The Bachinski/Chu Print Study Collection, School of Fine Art and Music, College of Arts, University of Guelph present:
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Art collections are profound research, teaching, and learning environments. They steward the creative impulses of past and contemporary societies; provide settings for critical reflection on objects and their multifarious contexts; stimulate meaningful dialogue between objects and audiences; and intervene in and reflect upon the socio-political values that drive the production, circulation, reception, and interpretation of things that occupy our world. Hosted at the Bachinski/ChuPrint Study Collection at the University of Guelph, this study day will bring together a group of regional, national, and international museum professionals and their partners that derive from a variety of disciplines, along with students and community partners, to examine the contributions of collaborative interdisciplinary programs that utilize art collections for purposes beyond the study of art and culture.The relevance of an art collection as a nexus for learning is found in art’s remarkable ability to reflect a particular time and place, but also forcefully engage with present-day contexts in meaningful ways.
At their core, art collections are systems of knowledge, sources to learn visual competencies, as well as environments in which researchers can develop an understanding of intellectual and technological innovation. Comprised of presentations, gallery tours, exercises, along with led and open discussions, study day participants will examine the extended uses of art collections, which are already proving productive in activities including, among others, training physicians, solving pedagogical challenges in math and statistics, research in programming for children with autism, tracking and finding coping mechanisms for the traumatic effects of colonialism, along with high- and low-tech innovations to make art more accessible to a variety of groups
Keynote Speaker:
Linda Friedlaender,
Senior Curator of Education, Yale Center for British Art, The Art of Medicine and Exploring “Artism”
Using an innovative art observation program of her own creation, Friedlaender has taught countless professionals and students how to ‘read’ artworks and suspend judgement which translates across professional disciplines to improve observational, critical thinking, and communications skills. Her approach to art observation has been imitated by 20 other medical schools and is a model for close to 100 programs across the country and the world
Presentations by:
Nicole Knibb and Dr. Joyce Zazulak, McMaster University, The Art of Seeing™
Dr. Shalini Le Gall, Colby College Museum of Art, Teaching Environment: Discussing Art and Climate Change
Dr. Andrea Korda, University of Alberta, School Pictures and Victorian Pedagogies: A Historical Framework for Considering the Practices of University Art Collections
Dr. Pamela Brett-MacLean, University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, The Art of Observation: Learning to See In and Beyond Gallery (In Clinical Practice!)
Breakout Sessions:
Facilitated by Graduate Students in the MA Art History and Visual Culture Program featuring works from the Bachinski/Chu Print Study Collection
Panel Discussions:
Integrated Interdisciplinary Discussion Panels with Community Partners
NEXUS for Innovation Program (PDF download):
https://www.uoguelph.ca/arts/system/files/NFI-Program_0.pdf
REGISTER VIA EVENTBRITE:
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