All posts by J. Fenby

CPD, Events, Interdisciplinary Learning

Magical Thinking – Tapestry Masterclasses 2012-13

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Tapestry Partnership has launched a programme of Masterclasses taking place between November 2012 and September 2013 which offer examplars from Scotland and elsewhere of meaningful and lasting change in learning. If offers snapshots of approaches which are “making a difference” and where change is progressive and the direction for the future is ambitious and challenging.

The programme explores areas such as unlocking potential, improving schools, interdisciplinary learning, and making thinking visible. For more information download the programme here:

Magical Thinking – Tapestry Masterclasses 2012-2013

CfE, CLN News, Creativity Portal, Edinburgh, Interdisciplinary Learning

TESS features Creativity

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Creativity is the central theme running through September’s edition of TESS. Click on the following titles to view each article:

‘Creative sparks can fire up the curriculum’

Editor Gillian MacDonald highlights projects which are stimulating the imagination and encouraging new thinking in schools and local authorities.

Joan Parr

Joan Parr, portfolio manager for education, learning and young people, Creative Scotland is featured, talking about the national drive for creativity across learning.

‘Step Forth into the Creativity Portal’

The new-look Creativity Portal is reviewed, including an overview of its new features and feedback from teachers using the site.

‘Away with the Fairies’

Project Dream, is a collaboration between City of Edinburgh’s Arts and Learning Team, the Lyceum Theatre and Edinburgh schools in which teachers and pupils are coming off timetable to immerse themselves in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

CPD, Events

Tim Rollins Symposium – Talbot Rice, Edinburgh, 13th October

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A Genuine Mystery – Inspiration and shared belief in collaborative art and education contexts

Saturday 13 October, Talbot Rice Gallery, 10am-5pm, Free

‘There has to be a common problem and it has to be a genuine mystery’.
Tim Rollins

The symposium will take the collaborative working practice of Tim
Rollins and K.O.S and his statement about group motivation as a point of
departure to explore ideas about art and pedagogy

· How do you balance the learning agenda with quality art production
and process?
· What are the ethics of the social encounter in socially engaged art practice?
· Within the collective production context how is authorship
negotiated? (Is it relevant?)
· What role does inspiration and shared belief play in a learning
environment?
· Can models of collaborative production and learning thrive in
mainstream education systems?

The symposium will be chaired by Susan T. Grant, an artist and
independent arts manager who specialises in collaborative artworks in the public
realm.

Symposium contributors include Declan McGonagle, Director of the
National College of Art and Design Dublin; Marsha Bradfield from Critical
Practice; Katie Bruce, Producer/Curator at the Gallery of Modern Art Glasgow and
Associate Artist Rachel Mimiec; Professor Neil Mulholland and Dan Brown
on Shift/Work; John Reardon and Johannes Maier of ArtSchool/UK; Rachel
Thibbotumunuwe, Hilary Nicol and Johnny Gailey, Artworks Scotland &
Talbot Rice Gallery partnership.

This is a free event with a sandwich lunch and refreshments provided.
Booking is essential. Contact info.talbotrice@ed.ac.uk to book your
place.

The symposium has been made possible with support from the University
of Edinburgh’s Principal’s Fund and is a partnership with engage
Scotland.

Artists, Creative Practitioners, Events

Artworks Conference, 22 and 23 Nov 2012 – Book your place

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Art, Society and Participation: Constructing the Larger Narrative will place arts in participatory settings in a wider social context by exploring current thinking around quality, value and ethics in this area of creative practice. It will invite practitioners to take part in a range of practical activities to reflect, build skills, knowledge and networks. The conference places Scotland on a wider international stage and celebrates the quality of arts taking place in participatory settings throughout Scotland.

Thur 22 & Fri 23 Nov
The Lighthouse
Glasgow
G1 3NU

Tickets:

£21 per day for self funded delegates
£41 per day for delegates being funded by an organisation
Delegates can attend one day or both days of the conference.

Keynote speakers:

Arlene Goldbard: New York born, but now based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Arlene is a writer, speaker, consultant and cultural activist. She has addressed many academic and community audiences in the U.S. and Europe on topics ranging from the ethics of community arts practice to the development of integral organisations. Arlene is currently working on a new book about art’s public purpose.

