A European Art Education Collaboration
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Wholearth/communities
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Abstract
This paper is a short reflection on an attempt to broaden the definition of Art Education across a partnership of European co-collaborators. National interests all too often determine particular goals for all subjects in the educational system and as art education is rarely seen as a priority frequently the ambition is narrow and predictable. In contrast the broader international field of creative enquiry, mostly outside of formal education, is dynamic and challenging. Why is it that art in schools (here in the UK and elsewhere) differs so much from the guiding principles of the ‘parent’ subject which has open artistic and aesthetic characteristics? In 1991 personal research in this particular mismatch developed into a submission for funding from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and through practical engagement, across a European partnership, we attempted to critically interrogate what consensus existed for the notion of a curriculum experience with demonstrable ‘value’ for the learner and the facilitator (teacher). |
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