Eduko IDEAlaboratory conference on art of education and art of assessment in creative subjects takes place from 24th to 25th October as part of Eksperimenta! 2014. Presentations and workshops will be held with Estonian-English simultaneous translation and present experiences from Brazil to Portugal and Russia covering a wide area from theoretical questions of contemporary art education to practical workshops. We want to find out:
• If and how can art be taught?
• How to create a creative space that supports free expression, responsibility and learning?
• Is assessment in creative subjects necessary? Based on what and how to assess creative work?
• How to change the world in art and through art?
• How to build a bridge between the value and assessment practice of school and contemporary art world?
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Eksperimenta! 2014 Announces Change of Triennial Venue
St. Catherine’s Church inside. Photo: Hopner House
Plans for the E! 2014 have gone back to the drawing board as Tallinn Creative Hub has cancelled all productions till end of 2014.
The new triennial venue in the historic heart of Tallinn offers an intriguing contrast between the environment from the 14th century and contemporary youth art. It also requires a partial change of the curatorial concept – the exposition will be one large exhibition where the exhibitions of different countries partially blend and the works of young artists from different countries start a dialogue. The triennial takes place in two medieval buildings: in the former St. Catherine’s church and in the typical medieval merchant house Hopner House (diele, dörnse and yard). Read more