Towards the implementation of the UNESCO Framework for Culture and Arts EducationDownload the new global framework for Culture and Arts Education adopted after the Conference
World Conference on Culture and Arts Education 2024 , Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC).
14 February 2024, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm. Organizers of the WAAE side event: the World Alliance for Arts Education (WAAE), the World Dance Alliance (WDA), daCi (dance and the Child international), and the International Society for Education through Art (InSEA). With the participation of Vice President for Asia and Pacific Region of the World Federation of Clubs and Associations for UNESCO and the Deputy Commissioner for the National Plan for the Arts of the Government of Portugal. Prior to the conference: documents to inform discussion
AGENDA
Opening remarks to the session by Stefania Giannini, (UNESCO ADG/ED) introduction of the Side Event Groups Sanja K.Tasic; IDEA President); ISME ( Bo Wah Leung, ISME President; Mira Kallio Tavin, InSEA Vice-President; Sarah Knox, WDA); Jeff Meiners ( daCI) ; Ms. Young Shik Kim, Vice President for Asia and Pacific Region of the World Federation of Clubs and Associations for UNESCO; Sara Brighenti; Deputy Commissioner for the National Plan for the Arts of the Government of Portugal) Role of WAAE in global and regional consultations + UNESCO Multistakeholder event in developing the Framework for Culture and Arts Education ( Rita Irwin) The Frankfurt Declaration 2019, a seminal WAAE Declaration informing strategic planning.(Joachim Reiss, IDEA) Breakout groups for discussion Regional perspectives on culture and the arts for global implementation with discussion of ‘Thematic Areas’ (see Framework) in relation to arts education:
Priorities for strategic action for arts education in relation to ‘Implementation modalities’ (see pages 5-6 of Framework for details):
Bringing it all together - summary and closing: (15 mins) Recommendations for forward planning and plan for report to UNESCO |
The World Alliance for Arts Education (WAAE) is a multi-stakeholder alliance including the: International Drama/Theatre and Education Association (IDEA), International Society for Education through Art (InSEA), International Society for Music Education (ISME), World Dance Alliance (WDA – in partnership for this side event with daCi (dance and the Child international). WAAE aims to support the implementation of the UNESCO Framework for Culture and Arts Education (the Framework). The rationale for the collaborative WAAE side event is to provide a dialogic focal point for arts educators and teachers to begin to build a strategic action plan that may support the implementation of the Framework. WAAE will utilise its global, regional and local networks of arts educators to:
World Alliance for Arts Education (WAAE) / dance and the Child international (daCi) UNESCO Side event A brief summary of the main issues that emerged from the discussion, as well as the key outcomes and follow-up actions to your side event. (250 words maximum) This Side Event explored Framework Implementation Modalities in discursive workshop format for cultural/arts education leaders with key prompts: Implementation Recommendations and Implementation Challenges. Discussion acknowledged Framework complexities. Countries require autonomy for implementation with arts education organisations encouraging action strategies within countries/regions. Recommendations: Audit current partnerships, identifying gaps, and market to/communicate with stakeholders/diverse communities the benefits of innovative and successful arts practices/programmes. Create global database for arts education partnerships to assess and disseminate strategies and opportunities, identifying potential partners. Develop collaborative relationships with similar organisations facilitating approaches to funding, working with relevant policies, arts-based pedagogies, practices pertaining to learning contexts, teacher education, AI/digital technologies. Focus on arts specialisation, interdisciplinary collaboration, indigenous knowledges and sharing of diverse arts practices and pedagogies. Challenges, questions, concerns regarding arts education organisations’ implementation: UNESCO to support creation of global database and provide guidance regarding Framework potential for diverse socioeconomic circumstances of countries. How are partnerships ascertained as innovative and fit for purpose? How to address gaps in arts education regarding new Framework? How might successful small projects be scaled up to improve communities’ access and inclusion impact? How can arts education organisations develop resilient synergies between formal, informal, and non-formal contexts for sustainable life-long and life-wide learning? Funding and resourcing remain challenging. Advocacy/strategic action required to funders and all government levels to develop policies and research ensuring access and inclusion. Follow-up actions: Further support for the implementation of the UNESCO Abu Dhabi Framework for Culture and Arts Education via: daCi 2024 conference: https://daci2024.org/ IDEA 2024 conference: https://ideadrama.org/page-18262/13225281 WAAE 2024 global summit: https://www.waaeathenssummit2024.com |