The Third Session of the Playshop International Collaborative Design Curriculum

ELIA member, the School of Design and Innovation (SDI), China Academy of Art (CAA) will fully launch the third session of the Playshop International Collaborative Design Curriculum (originally "YOUNG to young International Collaborative Curriculum"). Playshop is an international curriculum project of the third semester in SDI, which has last 2 years and also the first global joint teaching experiment in CAA, that attempts to reorganize students in different classes, which is different from their traditional teaching model. This year they will expand the Playshop to three grades for the first time, and nearly 1,200 students will participate in an integrated teaching experiment, on-site exhibition, and design action.

This year, Playshop will establish a set of contributing teaching methods, and organize this year's Playshop with three topics against the three levels of the GAME. They are: “幻觉” Illusion; “猜想" Conjecture; “宣言” Manifesto. Collaborative tutors will organize a set of teaching method together. There will be openly recruiting 45 international tutors to match 45 domestic tutors, to participate in the collaborative curriculum of 45 classes with different forms.

Therefore, CAA invites all outstanding young designers, artists, scientists, and innovators worldwide, to participate in this energetic teaching action.

International Tutors Recruitment

CAA will accept any form of teaching syllabus and programs. Through the analysis and consideration of various proposals, together with tutor groups to stimulate teaching thinking and speculation. CAA hopes that this joint teaching action can combine and enrich your long-term research directions and realms of interest. You can also bring the latest teaching methods and the most pioneering information or experiment.

If you are interested in participating in PLAYSHOP 2021, please reply to the email address youngtoyoung@caa.edu.cn with the title “2021PLAYSHOP + (Your Name)” before April 15th, 2021, with additional materials as below.

1. Please attach your short bio in max. 500 words (Required).
2. Your portfolio with 5 representative works with hi-res images above 2MB (Required).
3. Your personal website (Optional).
4. A brief teaching proposal, according to the theme instruction and guidance of Playshop 2021 (Required).
5. The completed Tutor Application Form, please find the attached PDF (Required).
6. Any teaching experiences or other courses you were engaged in previously (Optional).

All the supporting materials listed here will help the academic committee in reviewing your application in priority.（Approx. 20 days）

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