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New Open Access Publication by Kai Lehikoinen

Tuesday 5 August 2025  

Kai Lehikoinen, from the University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland, and a member of the ELIA Representative Board, has announced the publication of his new book, Creativity, Society, and the Role of Socially Engaged Art in Higher Arts Education.  

This interdisciplinary work explores socially engaged art’s role in higher arts education’s mission to engage with communities and contribute to a sustainable future. It draws on rich data from EU projects and international case studies, offering insights relevant to scholars, educators, and practitioners alike. 

The book is published as open access under a Creative Commons license: 
Read the book online

🎉 To celebrate the "birth" of this book, you can get 20% off when ordering directly from the publisher using the code 25SMA3: 
 Order the print edition from Routledge