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Description
The project titled “Direction: Earth” focuses on the current landscape changes in the context of ecology and the phenomenon of visualization of the Anthropocene in art. The main goal of the project is to raise awareness of global environmental changes and their local impact on the European landscape through work in the field of contemporary art and to foster cooperation and exchange of experience between individual artists, researchers, institutions and students. As part of the project, participants will have an opportunity to explore the unique ecological context found in Iceland, Norway and Poland. The project aims to strengthen creativity of learners, develop teachers’ professional competences and undertake cooperation and exchange of good practices between educators and students (including postgraduate ones) participating in the project. These objectives will be achieved through a series of creative activities, symposia and workshops for artists, educators and students from Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, the Iceland University of the Arts and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (the Faculty of Architecture and Design). The project will result in higher competences in art education, a better understanding of links between formal and non-formal education and other forms of learning. The result will also be the personal social and creative development of educators, which has a major impact on later work in the education sector and, at the same time, is the most lasting effect from the point of view of maintaining a high level of education
Summary of project results
The project assumed cooperation and exchange of good practices between the project partners - universities: Academy of Fine Arts, LHI (Iceland), and NTNU (Norway) in the context of education in the field of visual arts in the Anthropocene era. The assumption was to gain a new perspective on the problems and challenges related to the role of art and art education during the climate crisis. Expanding knowledge in the field of Anthropocene imaging is a priority area in these times of the climate crisis. In view of these changes, the modern education system faces many tasks and challenges. The task of the project was to deepen knowledge about global ecological changes, and thus the local impact on the European landscape through work in the field of art and interdisciplinary activities, with specialists in the field of science.
As part of the project, 7 dissemination events and 3 mobilities took place, including 2 symposia presenting the subject of the Direction: Earth project and showing the issues of imaging the Anthropocene, 4 editions of workshops expanding the artists'' workshop knowledge and skills, and 1 mentoring meeting. The recipients of the events were lecturers, students, and doctoral students. Activities were aimed at acquiring new skills and strengthening the interaction between theoretical and practical knowledge.
The knowledge gained in this way had a chance to profit in everyday education during the project and will be profitable in the future both in the context of teacher-student education and the exchange of knowledge between the teaching staff. The activities broadened the professional competencies of the participants and increased their social competencies related to the understanding of didactic practices used in different countries. The project also initiated cooperation both between partner institutions, which will be continued after the end of the project, and directly between project participants.
Summary of bilateral results
Cooperation between partner institutions from EOG was important in the project both for substantive reasons (exchange of experience, ways of working, and teaching in the field of visual arts in other significant European institutions) and geographical reasons. Referring to the subject of the project, an important issue was the exploration of changes in the landscape in Central Europe in relation to the Scandinavian countries. Another very important issue was the differences in teaching at individual universities. The exchange of experiences in this field allowed for better results and strengthened the interaction between practical and theoretical knowledge in the context of art education. LHI was chosen by us for cooperation due to the unique interdisciplinarity of the university compared to art education in Poland. We understand the interdisciplinarity of LHI both by the students'' free movement between fields in the field of visual arts, as well as the proximity of faculties such as Performing Arts, where activities in the field of theatre, performance, and contemporary dance practices are developed, or the Faculty of Music. In Poland, education in these fields of art is usually provided at other universities, not at Academies. In turn, NTNU was indicated by us due to previous cooperation. Cooperation between NTNU and the ASP was not formalized in the past, but many scientific activities important from the substantive perspective of the project were carried out jointly by employees of both universities. Cooperation between the institutions will be continued in the form of joint activities planned for the future and has also resulted in new contacts — including with the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Reykjavik. In the coming year, there is an exhibition of works at the Embassy with project participants from LHI and the ASP, and in autumn 2023, the Scientific Conference "Colour Day" at the ASP in Krakow with project participants from NTNU is planned.