The ACT | UJ Creative Conference is inviting proposals for 20-minute presentations at the 2017 #CREATIVEUPRISING Conference taking place in July.
According to the organisation, the abilitity to create a relevant arts education curricula, requires a process of unlearning and relearning.
There is a need for a critical reimagining of how the arts are understood and how teaching is approached. After the fall of the Rhodes Statue, a cultural site has been transformed into a classroom and the hierarchy between students and teachers has been shifted by questions from both sides that cannot be answered by our current curricula.
The ACT | UJ #CREATIVEUPRISING Conference seeks to re-claim a relevant identity for South African arts education. It will reference past conversations, new and existing research, and innovative arts teaching practices. It will bring together key stakeholders involved in basic, tertiary, virtual, and informal education and training. Through inviting school teachers, learners, academics, students, arts practitioners, organisations and policymakers, the conference will provide an important opportunity to engage in a progressive dialogue that will allow multiple voices to be heard on an equal platform.
ACT and UJ Arts & Culture invite proposals to present a 20-minute presentation at the ACT | UJ #CREATIVEUPRISING 2017 Conference. Presentations may include, but are not limited to, essays, photographic essays, graphic interventions, new media, disruptions, and performances.
Please submit a ONE page proposal containing the following information: title of presentation, full names, contact details and affiliation of presenter(s), 300-500 word abstract or plan as well as any additional equipment needed. Please e-mail proposals to conference@act.org.za by 18 April 2017. Successful applicants will be contacted via email.
The fifth ACT | UJ Creative Conference will be presented from 27 – 29 July 2017 at The University of Johannesburg Kingsway Campus and presented by the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) and UJ Arts & Culture (Division of FADA) in partnership with SAMRO Foundation.
Among the arts education topics that will be explored #CREATIVEUPRISING is inviting proposals for presentations that deal with the following themes:
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