Arts Education Conference, Dec 10-11, Bangalore
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2nd edition of the Arts Education Conference to happen in December this
year. IFA will be hosting this event in collaboration with the
Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan Bangalore (GI/MMB). The two day
conference will take place at the National Gallery of Modern Art,
Manikyavelu Mansion, 49 Palace Road, Bengaluru 560 052 on the 10th and
11th of December.
The collaboration of the two institutes stemmed from shared values like
the importance of arts and culture in society as well as for the
individual. IFA has an established network of Institutions that engage
with Arts Education like Ananya GML Cultural Academy, Attakkalari
Center for Movement Arts, Gombe Mané etc. The Goethe-Institut/Max
Mueller Bhavan also has extensive know-how in the fields of theatre,
music, dance and fine arts.
The Conference in 2009 had speakers and delegates discussing classroom
education as well as the philosophical and conceptual frameworks of
Arts Education. It articulated the role of arts in early childhood
education. It also brought together teachers, theorists, policy makers,
artists, students and resource persons to deliberate on the subject of
Arts Education in India.
The 2010 GI/MMB-IFA Conference will recognize and celebrate synergies
with worldwide thinking about Arts Education priorities. By Arts
Education we mean kindling a connection to the arts for the teacher,
both as an 'individual' and as an 'educator', through exposure to
music, movement, theatre, visual arts and puppetry.
This year’s edition aims at enumerating links between the fields of
art, culture, development and education. It will remain faithful to the
momentum of Kali-Kalisu, which derives from Arts Education initiatives
at grassroots levels in school contexts. It will equally hope to
catalyse conversations with broader Indian and international Arts
Education activist communities that are engaged in the continual
dialogue of global and local realities, ideas, theories and practices.
It gives us immense pleasure to invite you to participate in the
conference. Please find attached the request for participation which
includes the conference background note and programme. Pre-registration
is absolutely necessary. The form is enclosed. Forms are also available
at www.indiaifa.org. You may fill out an e-form and send it
to: sum...@indiaifa.org. We will confirm your participation as soon as
we hear from you. Registrations at the venue will have to pay a fee of
Rs. 1200/- and Rs. 600/- for Students (with ID proof).
Best regards,
Sumitra Sunder,
Conference Manager