The cognitive and emotional capabilities of the human brain are reflected in the character of the natural and cultural environment, whose current complexity requires diverse, culturally determined forms of interconnectedness. Every productive interaction among people in modern societies therefore requires a wide range of verbal and nonverbal communication skills and abilities.
The development of communicative skills and abilities requires engagement with the world in which we live. Humans are capable of seeing from birth, but as soon as we wish to perceive more than a diffuse field of color and light, we must actively explore the phenomenal world with all our senses. Natural laws are revealed in phenomena, while conventions of action and creative freedom are evident in cultural contexts and artifacts—to the extent that we have learned to reflect on them in our perceptions, ideas, thoughts, and actions.
In order to attribute meaning and significance to the cultural spheres, artifacts, and natural phenomena of the phenomenal world, we must actively engage with the ideas, needs, and demands of past and present generations. To the extent that this vivid educational process is shaped by curiosity, enthusiasm, and interest, the ideas discovered, explored, and documented in many forms by numerous generations become firmly anchored in our memory and provide the impetus for the responsible further development and creative transformation of society.
This leads to the conclusion that human participation in modern societies must be achieved not only through words, but equally through the holistic development of vivid perceptual abilities, the power of imagination, and representational skills. Regarding the question of “how,” I will present a proposal in my lecture that has been successfully tested in practice, according to which the teaching of artistic-creative and communicative-reflective abilities and skills—such as visual or media literacy—can take place in a manner analogous to the development of verbal language proficiency.
When and where
June 12, 2015 2:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Foyer lecture hall A
Institute of Art History at Kiel University (CAU)
Wilhelm-Seelig-Platz 2
(Also accessible via Westring; entrance next to Westring 425)
24118 Kiel
Program
from 13:00 h Arrival, coffee
14:00 h Welcome Prof. Dr. Christoph Jobst, Introduction Prof. Dr. Klaus Gereon Beuckers
14:30 h Either way: picture stict art. Orientation in the visual culture.
Univ. Prof. Franz Billmayer, Mozarteum University Salzburg
15:30 h What does it mean to get an idea? On the basics of art education.
Prof. Dr. Hubtert Sowa, PH Ludwigsburg, University of Education
4:30 p.m. There’s No Exhibition Here, or: Always Along the Wall.
Dr. Annett Reckert, Delmenhorst Municipal Gallery
17:30 h Coffee break
6:00 p.m. Media Translations—Art Education and Digital Transformation
Prof. Dr. Sara Burkhardt, Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle
7:00 p.m. Design as an Educational Process
Prof. Dr. Axel Buether, University of Wuppertal
8:00 p.m. Designing for Oneself Rather Than Being Determined by Others—Aspects of Design Pedagogy
Dr. Roland Meinel, University of Leipzig
21:00 h End of the event
It is not necessary to register to take part in the event.
Link to the organizer: Institute of Art History at Kiel University
