two-time TED speaker and voice of the Slow Movement, Carl Honoré.

In this episode, Carl Honoré, author of "In Prai…

In Episode 92, I'm chatting to Heather Thomas, the Head of Learning and Engagement at the Lightbox Museum and Gallery in Woking, UK.

Heather talks about how their Art and Wellbeing programme of creat…

Are you tired of using the same old thinking routines in your museum and gallery programmes? Maybe it's time to try something new? In this week’s episode, I'm sharing three exciting thinking routines…

Today I’m exploring the concept of creating intellectual comfort in your museum and gallery programmes. 

In my (forthcoming) book Slow Looking at Art: The Visible Thinking in the Museum Approach I hav…

I have a guest for you today on the show. I’m really happy to be talking to Hannah Cushion about her work as an artist and educator. 

Hannah is an artist and museum educator working in London and Oxfo…

Today I’m exploring play in museum education practice. How can we create and lead playful museum programmes? How can we bring more opportunities for play into our guided tours and educational program…

Today I’m returning to one of my favourite subjects - questions. 

I’m going to explore open-ended questions in detail - not just what they are, but why they are important and when you can use them f…

I often get asked about neutrality as a 'stance' for museum facilitators of discussions around art and objects. So today I'm addressing the question: How neutral do we need to be as a facilitator in …

I know thinking routines are a huge crowd pleaser.

I’m their biggest fan too - they have fundamentally changed the way I lead discussions around art and objects.

Used in combination with the other 7 …

I’m talking to Margaret Middleton today about what inclusive language is and why it matters. 

Margaret Middleton is an American independent exhibit designer and museum consultant currently based in Be…

What words come to mind when you hear the word ‘teenager’? Or the word ‘adolescence’?

Do you love working with teens or feel a little apprehensive? 

I’ve recently been facilitating some team trainings …

I’m talking today about making space and time for slow looking.

So if you've been listening to the podcast for a while, you'll know that I've been practising the art of slow looking for a long time no…

Today I’m sharing a variety of different ways to refresh your practice for 2023 so you don’t get stuck in a rut.

Are you looking forward to designing and leading guided tours, art experiences, educat…

Today I'm really happy to be chatting to Sarah Ciacci about her wonderful work as a family tour specialist. We’re exploring how to engage and inspire families on a guided tour.

Sarah Ciacci has been …

Today I’m sharing 5 different thinking routines that you can use to compare, contrast and make connections. I’m exploring how you can use these thinking routines to create engaging discussions with a…

I’ve recently lost my voice so I’m taking some time to recover this week and sharing an episode from the back catalogue. 

Today I'm revisiting an episode about to survive tumbleweed moments. This epis…

Today I’m talking about how we can get ourselves into our best state - our most resourceful state - for when we show up to facilitate art discussions, tours, programmes or lessons. And sharing 8 diff…

I’m really happy to be talking to Dr Alex Woodall about her wonderful work with objects. We’re talking about how the joys of working with objects creatively. We’re exploring how you can use objects t…

We’ve reached another milestone and in honour of 75 episodes, I’m releasing a new FREE resource today.

How to Look at Art (Slowly) shares 30+ different ways that you can look at art or objects in muse…

Today I’m chatting to Ben Street about his new book 'How to Enjoy Art: A Guide for Everyone'. We’re talking about how we can enjoy art without needing to know anything about it.

Ben Street is an auth…