Department of Art education and research Our emphasis is always

on the artistic side …

Department of ArtJuha Varto

Artistic activity in education

Artistic activity is

the main topic and method in, and the vernacular of, fine art, environmental art, art education, visual culture and mediating art

In all our programs, art is present as university education,

as a working context, as the outcome, and as the criterion of

assessment

Artistic activity in education

Systematic developmental work done to implement artistic working methods in learning

Artistic activity in education

In WDC2012 program, workshops to develop participatory design and art mediating

with L’Ecole de Design Nantes, Politecnico Milano and citizen organisations

Artistic activity in education

Helsinki Festival

art picnic

for 2nd graders (2500 of them) in Kiasma area

Artistic activity in education

Art Education at the Top of the World

with Ohio State University & Konstfack

a shared course in art, multiculturalism, environmental education and visual culture education

Artistic activity in education

The role of art in school education

Symposium of Hollo Institute

Q:Is art an area of freedom in

school education, or a tool to enhance learning?

Artistic activity in education

IHME (Wonder) project, organized by Pro Arte Foundation, a contemporary art festival

Artistic activity in research

In doctoral studies, lecture series & seminars, workshops

in the methodology and practice of artistic research

BioArt seminars & lectures

Symposium 2012 Art Eros EducationKey notes Gary Peters, Ramunas Motiekaitis, Leslie

Johnson, Pia Lindman, Max Ryynänen

Artistic activity in research

Stefan Sonvilla-Weiss, Synthesis and Nullification. Works 1991-2011. Wien/New York: Springer.

A retrospective of Stefan’s artistic & theoretical work

Artistic activity in research

A project and a publication

“Artists on other fields”

Q:What is the significance of

the artists if they work on fields quite alien to art?

Artistic activity in research

"Dakar Triptyque 2012” a collective painting by

Teemu Mäki & Nicodem Natrang, Bakary Sarr, Kiila Sarr, Thierno Seck, Mady Sima, Mouhamadou Bamba Toure

On participatory work in art

Artistic activity in research

Solarigrafia: pioneers’ exhibition “S+”  3.-21.9.2012 in Lume.

Tarja Trygg’s worldwide artistic workshop for research

Brings together scholars from all realms of knowledge

Artistic activity in research

Artistic activity in research

A story with some Dostoyevsky, Mae West and other visualists

Artistic activity in research

Harald Arnkil and his Swedish colleagues beautifully articulated some questions concerning colour and light

an international seminar took place with the same theme

2013

In 2013, research groups will be even more important to both education and research than they were in 2011 & 2012:

The focus is in the practice and how to articulate the practice

The practice of artistic work, mediating art, and the applying of the knowledge thus acquired

Groups 2

Pirkko Pohjakallio: art-based environmental education

Kevin Tavin: research as the act of primordial crime

Tere Vadén: asubjective experienceVeli-Matti Saarinen: artistic

researchTeija Löytönen: art university

pedagogyJuha Varto: body and embodiment