Outcome of 5thth October National Experimental Arts forum, Experimental Arts Education workshop. That took place on the 5th October in the Courtroom, Art Gallery of Western Australia.
Workshop moderators were Associate Professor Paul Thomas, Director of Fine Art, UNSW Art&Design, University of New South Wales. and Dr Lindsay Kelley, UNSW Art&Design, University of New South Wales.
Workshop Leaders were Dr Ionat Zurr – Lecturer and Academic Coordinator of SymbioticA, School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology at University of Western Australia, Alex White – Digital Learning Producer, Museum of Contemporary Art, Bianca Beetson – Lecturer, Contemporary Indigenous Art, Griffith University and Tara Morelos – Director, dLux Media Arts.
The experimental arts workshop developed in collaboration with the Leonardo Education and Arts Forum(a working group of Leonardo ® /ISAST), and the National Institute of Experimental Arts. The workshop identified quintessential characteristics that constitute experimental art and explored how these characteristics can be delivered through art education nationally and internationally. We are living in a time when there are significant questions and the need for experimentalism and problem finding is of great importance to engage and contribute to solutions.
The workshop results are relevant to teachers, curators, artists, arts administrators to assist in defining what might constitute experimental arts.
The four workshop leaders set the stage with short presentations that created provocations to stimulate discussion for workshop participants. The group’s comments were noted and used to present a summary of some of the essential elements and attributes that become part of a course outline for students.
The contents are now distributed online.
LEAF Experimental Arts Course outline