{"product_id":"in-the-company-of-art","title":"In the Company of Art: Community Education at the Whitechapel Gallery, 1978–89","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW101841592 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW230515053 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW230515053 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW230515053 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle-defn='{\"ObjectId\":\"679f3b2c-153b-5071-bf1d-4b0991a9f682|1\",\"ClassId\":1073872969,\"Properties\":[469777841,\"Times New Roman\",469777842,\"Times New Roman\",469777843,\"Times New Roman\",469777844,\"Times New Roman\",469769226,\"Times New Roman\",335559705,\"2057\",201342446,\"1\",201342447,\"5\",201342448,\"1\",201342449,\"1\",201341986,\"1\",268442635,\"24\",469775450,\"font-claude-response-body\",201340122,\"2\",134233614,\"true\",469778129,\"font-claude-response-body\",335572020,\"1\",134233118,\"true\",134233117,\"true\",469778324,\"Normal\"]}' data-ccp-parastyle=\"font-claude-response-body\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230515053 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW252619757 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW252619757 BCX0\"\u003e‘To reflect on the Whitechapel’s education and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW252619757 BCX0\"\u003eschools\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW252619757 BCX0\"\u003e programmes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW252619757 BCX0\"\u003eis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW252619757 BCX0\"\u003e to understand that grounded relationships between artists, teachers, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW252619757 BCX0\"\u003ecurators\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW252619757 BCX0\"\u003e and participants can be \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW252619757 BCX0\"\u003etruly powerful\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW252619757 BCX0\"\u003e. It \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW252619757 BCX0\"\u003edemonstrates\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW252619757 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e the impact for artists of developing their practice in a community with many threads and layers; and how nurturing creative relationships in the heart of a locality can be a cornerstone of an international artistic programme.’ \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e–\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW252619757 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW252619757 BCX0\"\u003eProfessor Michael Tooby,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW252619757 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW252619757 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW252619757 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW252619757 BCX0\"\u003eProfessor of Art and Design at Bath Spa University, and former Director of Tate St Ives\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" class=\"EOP SCXW252619757 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW230515053 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW230515053 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW230515053 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle-defn='{\"ObjectId\":\"679f3b2c-153b-5071-bf1d-4b0991a9f682|1\",\"ClassId\":1073872969,\"Properties\":[469777841,\"Times New Roman\",469777842,\"Times New Roman\",469777843,\"Times New Roman\",469777844,\"Times New Roman\",469769226,\"Times New Roman\",335559705,\"2057\",201342446,\"1\",201342447,\"5\",201342448,\"1\",201342449,\"1\",201341986,\"1\",268442635,\"24\",469775450,\"font-claude-response-body\",201340122,\"2\",134233614,\"true\",469778129,\"font-claude-response-body\",335572020,\"1\",134233118,\"true\",134233117,\"true\",469778324,\"Normal\"]}' data-ccp-parastyle=\"font-claude-response-body\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230515053 BCX0\"\u003eBetween 1979 and 1989, Whitechapel Gallery\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"font-claude-response-body\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230515053 BCX0\"\u003eestablished\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"font-claude-response-body\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230515053 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eone of the most significant community education programmes in British art history. Led by Jenni Lomax, the Gallery brought artists including Sonia Boyce, Rose Garrard, Jeffrey\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"font-claude-response-body\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230515053 BCX0\"\u003eDennis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"font-claude-response-body\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230515053 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand Richard Deacon into creative dialogue with local schools and communities, engaging thousands of young people at a time when arts education was coming under sustained political pressure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":true,\"134233118\":true,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559685\":0,\"335559737\":0,\"335559740\":259}' class=\"EOP SCXW230515053 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW230515053 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW230515053 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW230515053 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"font-claude-response-body\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230515053 BCX0\"\u003eIncluding extensive archival material, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW230515053 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"font-claude-response-body\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230515053 BCX0\"\u003eIn the Company of Art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW230515053 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"font-claude-response-body\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230515053 BCX0\"\u003e examines the impact and legacy of the Whitechapel’s education programmes, alongside the contested political and social contexts in which they took shape – offering an urgent reminder of the radical importance of arts education for all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":true,\"134233118\":true,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559685\":0,\"335559737\":0,\"335559740\":259}' class=\"EOP SCXW230515053 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes writing from \u003cstrong\u003eJenni Lomax\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMatthew Holman\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eNicholas Serota\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eVeonica Ryan\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eSacha Craddock\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Wentworth\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAlison Hermon\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Martin\u003c\/strong\u003e, as well as interviews featuring \u003cstrong\u003eSofia Victorino\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJasmin Bhanji\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eFaith Mayowa Osideko\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eJenny Pengilly\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in 2026 by Whitechapel Gallery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: 9780854883226\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eClick \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.whitechapelgallery.org\/collections\/delivery-information?sort_by=manual\" title=\"Whitechapel Gallery Delivery Information\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e for delivery info\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Whitechapel Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55794790367617,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/2147\/files\/ITCOA_Product1.jpg?v=1781264311","url":"https:\/\/shop.whitechapelgallery.org\/products\/in-the-company-of-art","provider":"Whitechapel Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}