Art Education Now: Art as a Resource for Society
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Ministry of Education and Culture and The Observatory of Arts and Cultural Education Finland organise a seminar
Art education now: Art as a resource for society
On Tuesday 3rd November at 2pm-5pm in Maijansali on Oodi Library’s first floor
14:00-14:20 Coffee
14:20 Welcome
14:25-14:45 Art education and creative thinking as a resource for society, Stéphan Vincent-Lancrin, Deputy Head of Division and Senior Analyst, OECD Directorate for Education and Skills, Centre for Educational Research and Innovation. (Remote connection, speech in English)
14:45-15:20 Panel discussion: The social significance of art education
Panellists include:
Tuula Haatainen, Member of Parliament and Chair of the Education and Culture Committee
Raisa Foster, Doctor of Philosophy and docent, artist and researcher
Tuomo Laakso, Senior Adviser (upper secondary school), OAJ, music teacher
Moderator: Anniina Toiviainen, Professor, Aalto University
15:20–15:40 Break
15:40-15:50 Art education now: Kontula Art School (KAS), Heidi Hänninen
15:50-16:00 Art education now: Janina Rajakangas Project, artistic work with children and young people
16:00-16:20 Knowledge combined with action changes structures – a study by the Me Foundation and the Association for Basic Education in the Arts on the accessibility of basic art education, Viivi Seirala (Executive Director, Association for Basic Education in the Arts) and Lina-Lotta Lahdenkauppi (Impact Manager, Me-säätiö)
16:20–16:30 Address from the ministry, Juha Rintamäki, Director General, Ministry of Education and Culture
16:35-17:15 Panel discussion: Young adults’ relationship with art and opportunities for participation
Panellists include:
Heidi Hänninen, visual artist, community artist-researcher
Janina Rajakangas, choreographer
Joonas Keskinen, Finnish Association for Children’s Culture, Head of the Art Testers programme
Eino, artist
Moderators: Iina Berden, Negotiating Official, Ministry of Education and Culture and Kira Kecskeméti, Higher Education Trainee, Ministry of Education and Culture
17:15 Closing words and toast
Sign up for the seminar at https://link.webropol.com/ep/taidekasvatusnyt
More details about the programme and other additional information will be updated at taideobservatorio.fi
More information via email observatorio@aalto.fi