Unsettling Hierarchies in Art Education
Hovedinnhold
Through dialogue, reading, and presentations, this research group brings together artists and educators invested in the past, present, and future of creative pedagogy.
Using an open and fluid membership policy, the group explores the following questions: Where do we observe hierarchies emerging in pedagogical contexts, and what is their effect? How can one actively unsettle hierarchies in their teaching practice, both within the curriculum and within the structure of the classroom? In what ways can we imagine a radical reversal of pedagogical hierarchies, and what would this look like in tangible terms?
The group specifically investigates the unique perspectives artists bring to this inquiry, asking which traditions within art education are important to maintain, and which we should seek to transcend. Together, the group seeks to identify educational environments that are truly radical, and how such models can be extended to confront broader social hierarchies and inequalities.
The research group was initiated in 2023 by Chloe Lewis, Associate Professor in KMD’s Department of Contemporary Art, with support from KMD Strategic Funds.
RESEARCH GROUP MEMBERS
University of Bergen
- Chloe Lewis, Associate Professor – Sculpture (Faculty of Art, Music and Design)
- Nicola Gunn, Associate Professor – Performance (Faculty of Art, Music and Design)
- Ina Steiner, Associate Professor – Photography (Faculty of Art, Music and Design)
- Cheng Syun Tang, Associate Professor – Visual Communications (Faculty of Art, Music and Design)
- Juliane Zelwies, Associate Professor – New Media (Faculty of Art, Music and Design)
- Ali Teymoori, Associate Professor – Social Psychology (Faculty of Psychology)
- Clara Siliprandi de Azevedo Marques, MA student (Faculty of Art, Music and Design)
The Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, Netherlands
- Carl-Johan Högberg, Co-Head of BA Fine Arts & Critical Practice
- Antoinette Vonder Mühll, Co-Head of BA Fine Arts
Iceland University of the Arts, Reykjavik
- Bjarki Bragason, Head of Department, Department of Fine Art
- Claudia Hausfeld, Workshop Supervisor – Photography
