| Symposium on Development of Arts Education 2019 Expanded Field: Redefining Arts Education in Hong Kong |
Rundown
| 15 Nov 2019 (Fri): Day 1 | 16 Nov 2019 (Sat): Day 2 | ||
| 09:30-10:00 | Registration | 09:30-10:00 | Registration |
| 10:00-10:30 | Opening Ceremony | 10:00-11:15 | Sharing Session 1: Reimagining Arts Education in Hong Kong |
| 10:30-12:00 | Panel Discussion 1: Conceptual Art and Traditional Hand-making Skills | 11:30-12:45 | Sharing Session 2: Exploration of Arts Teaching Resources |
| 14:00-15:30 | Panel Discussion 2: Knowledge and Making | 14:45-16:00 | Sharing Session 3: Art and Other Knowledge |
| 16:00-17:30 | Panel Discussion 3: School+: Innovative Strategies and Resources | 16:15-18:15 | Concluding Session |
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| Panel Discussion 1: Conceptual Art and Traditional Hand-making Skills |
The speakers will approach the topic from different perspectives, considering recent major global trends in art practices, which include the conceptual approach that enables artists to adopt various conceptual methods to deal with real life situations or situations in public realm, and the re-adoption of traditional hand-making skills and methods for problem solving. Speakers will explore the way and the possibility in terms of combining the approaches or striking a balance between them in delivering arts education. They will also discuss how arts education carry the potentials in developing problem solving skills for real life situations. Speakers Moderator |
| Panel Discussion 2: Knowledge and Making |
What is the role of art-making while texts and written languages are always the major sources of knowledge obtained through school education? What is the kind of knowledge generated from art-making? In this session, speakers will explore ideas such as how can making contribute knowledge building and problem solving? What will generate when art and the maker culture come together? Besides, from neuroscience perspective, what happens to our brains when we learn through action and senses? The connection between art-making and cognitive neuroscience will also be investigated. Speakers Moderator |
| Panel Discussion 3: School+: Innovative Strategies and Resources |
What should we teach in our art lessons? In this session, speakers will discuss the expectations and the learning outcome we envisage to see from our school-based art lessons. They will also share their views on the experimental approaches being adopted in Hong Kong and across nations in running arts educations. Issues on exploration and sharing of resources will also be addressed. Moderator |
| Sharing Session 1: Reimagining Arts Education in Hong Kong |
What is the purpose of the existing art education system and what has to be changed? In 21st century, what should an art student who plans for professional development in the art field be equipped? How art subject can benefit students in secondary education? Moderator |
| Sharing Session 2: Exploration of Arts Teaching Resources |
What are the local resources we can explore for daily teaching use? How to develop channels to help shape the policy of arts education? Moderator |
| Sharing Session 3: Art and Other Knowledge |
How arts can be applied to other fields of knowledge or professions? Moderator |
| Concluding Session |
In this concluding session, the moderators from Panel Discussion and speakers from each Sharing Session will consolidate key issues arising from the preceding discussions in the symposium, and stimulate dialogues amongst participants with regard to answering the call of redefining Arts Education in Hong Kong. Speakers Hosts |