The International Conference on the Arts and Society provided many ideas and research in arts education and practice. I will use this space as a central location and hub for my main take-aways from the experience. On the lookout for all types of artforms while I was in Venice, I have distilled my thoughts into three categories:
Additionally, I saved some comments from when I was in Italy which illustrate the surroundings and proceedings of the conference.
7/28/09:
Feeling more like a local, I embarked on my first day after breakfast and Venetian coffee. My lodging, The B&B Rosa, is in a residential area of Venice and few kilometers from Campo San Stephano. This is adjacent to the Palazzo Cavalli Franchetti – the conference venue.
Palazzo Cavalli Franchetti dates to 1565, and is next to the Pont dell’ Academia. The building was restored in the 19th century. It shows its age in many ways including the creaking floors that seem to sag under pressure! Also, it is necessary to go through rooms to get to stairways or other rooms, which means crossing through other conference session occasionally.
7/29/09:
Today I presented my conference paper: Symphony Audience Development: Analysis of Organizational Culture in the Performing Arts. As my first professional conference, I felt that the presentation went well despite the aforementioned creaky floors. (Note to self: bring remote clicker to advance power point presentation slides next time!)
Other presentation highlights today included:
- Electric Cowboy Cacophony: A Project for Cross-Genre Free Improvisation by Dr. Michael Edwards of the University of Edinburgh
- Using Arts-Informed Inquiry as a Research Approach by Dr. Denise Stanley from the University of Sydney
- Judy Chicago’s Plenary Session in which she presented a history of her work and her inspiration
7/31/2009:
As the conference concludes, I reflect on the many sessions which inspire further thought in many areas of the arts. Topics of interest to me:
- Media Arts & Science and Technology: Challenging Responsive Education. Dr. Daniela Reimann, Nina Czegledy, Patricia Olynyk
- Magicians of the Post-Spiritual Age: Contemporary Art, primitivism and post-colonialism. Colin Rhodes
- Ephemeral Knitting. Jane Scott, Elizabeth Gaston
- Impact and Engagement: The Contemporary Art Festival and Its Audience. Angela Brayham
- Operas by Women in Australia. Dr. Helen Rusak
9/1/2009:
On the bus heading back to Marco Polo airport, I had the pleasure to meet Dr. Midori McKeon from San Francisco State University. I missed her presentation, The Japanese tea Ceremony: A Living International Museum of Art in Everyday Life but I relish this connection near my hometown in the S.F. Bay Area.
This last encounter – in a place I least expected it – illustrated the true virtue of serendipity. I had not originally known what to expect from this conference, but received an incredible experience and increased body of knowledge because of it.
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