Graduate students in the school’s Art & Visual Culture Education program will present the 11th annual Emerging Conversations Symposium (#EC2024) on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Room 241 of the Art building.
This year’s theme is “Bodies, Materials, and Spaces in Art & Visual Culture Education.” The symposium aims to reimagine art education by examining the links between practical and conceptual spaces, fostering inclusive and interdisciplinary discussions.
Since 2012, the symposium has provided a space for professional and personal growth for art educators both in practice and pre-service. It has a history of highlighting interdisciplinary, social justice-oriented engagement with the arts and education through a wide range of work, projects and ideas on what the arts in education can be.
EC2024 will feature engaging speaker presentations, interactive workshops, and networking opportunities. Participants will be involved in meaningful conversations about arts in education, social justice and creative expression across different disciplines.
In addition, this year’s symposium invites the creator and viewer to consider the physical body and their senses as well as how emotions influence the creation and interpretation of art, highlighting the body as an active participant.
“We envision EC2024 as an opportunity for undergraduate/graduate students, formally trained educators, museum/community educators and non-academic art educators to come together to learn, unlearn and share knowledge across disciplines,” the symposium’s organizers said.
For any questions, comments or concerns, contact Ziyu Feng (ziyufeng@arizona.edu), Jenna S. Green (jsgreen@arizona.edu), Lei Wang (leiwang01@arizona.edu) and Ling-Yu Chou (choulingyu@arizona.edu).
The schedule is below:
