Modelling International Collaborations in Art Education

Based on over a decade of collective teaching, thisvolume explores the hybrid use of online and in-person collaboration as a means of offeringinternational experience to university-level artsstudents. Chapters articulate a collective learningbased on the experiences of the International ArtCollaborations Network (INTAC), Collective Bodygroup and related programs which the authors andcontributors have participated in as educators andstudents. Illustrated with photographs, screenshotsand student projects, the book inspires reflectionon teaching methodologies and student artmakingstrategies across cultures and languages.Pedagogical and methodological topics trace anevolution of curricular approaches and use ofevolving online platforms. Examples of themesand visual strategies demonstrate the power ofstudent-directed collaborative learning. Diversevoices have been gathered through researchconducted with educators and alumni connected toINTAC, providing perspectives on workingcollaboratively in a global context. Student projectsexemplify responses to the challenges ofcommunication and creation that come withdistanced artistic partnership. Chapters end withsuggested points for conversation, whetherbetween educators, students of art education orstudents entering collaborations. Although basedon experiences in the visual arts, the ideas andmethods are applicable to others engaging in inter-institutional education or online collaborativepractices. Fully illustrated with examplesof collaborative artprojects, photographs, screenshots, diagrams and posters.