As you might be aware of from previous posts, after our third meeting in November we’ve decided to divide into 4 sub-groups of interest to focus on specific aspects of our broad research.
We will now be introducing the contents and materials produced by the 4 sub-groups :
Value Shift Sub-Group, by Katy Connor, Alyson Minkley, Deborah Weinreb.
Value Shift is looking at a value of art which is not capitalist. In education, there’s a lack of depth of thinking which art practice nurtures. We have been considering the investigative aspects of art and their value to society: how art enables different ways to explore, embracing further creative conclusions. How can we use art as a practice and a way of thinking to challenge values? How can we encourage this exploratory practice of art, to support society to thrive? “We may see the overall meaning of art change profoundly – from being an end to being a means, from holding out a promise of perfection in some other realm to demonstrating a way of living meaningfully in this one.” – Imagining the art of the future, Allan Kaprow
