Targeted Curricula
Outreach and Education Programmes in Performing Arts Groups: A Study of Creative Approach in Performing Arts
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Fanny Ming Yan Chung
Focusing on the outreach programmes of the major performing arts groups in Hong Kong which are directly funded by the government, the research will examine the emergent forms of play-based and creative approach for children and modes of implementation as they relate to audience development and the actualization of mission and vision of the performing arts groups. Learning through "play" has been advocated as the central approach for arts education in the education policy of Hong Kong since 2006. Studies suggested that play is a powerful medium to explore various concepts and elements (Campbell, 2006; Niland, 2009). While the outreach and education has been an indispensable sector of the major performing arts groups, there is very little known about the context and impacts of these educational programmes. Bridging cultural management, performing arts studies, and arts education, this study will be largely grounded in fieldwork centred around the cultural leaders and practitioners of the major performing arts groups. Also, historical and archival research on outreach will be conducted and this will bring detailed historical knowledge and analysis of the changing ecology of cultural development in the past decades. The findings revealed that outreach and education programmes contribute significantly to the audience development and ultimate success of the performing arts groups. This project will contribute to understandings of the impacts of outreach programmes of the performing arts groups, in relation to the current theories, practices, and policies in the arts.
Undertaking Doctoral Studies in Art
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session David Forrest
The paper explores a range of issues arising from a study of selected artist/educators who have undertaken doctoral studies over the last two decades. All respondents have successfully completed their doctoral studies and are employed in an art school in Australia. The motivations of the participants to undertake doctoral studies are discussed alongside issues concerning supervisory relationships and the every-changing work/life/study balance. These provide points of concern that lead to recommendations for future practice in doctoral education.
Teaching Art Educational Projects: From Theory to Praxis
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Denise Harleman, Jappe Groenendijk
This paper highlights graduation assignments of second-year students of the master of Education in Arts (of the Amsterdam University of the Arts). All projects emphasize the use of art for social change. Starting from the didactical concept of ‘authentic art education’ and theories of change and sustainability, students developed a 360° view on the design, implementation, and evaluation of their art educational project. In this paper, we will present and discuss the theoretical framework for our master’s course on art educational projects. Furthermore, we will share several examples and good practices for their art educational projects. Examples include a multigenerational multidisciplinary performance about the turbulent history of Amsterdam’s shipbuilding wharf. Another project combined dance, graffiti, rap, and spoken word, in a collaborative endeavor between young people in a juvenile detention center and professional artists. The third example highlights a class of secondary school pupils who pay weekly visits to a senior citizen’s home to share artworks and conversation with the residents.
