ELIA Leadership Symposium 2011

December 07 - 09, 2011

 

In the fall of 2011, Emily Carr and the European League of Institutes of the Arts hosted the 5th ELIA Leadership Symposium: W/Here: Contesting Knowledge in the 21st Century’. 

W/Here
brought together leaders from 48 art schools from 19 countries for an important and timely discussion of the changing role of art education today. Thank you to all participants, delegates and students who contributed to to the success of this amazing event!

Art and design learning in the 21st century has been transformed, in large part as a result of the explosion of digital cultures and the acceleration generated by attendant technologies. For institutions, what is at stake is a shift in function of learning, where the skills developed are not based on the delivery of knowledge, but on the fostering of collaboration, networking, play and stimulation. In this context, the event will address important strategic challenges faced by cultural institutions in the midst of transition, with a particular focus on leadership, succession and new pedagogical perspectives.

W/Here served as a studio experience for leaders in the fields of art and design education and learning, who are interested in understanding how to meet the challenges of the changing context of learning. Through a combination of formal presentations and facilitated discussions, W/Here provided an opportunity for administrators and educators and to share strategies and models for addressing the role of the 21st Century art and design university.

Hosting this event at Emily Carr University of Art + Design was timely. With a new campus on the horizon, the question of digital cultures, participation and the transformation of learning is informing the articulation of new classroom spaces, the creation of studios, and the obscuring of the division between technology and the space of the classroom.

Download the full programme for further information about the symposium.

 


Founded in 1990, the European League of Institutes of the Arts (ELIA) is an independent membership organisation representing approximately 350 higher arts education institutions from over 45 countries. ELIA represents all disciplines in the arts, including architecture, dance, design, fine art, media arts, music and theatre. Through its members, ELIA represents unique bodies of knowledge and facilitates dialogues, mobility and activities between artists, teachers, administrators, senior managers, key decision makers and more than 250,000 students.