Degrees of Freedom. Art Programs at Universities
16 – 18 November 2011
Universities are sites of research and of teaching. They are sometimes also home to artistic practice. The symposium “Degrees of Freedom. Art Programs at Universities” explored the roles and potentials of art programs at universities, both for artists and for the universities themselves.
Experts from different fields and institutional contexts discussed historical examples of specific programs, experiences and incidents from different countries. A particular focus was placed on the different ways in which the artistic practice is integrated into university structures. The symposium asked, firstly, how universities can foster and support artistic work and how artists can best benefit from the university setting. Secondly, we discussed the role of artistic practice in the university and explore the potential of art practice for a research and teaching institution. Thirdly, took a look at concepts like agency, knowledge, creativity, etc., and debated how their different connotations in art, science, research and teaching can be brought into a fruitful dialogue.
The symposium “Degrees of Freedom” prepared and inaugurated the new “Leuphana Arts Program” through which Leuphana University will, in the coming years, bring artists into the university.
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