Art, Sustainability and Learning Communities
Art, Sustainability and Learning Communities (Book)
Call to Action
The book tackles ecological and social challenges facing us today through the lens of art education and art practice, bringing together global voices to propose ways of engaging with issues of social justice and environmental awareness through the lens of art education, artistic and curatorial practices activism. 65 b&w illus.
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By engaging with education, contemporary art and global sustainability goals, this book connects the artistic way of communication with ecological obligations and social issues and promotes a sense of active citizenship. International, empirical and curricular research presents a case for strong learning communities that take a clear political stand in favour of socially engaged art pedagogies.
The main aim of is to show how shared spaces for exchange in the fields of art education and continuous professional development can reflect, inspire and integrate sustainability principles that are becoming crucial in today’s world. The authors propose the idea that coordinated action can lead to a more sustainable future by promoting a sense of community, lifelong learning and confidence in the possibility of changing current conditions.
Its three parts combine expertise in visual arts education, education for sustainable development, contemporary art practice and sustainability activism. While Part I focuses on literature in the field and the interrelation of different disciplines, Part II provides concrete examples of professional learning communities and pedagogies that can be used to enrich the field of art education. Finally, Part III presents brief case studies illustrating international projects by contemporary artists, curators, environmentalists and others, providing educators with several inspirational models of concrete and creative action.
Raphael Vella is a professor of art education and socially engaged arts at the Faculty of Education, University of Malta.
Victoria Pavlou (Ph.D.) is a professor of visual arts education at the Department of Education, Frederick University, Cyprus.
Introduction
Learning Communities and Creative Actions for a More Sustainable Planet
Raphael Vella and Victoria Pavlou
PART ONE
Introduction Call to Action: Theoretical Considerations
Victoria Pavlou and Raphael Vella
1. Promises and Delivery: Teacher Education for ESD-Enhanced Visual Arts Education
Chrysanthi Kadji and Victoria Pavlou
2. Voicing a Sustainable Future Through Visual Arts Education: Culture in Action
Martha Ioannidou and Soula Mitakidou
3. Aliens or Allies? Towards Symbiotic Relationships in Art Education
Raphael Vella
4. An Aesthoecological Approach to Professional Learning Communities: Analyzing With CARE
Emese Hall and Chris Turner
5. Bridging Theory and Practice: Evaluating and Developing Projects That Connect Visual Arts Education and Education for Sustainable Development
Ernst Wagner
PART TWO
Introduction Call to Action: Real-World Propositions
Raphael Vella and Victoria Pavlou
6. Peer Mentoring at the Intersection of Education for Sustainable Development and Visual Arts Education
Vincent Caruana
7. Visual Arts for Inclusion in Diverse School Contexts: A Kaleidoscope of Learning
Soula Mitakidou and Martha Ioannidou
8. Envisioning Better Futures: Integrating Sustainability Practices into Museum Education for Elementary Student Teachers
Victoria Pavlou and Chrysanthi Kadji-Beltran
9. Drawing and the Global Climate Emergency: Affective and Connective Explorations
Chris Turner and Emese Hall
PART THREE
Introduction Sustaining Diverse Epistemological Frameworks Through the Arts
Raphael Vella and Victoria Pavlou
10. Lyric Convergences: Bringing Together Art, Philosophy, and Places We Can Love
Bob Jickling
11. THE TWO|FOUR|TWO ART GROUP: Can Contemporary Art Practice Act as a Vvehicle for Sustainable Development?
Costas Mantzalos
12. ‘Now We Know’: On Coming Together as an Artistic Practice
Margerita Pulè and Maren Richter
13. Cross-Cultural Dialogue: Searching Traces and the Mahalla Festival
Sabine Küper-Büsch and Thomas Büsch
14. Participatory Art With Trees: A Pedagogical Approach
Maria Huhmarniemi
15. ‘Ngen’ Ancient Spirits of the Woods: Art-Based Environmental Education in Chiloé Archipelago
Francisco Schwember, Felipe Palma, Antonia Condeza-Marmentini and Guillermo Marini
16. Trash to Treasure: Sustaining and Preserving the Krobo Bead Culture Through Community Learning
Felix Amofa Gyebi
17. Changing Climate, Changing Communities
Stephanie H. Danker, Shafkat Khan and Katie L. Feilen
18. Reclaiming the Street: The Expanded Garden
Eva Marín Peinado
19. Diffractive Methodology as a Posthuman Approach to Engage With Human Equity Through Socially Engaged Artistic Practice
Susan (Susie) Lachal
20. Inviting Teacher Candidates in Art Education to Become Global Agents for Sustainability
Kazuyo Nakamura and Anita Sinner
21. Social Sculpture Perspective: Re-sculpting or De-sculpting Citizenship by Shaping Art as a Vehicle for Social Change
Ana María Marqués Ibáñez
