Second Caribbean International Symposium
in Arts Education

The Practice & Prospects of Arts Education for Societies-in-crisis

June 27th to June 30th 2005
Pre-Symposium Workshops June 25th & 26th

Announcement / Press Release

Theme: The Arts emphasize a multiplicity of methods and worldviews. This International Caribbean Symposium will honour and address the explorations, methods and pedagogical practice that facilitate the acceptance of diversity in human relations within our communities and societies-in-crisis.

This Announcement invites you to present a Paper, Workshop, Poster, Roundtable or a Panel that reflects the range of contemporary perspectives, visions, policies, scholarship, research, innovations, and practice of the Arts in Education. The Caribbean Diaspora’s unique culture will serve as the core from which to consider the circles of learning that nurture and reflect creativity.

Key Questions:

• What are the universal elements of perception and communication in Caribbean arts education?
• How can we honour and promote community based, national and regional forms of expressions in arts education?
• How can we build a regional and an international culture of arts education advocacy?
• What are the current social, political, religious, cultural and educational circumstances that shape our specific practices?
• How do we balance the traditional with the innovative?
• How do we facilitate trans-disciplinarity?

Structure:

Papers or other presentations relating to the Symposium theme:

(1.5 hour sessions) - An opportunity for participants to address the diverse elements of the Symposium that are subsumed under the general theme; to consider aspects of practice and reflect on theory; to promote and prompt areas for research and practice. Papers are limited to 15 to 20 minutes so that speakers and audience may have time for discussion.

Workshops:

(1.5 hours in length - Pre-Symposium or during the Symposium week) - Facilitators will provide participants with an outline of the workshop, details of instruction, and/or additional resources.

Roundtables:

(1.5 hour sessions) - An opportunity for small groups each with a 10 minute presentation on some aspect of their theory or practice to share their work with each other and a small audience. An internationally recognized moderator will facilitate and respond to the presentations.

Poster sessions:

(2 hours) - An opportunity for participants to display in visual form their research and/or work. Presenters will be available to discuss their posters at a time when all Symposium participants are free to attend.

Evening performances and lunch hour interactive presentations.

Symposium Venue:

Learning Resource Centre, UWI, St. Augustine.

Fees
Full Symposium: TT$600.00 (US$100.00)
Per Day: TT$150.00 ($US 25.00)
Teachers (full fees by May 1st): TT$400.00
UWI Students (I.D. Cards) per day: TT$50.00
Senior Secondary Students per day: TT$25.00
Pre-conference Workshops: TT$50.00 each