Susan M. Coles coming to the ART EDUCATORS HANGOUT this weekend

The world is observing social distancing and this has made it impossible for art educators to come together physically as the boarders are closed and countries are on lockdown. The ART EDUCATORS’ HANGOUT has offered the art educators the platform to discuss their works, interact and inspire one another towards advancing the learning field of Art and improving the quality of art education on the continent of Africa. 

This Sunday, 14^th of June, we are bringing to the ART EDUCATORS HANGOUT a very experienced InSEA member who will be sharing with us the InSEA manifesto and the role of the art teacher... Get all your questions ready for Susan M. Coles (past President of NSEAD and World Councillor for InSEA) as she shares with us from her wealth of experience about the InSEA manifesto.

Susan is based in the UK, as an art adviser and consultant and is a past President of the UK's national association for Art and Design education (NSEAD) and a member of their Council. She represents Europe on the World Council of InSEA. Susan works in schools, colleges, universities and with trainee art teachers. Susan believes in the power of the subject to change people's lives and is a great networker, and a critical friend to many organisations and people. She advocates for art education at the highest level and is secretary to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Art Education in the British Parliament. You can find out more by following Susan on Twitter @theartcriminal or visiting her website www.artcrimes.org.uk

Art Educators Hangout is to foster dialogue and sharing stimulating art projects to improve creativity, art appreciation and engagement in the learning field of art in Africa. 

The platform is on Microsoft Teams, on Sundays at 8pm (GMT +1). To participate, send your name, institution and country to: +2348030874474 (Prince Olusegun) WhatsApp only and the link to join shall be sent to you. For further enquiries, send mail to: teachingvisualart@gmail.com

This is powered by TEACHING VISUAL ART, affiliated organization to InSEA.

ART TEACHERS’ HANGOUT

Reality of today’s world during the COVID-19 pandemic is that things are no longer the way they were. The lockdown has put a halt to so many social and academic gatherings, conferences has been postponed till further notice and boarders are closed.

COVID-19 pandemic has affected our world in no way words can express but this has not stop us from talking about how we can better our world through art, and how we can advance the learning field of Art on the continent of Africa through the platform ART TEACHERS’ HANGOUT. https://youtu.be/GwqnDEJpObw

ART TEACHERS’ HANGOUT is a virtual platform where art educators from different part of Africa beyond the boarders meet while on quarantine from the comfort of their homes to contribute to the conversation about the future of art education in Africa. 

The vision is to build network of art educators across the continent of Africa that are locally relevant and influential with global perspective. Art educators and teaching artists are invited to participate, share and contribute to the ongoing work geared towards advancement of learning field of art in Africa.

Creativity is contagious, when we share our creative work, we open others for more inspiring creative engagements on the planet of Africa. If you have a dream of imparting on the development of art in Africa or empowering the art educators, this platform is for you irrespective of your race, colour or nationality.

The platform is on Microsoft Teams, Every Sunday at 8pm (GMT +1). To participate, send your name, institution and country to: +2348030874474 (WhatsApp only) and the link to join shall be sent to you. 

This initiative is to foster dialogue and sharing stimulating art projects to improve creativity, art appreciation and engagement in the learning field of art in Africa. It is powered by TEACHING VISUAL ART, affiliated organization to InSEA.

Watch previous conversation at: https://youtu.be/GwqnDEJpObw