Families and Art Galleries: How Values and Philosophies Shape Spaces

Abstract

Family programming at the Vancouver Art Gallery consists of a combination of supersunday, our monthly family day, Kidstops and Family Guides. On supersunday the Gallery is transformed into a hands-on learning environment for families. Up to a dozen exhibition-based activities that focus on looking at art are spread out over four floors, facilitated by eight staff and thirty-six volunteers. The activities change every few months with each new exhibition. supersunday attracts an average of 850 visitors each month. The Kidstops are environments created in Gallery exhibitions that include age-appropriate information in a child-friendly setting, offering things to touch, things to do, and ideas to think about. Family Guides are booklets that lead families on a tour of an exhibition with information, questions to consider and spaces in which to draw and write in responses.

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