Authors:Jaana Erkkilä-Hill Abstract: AbstractThe following contribution is a written account of Jaana Erkkila-Hill’s keynote lecture at the FORUM+ symposium The art school as an ecosystem: Future perspectives on higher arts education, co-organised with ARIA during the research festival ARTICULATE on 20 October 2023. The event also marked the launch of the FORUM+ October 2023 issue and new dossier “The art school as an ecosystem”. PubDate: 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z
Authors:Joost Vanmaele; An De bisschop Abstract: AbstractThe introduction of educational master programmes in the arts created an environment within higher education in Flanders in which research conducted by aspiring teaching artists plays an important role. In this contribution, Joost Vanmaele and An De bisschop offer an insight into how KASK & Conservatory Ghent has approached this phenomenon in recent years. Starting from an integrated profile approach, they take research in the arts as their methodical point of departure. In doing so, they arrive at a practice-specific research compass that can guide the many questions that arise within an art education practice. PubDate: 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z
Authors:Luuk Schröder Abstract: AbstractThis text draws on a recent work experience at the WEEE recycling centre in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, during which I wrote a series of auto-ethnographic texts. Through a performative of framing recycling work, I attempt to gain insight into the way we relate to the electronic waste we produce. I apply media-archaeological concepts to some of the work experiences I wrote about and address my findings in ecological terms. PubDate: 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z
Authors:Francesca Ajossa; Kurt Bertels Abstract: AbstractAlthough the organ frequently occupies a prominent place in an acoustic space, the player of the instrument is often barely visible. In this special concert and listening situation, questions are raised regarding certain (missed) expressive-visual opportunities. In this article, we explore how an analysis of the organist’s score-driven movements and performative experiences can lead to the development of a basic choreographic framework. Olivier Messiaen’s organ piece Subtilité des Corps Glorieux (1939) is our case study. The ultimate goal is to use that framework as a practical tool for interdisciplinary creation and communication. PubDate: 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z
Authors:Eline De Clercq Abstract: AbstractThis edition of FORUM+ holds a poster between her pages. It is a map of The sympoiesis garden, a project of many, with patches of words along a path for the reader to discover the project.This poster was co-created by Maren Rommerskirchen, Kristina Fekete, Lotte De Voeght and me, Eline De Clercq. The poster captures a moment in the making of this garden by all species involved in the ecosystem of the Academy. The ideas and methodology fit within the mycelium of both old and new networks created by artists who engage with nature. PubDate: 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z
Authors:Ann Saelens Abstract: AbstractToday, art schools also educate our art teachers. Ann Saelens and Tanja Oostvogels, both theatre teachers and actors, are conducting research together at the KASK & Conservatory (HOGENT) on the role of the theatre teacher in helping young adults learn to create their own stage work. They are struck by how the artist/teacher/maker is viewed in the field. Why do artists hesitate to call themselves teachers' In this essay, Saelens offers art schools a framework for looking at the tension between being an artist and being a teacher. PubDate: 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z
Authors:Bob Selderslaghs Abstract: AbstractIn 2023, lifelong learning and professionalization have become an integral part of the vocabulary in higher education. But what form can they take for art school alumni' Bob Selderslaghs researches communities of practice for teaching artists. He uses process drama, a method of teaching and learning drama that is relatively unknown in the Low Countries. PubDate: 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z
Authors:Bert Willems Abstract: AbstractDiscussing the forms of research that are relevant in higher art education, we can metaphorically use various means of progression. In that respect, the caterpillar track in particular stands out for Bert Willems. How can the caterpillar track provide insights into the way we look at and think about progress' We end up with the suggestion that the art school is a good environment for artistic researchers as happy, critical, but nonetheless intrusive explorers of reality. PubDate: 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z
Authors:Frederiek Bennema Abstract: AbstractFrederiek Bennema introduces foraging as a strategy for learning and research within higher art education, and as a practice and an attitude focused on ecological thinking, care and dialogue. This article aims to offer insights into foraging and how it helps students navigate the landscape of art education. It further discusses how foraging relates to artistic research and how it can help position artistic research in relation to more established forms of research. PubDate: 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z
Authors:Joeri Verbesselt Abstract: AbstractDuring his research stay in late 2020 on the small Pacific island of Pongso no Tao, Joeri Verbesselt went through an existential crisis about his nascent audiovisual artistry. The crisis confronted him with questions he had not been prepared for during his art education. He also could not have predicted that he would be conducting artistic research so far from home on an island struggling with concrete colonial operations and global capitalism. Inspired by Indigenous scholars and artists, he attempts to uncover how a practice of artistic extractivism can become more grounded. PubDate: 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z
Authors:Jeroen Billiet Abstract: AbstractAt the beginning of the belle époque, Belgian education was fully engaged in the first “Schoolstrijd” (school struggle, historical conflict between public and Catholic schools). Under the influence of the liberal civilizing offensive, Belgium built its artistic education into a successful ecosystem. With a research- and practice-oriented approach and an active low-threshold recruitment policy, the conservatories succeeded in getting a broad stratum of the population to develop a passion for music. This article examines the processes that made this boom possible, and at the same time it is a plea for conducting deep fundamental research about our artistic education in the present, past and future. PubDate: 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z
Authors:Yorgos Maraziotis Abstract: AbstractYorgos Maraziotis’ artistiek onderzoek Mythical Truths komt voort uit zijn noodzaak om het schoolmodel te bekijken als een pedagogisch en cultureel ecosysteem waarbinnen zijn visie op beeldhouwen en archiveren de sociale diversiteit kan versterken. PubDate: 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z
Authors:Koenraad Hinnekint Abstract: AbstractIn 2045, the world will look very different. Although we cannot predict this future, we can shape it. The question is how to prepare today for higher arts education in the future. How can we imagine multiple futures and reflect on how higher arts education will deal with complexities and uncertainties' Can we map these [un]known futures' And what knowledge, structures, or policies do we need to create a sustainable and desirable future for students and staff in higher arts education institutions in 2045' These questions are the starting point for the Erasmus+ Knowledge Alliance FAST45 (Futures Art School Trends 2045). This article gives a concise overview of the project’s objectives and anticipated outcomes. The text concludes with four future scenarios for higher arts education and an invitation for the multiplier event FAST45 Futures [Un]known. PubDate: 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z
Authors:Alina Cristea Abstract: AbstractArchives are related to history, memory, and the creation of meaning. In the context of post-communist Romania, getting access to and studying the archives of communism are highly relevant to help us understand the recent history of the region, including those events that a lot of people would like to be/have forgotten. As someone born in 1989, the year of the Revolution and the fall of the Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, I am looking for my own answers in both state and private archives about the trauma the city of Bucharest suffered during communism, while also wanting to retrace personal family histories. This is an account of my first encounter with the archives of several public institutions and my preliminary observations on them. PubDate: 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z
Authors:Philip Lüschen Abstract: AbstractHow can we prevent ourselves from becoming too comfortable with adapting to human-constructed environments which seem to preclude open-ended exploration' Philip Lüschen researches his ambiguous relationship with public space and develops methods of ‘vagueing’ to explore possibilities for alternative experiences within rigidly scripted and rationalized urban environments. PubDate: 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z
Authors:Annelys de Vet Abstract: AbstractThe term disarming design has been moving through my practice as a description of a book, in the title of a design label, and a master’s programme. The words seemed poetic and nonconformist, but caused tensions, particularly in the context of Palestine, where the projects are undertaken. In this text, its interpretations and values are discussed as a critical self-reflection to carefully regard the political and ideological stance a title can imply. PubDate: 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z
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