Eighteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society

Abstract

This paper provides a closer look at the process and results of international collaborations I have conducted over the past eight years involving art students enrolled in university-level art studios. By introducing, facilitating and then fostering the international collegial peer-to-peer collaborations, I intend to create a learning opportunity to discover and to understand diverse perspectives and aesthetics in art, and provide a rich cultural immersion. Additionally, this experience aims to help participant to re-evaluate their knowledge and awareness of their own artistic expressions and background. When helping students with widening horizons and looking beyond “here and now” we minimalize the division of “us and them”. The outcomes I hope to achieve, are a life-long appreciation and understanding of diverse perspectives and aesthetics in art, understanding of other cultures among young artists, and then the impact it has on their own artistic voice.