Arts Education Conferences
2009:
Arts Education Conference: Contexts, Concepts and Practices in Schools: The 2009 conference covered a journey from the world of Arts Education ideas to the multiplicity of practices that define the field.
2010:
Arts Education Conference: Arts, Education and Development: The 2010 conference catalysed conversations with broader Indian and international Arts Education activist communities that engaged in the continual dialogue of global and local realities, ideas and theories and practices.
2012:
Artist and Education: Diversity and Justice The conference examined a range of philosophical, political and practical topics, from those of equity of access to arts education for the underprivileged, to ways in which arts education can shape the cultural imaginary of a just and equitable society within and outside the space of the classroom.
Kali Kalisu Regional Conferences 2011:
A series of three arts education regional conferences titled “Arts Education Conference: To Inspire, Analyse and Reinforce Kali Kalisu,” were organized in Dharwad, Bidar and Mysore. The two-day conferences featured speakers from the region, breakout sessions with local artists, and Kali Kalisu teacher presentations on arts education processes and projects.
The broad objectives of the regional conferences were
- To initiate a new set of teachers into the vision and practice of Kali-Kalisu.
- To showcase classroom projects and the teachers’ process of maturation through the two earlier phases of Kali Kalisu.
- To encourage participation of Education Department officials in the cause of arts education, with the long term idea of incorporating the Kali Kalisu within state curricula.
Bidar: The Bidar Conference covered topics such as oral cultures, cultural contexts of teaching, art education and art in education, challenges and solutions in the classroom and teaching methodologies.
Dharwad: Topics included, “Oral Tradition and its relevance in Schooling Children,” and “Partnerships within and Beyond Schools for Arts in Education,” among others. An evening leather puppet performance by Gombe Mane trainees was included in the programme and sparked off great pedagogical interest among teachers.
Mysore: Some of the speaker topics included “Arts Education: The Foundation of Education,” “Arts in Education for a Knowledge Society,” and “The Role of the Arts in Improving Quality Education,” among others. The participants were greatly enthused by an evening student performance of the play “Kempu Huvu,” co-directed by a Kali-Kalisu Master Resource Person.