Charles Chip McNeal: Director of Education at San Francisco Ballet. Charles is an award winning lecturer, choreographer and teacher working across artforms, with particular interest in social justice, multiculturalism, quality and ethics.

The conference will explore such things as:

  • What is your larger narrative – the big story that gives meaning to your work?
  • What is the social significance of your work?
  • Why do you do it?
  • What does it mean to be an artist working in participatory settings?
  • How do we maintain our integrity when working in participatory settings?
  • What do you do to be a sound, ethical and relevant practitioner?

To book your ticket for the conference, visit the Citz Box Office.

To stay up-to-date about the conference as well as all ArtWorks events and information sign up to the ArtWorks e-bulletin.

* European and UK presenters still to be confirmed.

Careers and Pathways, Creativity Portal

Creativity at Work films on the Creativity Portal

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Creativity at work films are now available on the Creativity Portal.

So far these include eight interviews with scientists, designers, a space exploration engineer, an architect, a ballet dancer, a cameraman and a baker on how creativity is vital to their work and what that process feels like.

The films demonstrate how professionals generate ideas, formulate questions, improvise, make connections and allow ideas to evolve. This is a useful cross-curricular resource, with a focus on careers and skills for life.  It is perfect support for any design challenge, poster competition, or creative problem that you may be offering your learners, as well as supporting careers and pathways across all subjects.

http://creativityportal.org.uk/?q=creativity+at+work

CfE, CPD, Creativity Portal

Creativity in the Classroom films on the Creativity Portal

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Visit the Creativity Portal to view 13 examples of how teachers and community learning staff have used creative teaching in the classroom and community setting to deliver Curriculum for Excellence. From games design to storytelling, whole school strategy to pizza boxes these are small moments of creative inspiration that can be used to inform practitioners’ own work.  They provide CPD in how to take the challenges that Curriculum for Excellence poses and run with them.  The Creativity in the Classroom films are available now on the Creativity Portal.

http://creativityportal.org.uk/?q=creativity+in+the+classroom&c=%2Cvideos

Glasgow, Young People

Pilot project seeks young designers & journalists

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The Matter is a new programme which is aiming to help young people develop skills for work whilst telling the world what they think about important issues.

The project is seeking young people aged 16-24 who live in and around Glasgow, to take part in a pilot which will inform the development of a national programme.

Young people taking part will be designing and writing for a newspaper, raising awareness of issues that are important to them, and helping to change the world!

For further information on how to take part, download TheMatter-Jointhepilot!

Aberdeenshire, Creative Practitioners

Freelance Opportunity – WW1 Schools Resource

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Aberdeenshire Council supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund is seeking a freelance creative practitioner to develop a resource for schools in the field of heritage/arts/education. Submissions are invited by 1 October 2012.

Download the following documents for further information:

Final Cover Sheet (what the work is and how to apply)

Final FAQs

Illuminating Practice – evaluation format example

Final ITQ

CfE, Glow

SLF presentations available on Glow TV

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A number of presentations taking place at this year’s Scottish Learning Festival are available on Glow TV, including Mike Russell’s keynote address on how practitioners are developing their creative teaching and learning as well as nurturing creative skills in learners.

You can log on to view presentations on creative approaches being used within a whole range of curriculum subjects and areas including maths, science and health and wellbeing.

For full details of these and other events log in to Glow and view the current schedule:
https://portal.glowscotland.org.uk/establishments/nationalsite/GlowTV/tvpages/Schedule.aspx

(Glow log-in and password required).

Artists, Careers and Pathways, CLN News, Moray

Moray CLN launches Artist Mentoring Programme 2012-13

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On Thursday 20 September, Moray  Creative Learning Network is launching its second Artist Mentoring Programme, a tailor made programme of training and support to help art school graduates based in Moray to kick start their careers in the creative learning sector.

The programme is facilitated by  Moray Art Centre and mentoring is provided by CLN members – artists, teachers and creative learning practitioners.

To find out more about the programme, visit Moray Art Centre’s website or download this document: MCLN Artist Mentoring Programme

Vist Moray CLN’s blog here: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/my/CreativeLearning/