Art, Sustainability and Learning Communities: Call to Action(Artwork Scholarship: International Perspectives in Education)

Presents a case for strong learning communities that take a clear political stand in favor of socially engaged art pedagogies. The main aim of Art, Sustainability and Learning Communities is to show how shared spaces for exchange in the fields of art education and continuous professional development can reflect, inspire, and integrate sustainability principles that are becoming crucial in today's world. The authors propose the idea that coordinated action can lead to a more sustainable future by promoting a sense of community, lifelong learning, and confidence in the possibility of changing current conditions. Its three parts combine expertise in visual arts education, education for sustainable development, contemporary art practice, and sustainability activism. While Part I focuses on literature in the field and the interrelation of different disciplines, Part II provides concrete examples of professional learning communities and pedagogies that can be used to enrich the field of art education. Finally, Part III presents brief case studies illustrating international projects by contemporary artists, curators, environmentalists, and others, providing educators with several inspirational models of concrete and creative action.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Learning Communities and Creative Actions for a More Sustainable Planet Raphael Vella and Victoria Pavlou PART ONE Introduction Call to Action: Theoretical Considerations Victoria Pavlou and Raphael Vella 1. Promises and Delivery: Teacher Education for ESD-Enhanced Visual Arts Education Chrysanthi Kadji and Victoria Pavlou 2. Voicing a Sustainable Future Through Visual Arts Education: Culture in Action Martha Ioannidou and Soula Mitakidou 3. Aliens or Allies? Towards Symbiotic Relationships in Art Education Raphael Vella 4. An Aesthoecological Approach to Professional Learning Communities: Analyzing With CARE Emese Hall and Chris Turner 5. Bridging Theory and Practice: Evaluating and Developing Projects That Connect Visual Arts Education and Education for Sustainable Development Ernst Wagner PART TWO Introduction Call to Action: Real-World Propositions Raphael Vella and Victoria Pavlou 6. Peer Mentoring at the Intersection of Education for Sustainable Development and Visual Arts Education Vincent Caruana 7. Visual Arts for Inclusion in Diverse School Contexts: A Kaleidoscope of Learning Soula Mitakidou and Martha Ioannidou 8. Envisioning Better Futures: Integrating Sustainability Practices into Museum Education for Elementary Student Teachers Victoria Pavlou and Chrysanthi Kadji-Beltran 9. Drawing and the Global Climate Emergency: Affective and Connective Explorations Chris Turner and Emese Hall PART THREE Introduction Sustaining Diverse Epistemological Frameworks Through the Arts Raphael Vella and Victoria Pavlou 10. Lyric Convergences: Bringing Together Art, Philosophy, and Places We Can Love Bob Jickling 11. THE TWO|FOUR|TWO ART GROUP: Can Contemporary Art Practice Act as a Vvehicle for Sustainable Development? Costas Mantzalos 12. ‘Now We Know’: On Coming Together as an Artistic Practice Margerita Pulè and Maren Richter 13. Cross-Cultural Dialogue: Searching Traces and the Mahalla Festival Sabine Küper-Büsch and Thomas Büsch 14. Participatory Art With Trees: A Pedagogical Approach Maria Huhmarniemi 15. ‘Ngen’ Ancient Spirits of the Woods: Art-Based Environmental Education in Chiloé Archipelago Francisco Schwember, Felipe Palma, Antonia Condeza-Marmentini and Guillermo Marini 16. Trash to Treasure: Sustaining and Preserving the Krobo Bead Culture Through Community Learning Felix Amofa Gyebi 17. Changing Climate, Changing Communities Stephanie H. Danker, Shafkat Khan and Katie L. Feilen 18. Reclaiming the Street: The Expanded Garden Eva Marín Peinado 19. Diffractive Methodology as a Posthuman Approach to Engage With Human Equity Through Socially Engaged Artistic Practice Susan (Susie) Lachal 20. Inviting Teacher Candidates in Art Education to Become Global Agents for Sustainability Kazuyo Nakamura and Anita Sinner 21. Social Sculpture Perspective: Re-sculpting or De-sculpting Citizenship by Shaping Art as a Vehicle for Social Change Ana María Marqués Ibáñez

About the Author :
Raphael Vella is a professor of art education and socially engaged arts at the Faculty of Education, University of Malta. Victoria Pavlou (Ph.D.) is a professor of visual arts education at the Department of Education, Frederick University, Cyprus.