A new course in sustainable life as a musician
Thomas Arctaedius, The Royal College of Music, Sweden
Breakout Session 5: Friday 12 May 10:00 – 11:30

A new course in sustainability for musicians has been developed at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm. The course covers three aspects of sustainability: ‘inner sustainability’, understanding how to manage your own work in order to be able to work as a musician throughout your working life; how to work as an international musician in a sustainable way; and how music and musicians can participate and enhance the transformation of society into a sustainability, working towards the Sustainable Development Goals.

Bridge Building: The Artist-in-Residence Scheme at BICA
Andrew Kulman, Birmingham Institute of Creative Art, Birmingham City University, United Kingdom
Breakout Session 5: Friday 12 May 10:00 – 11:30

The research focuses on the expectation on higher education institutions to ensure employment for art and design students. Students find the first steps into industry and employment. Kulman’s presentation will look at a number of case studies that explore the space between undergraduate and postgraduate experience and between graduating and employment. Many students find it difficult to navigate the chasm that leads to employability, having had a secure experience in higher education. The presentation will look at how the graduate artist-in-residence scheme has allowed students to gain experience and confidence while preparing to find full-time employment. There are also added benefits to those who work around the artist-in-residence, as they gain new knowledge and see the transition between education and employment. The presentation will consider situatedness in terms of how academics, learners, and those in-between view the learning environment.

Exploring connectivity through artistic research residencies: A Situated Perspective
Falk Hübner, Fontys Fine and Performing Arts, Netherlands
Breakout Session 5: Friday 12 May 10:00 – 11:30

Artists have always related to what happens around them, both on a local and global level. This relation to society manifests itself in many forms of artistic practices in public spaces and spheres. The professorship ‘Artistic Connective Practices’ at Fontys Fine and Performing Arts in Tilburg addresses the notion of ‘artistic connectivity’ as a lens towards artistic research in relation to society and the socio-economic and ecological issues of our time through a number of core values, such as: connecting through spending time together; mutual respect and endless curiosity; and reciprocity, affinity, integrity, and kinship. The overarching question is what artistic research, rather than the arts exclusively, can offer to specific communal or societal contexts. Let’s explore together how such situated approaches can contribute to higher arts education and how they might be inspiring approaches towards teaching and learning in the arts.