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CURRENT PROJECTS
BAMAKO SYMPOSIUM ON THE ARTS:
TAPPING LOCAL RESOURCES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY
(2nd Bamako Summer School)
22 -30 July, 2010
The symposium coincides with the celebration of the fifty year of independence of Mali.
(Detail coming up shortly)
THE ABETENIM PROJECT:
A DESIGN-AND-BUILD EARTH ARchiTecture (art+architecture) PROJECT
Collectively, our projects are now registered as an NGO in Ghana to continue with building bridges between Africa and the
rest of the world for individual and community development through a focus on the arts. Images from our 2009 Kumasi Symposium
is on http://www.artinprocess.com/KUMASI and http://www.odcap.com/
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to come and coordinate some DESIGN-AND-BUILD Earth ARchiTecture unit of our project
for an international arts village in a traditional area 15 minutes from Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Project is
registered as NGO. Fundraising/ construction experience will be useful but not required. You may start with a study of the
traditional architecture of the region. Our hope is that you will gain valuable international experience to aid in your future
projects. Until the houses are up, we offer free accommodation in nearby township of Juaben ... short stays also welcome.
In general, the art+architecture project seeks (1) Site Development Manager who knows about fundraising or building, at
this time would be as volunteer; (2) Project participants in the arts, architecture and engineering; and (3) International
Development Partners (IDP) that include schools, agencies, NGOs, and philanthropists from all nations.
Individuals or teams interested and able to come please e-mail us: africoae @ gmail.com
THE KUMASI SYMPOSIUM:
TAPPING LOCAL RESOURCES FOR SUSTAINABLE EDUCATION THROUGH ART
Department of General Arts & Art Education, College of Arts and Social Sciences
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana
July 31-August 14, 2009
A call is made for contributions addressing one or more of the symposium strands and topics: Art Education Practice, Studio
Practice, Curatorial/Museum/Community Arts Practice, Art History/Criticism, Arts Administration/Management/Marketing Practice,
and Open Session. The symposium entails plenary sessions and support activities such as demonstrations/workshops, exhibitions,
and site-specific tours of local national resources. Expression of interest and proposals for Plenary Sessions and Exhibitions/Practical
Workshops will be reviews until January 17, 2009. We expect about 200 participants from around the world. The working language
of the conference will be English. Applications for individual paper presentation and participation will be reviewed until
the space is filled. All abstracts and brief biographies should be submitted electronically to africoae@gmail.com
The symposium is organized as collaboration between African Community of Arts Educators (AfriCOAE) and KNUST's Department
of General Arts & Art Education. As a follow-up to AfriCOAE's Project Earth to Art: Tapping Local Natural Resources for
Sustainable Art Education Development at Accra. The two-week symposium (July 31-August 14, 2009) will deal with the issue
of sustainability in the 21st century to enable visual arts education developments in Ghana and perhaps similar settings.
Owing to the challenges of transition from the postcolonial stance and to many others, best practices and resourceful programs
often fail to roll out nationwide and to be sustained. The following questions will therefore guide the dialogues: Is sustainability
of art teaching and learning developments in the postcolonial African environment possible? Can the postcolonial Ghanaian
environment and non-Western others today provide adapt resources for sustainable artistic practice? If so, how can the resources
best be tapped for education through art in Anglophone Ghana and other Modernist African settings?
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