The Harris offered opportunities to artists through:

• exhibiting at the regular Harris Open exhibition
• exhibiting on the Stairway.

As well as:

• programming wider international contemporary art exhibitions
• employing artists to run workshops
• offering talks, tours and events (often in collaboration with partners such as AND Festival).

As part of this exploratory research commission I investigated:

• whether artists were aware of the opportunities available
• which elements of the Harris’ work were valued
• ideas of how the Harris might work with artists in the future.

This involved consulting with both artists and visitors through various qualitative and quantitative methodologies. A final report was produced for the Harris to use alongside their own research and evaluation to inform future strategy.

Image courtesy: Harris Museum/Carl Rose