In June 2000 we invited art educators from around the world to submit proposals to present invited seminars at the InSEA 2002 World Congress. Of the 37 proposals submitted by many national and state groups the Congress has selected nine as the Invited Seminars to be presented at the Congress. These Seminars will be forums where invited national and regional groups (representing disciplines of art, art education and culture) present perspectives on art education unique to their national/regional cultural context, and will reflect the diversity of voices in international art education by highlighting art education from parts of the world that are not often represented in international conferences. The seminars to be presented at the congress are:

Finland

How Nature Speaks: re-Thinking Aesthetics and Human Relationships with Nature and the Environment. This seminar will consider human relationships with nature presenting perspectives by an environmental philosopher, a museum curator, an artist and an art educator. Case studies are based on experiences from Finland, Lithuania, and Russia. We are bringing "forest culture" back to the art room. Seminar Coordinators: Riitta Heikkinan, World Council Member InSEA, Art Teacher, Vantaa Art School for Children and Young People, Finland. And Erja Mehto, Curator, Annatalo Arts Center, Finland. Seminar Panel: Kaija Kaitavuori, Educational Curator, Kiasma, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Finland. George Steinmann, Artist, Switzerland. Yrjo Haila, Professor of Regional Studies and Environmental Policy, The University of Tampere, Finland. Riitta Heikkinan, Art Teacher, Finland. Host Chairperson: Associate Professor Drea Howenstein, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
--Wednesday (2:00pm to 4:00) Salon 1

USA/Nigeria

The Arts, Art Education and Popular Culture in West Africa and the United States. This seminar will consider what African and American students think about the arts, cultural traditions and popular art forms. A panel composed of African and African American artists and arts educators will present recent research on attitudes and beliefs about the arts, as well as on participation in the arts amongst West African and African American students. Seminar Coordinator: Professor Grace Hampton, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. Seminar Panel: Dr. Sule Bello, Historian, Writer, Philosopher, Former Director, National Council for Arts and Culture, Abuja, Nigeria. Professor Bernard Young, Art Educator, Arizona State University. Professor Mary Ann Stankiewicz, Art Educator, The Pennsylvania State University. Professor William Kelly, Professor of Theatre, Head of Integrative Arts, The Pennsylvania State University. Host Chairperson: Professor Mariamma Ross, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
--Wednesday (2:00pm to 4:00) Salon 2

Chile

Instead of Art Education: The Aesthetic of Everyday Life. This seminar will review the three factors art education in Chile needs to take into account in re-thinking art education; traditions, political conflicts, and new technologies. Seminar Coordinator: Dr. Luis Errazuriz, Member InSEA World Council, Coordinator Ministry of Education Art Educational Reform, Researcher and Professor, Aesthetic Institute of the Catholic University of Chile. Seminar Panel: Dr. Margarita Shultz, Professor of Aesthetics, University of Chile. Professor Gaspar Galaz, Artist, Sculptor, Art Historian, Lecturer, The Catholic University of Chile. Mrs Margarita Alvarado, Researcher of Indigenous Cultures, The Catholic University of Chile. Host Chairperson: Professor Rita Irwin, University of British Columbia, Canada.
--Wednesday (2:00pm to 4:00) Salon 3

India

Embedding Art Education in Cultural/Historical Texts and Visual Narratives--Epics, Mythology, Legends and History as Contextual Grounding for Art Education. This seminar will consider ways of re-imaging traditions in art and culture in the context of needs for a contemporary 21st. century in India. Seminar Coordinators: Purnima Sampat, Art Teacher, J.B. Petit School/Senior School, Mumbai, Maharastra. Shital Mehta, Art Teacher, New Era School, India. Seminar Panel: Professor Premlata Puri, Writer, Arts Administrator, Music Researcher, Former Director-General, Center for Cultural Resources and Training, New Delhi. Dr. Saryu Doshi, Art Historian, Honorary Director, National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai. Host Chairperson: Dr. Dipti Desai, New York University, New York.
--Thursday (2:00pm to 4:00) Salon I

Israel

Surroundings as a Starting Point for Children's Aesthetic Response and Art Making. This seminar will challenge art educators to consider ways of helping children to make meaning through making art that draws on their surroundings as a starting point. Seminar Coordinator: Dr. Naomi Jaffe, National Superintendent for Art and Theatre Studies for the State of Israel, Ministry of Education, Tel Aviv. Seminar Panel: Ora Kroll, Regional Supervisor for Art Studies, Ministry of Education, State of Israel. Varda Mayer, Art Instructor, Ministry of Education State of Israel. Ayelet Ganani, Art Teacher, Israel. Host Chairperson: Dr. Mary Alice Arnold, East Carolina University.
--Thursday (2:00pm to 4:00) Salon 2

UK/Finland/Brazil

Behind the Screen: Developments in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the Art Curriculum (5-18 yrs). A passionate network of art educators has worked systematically over recent years to generate critical contexts for the use of ICT in art education. An archive/portfolio supports joint research and curriculum development across these institutions and is shared more widely through associated electronic communities. Seminar Coordinator: Jukka Oravomm, Research Assistant, Department of Art Education, University of Art and Design, Helsinki. Seminar Panel: Tom Davis, Head of School of Art Education, University of Central England, UK. Pete Worrall, National Educational Consultant for Information and Technology (ICT) in Art and Design, and Former Chair ICT Group, UK. Dr. Lucia Pimentel Belas, President, Education Ministry Committee for the Visual Arts, Vice-President, Minas Gerais Art Education Association, Faculty, Fine Arts School of Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Host Chairperson: Dr. June Julian, Adjunct Professor, School of Visual Arts, New York.
--Thursday (2:00pm to 4:00) Salon 3

Croatia

Re-Imagining Traditions: Matrices and Crossroads--Folk art and its Traditions in Croatian Ethnic Communities. This Seminar will underscore the responsibility of art education for preserving the folk art traditions of Croatia including those of the Croatian ethnic minorities, i.e. Slovaks, Czechs, Italians, and Hungarians and will address how contemporary art education reflects traditions and creativity and redefines its matrices. Seminar Coordinator: Emil Robert Tanay, Professor in Art Education, Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb. Seminar Panel: Daniela Drastata, Coordinator of the Minorities TV Program. Zlatka Mencl-Bajs, Professor of Art and Design, University of Zagreb. Ivan Doroghy, Assistant Professor, Designer and Artist. Host Chairperson: Dr. Mary Stokrocki, Arizona State University, Arizona.
--Friday (2:00pm to 4:00) Salon 1

Taiwan, R.O.C.

Traditions and Innovation: Ecology-Based Approach in Art Education. This seminar will focus on the theory and practice of national curriculum reform in Taiwan. The issues presented and discussed will include: Innovation from traditions; school-based development; community-based curriculum design; arts and technology, and the museum-school collaboration. Seminar Coordinator: Dr. Ann C. S. Kuo, Professor, Graduate Institute of Education, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan, ROC. Seminar Panel: Dr. Ava Hsueh, Artist, Professor and Chairperson, Graduate Institute of Plastic Arts, National College of Art, Tainan. Dr. Jo Chiung-Hua Chen, Professor of Fine Arts, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei. Dr. Wan-Chen Liu, Professor, Graduate Institute of Education, Normal Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan, ROC. Host Chairperson: Dr. Mary Hafeli, State University of New York, New Paltz.
--Friday (2:00pm to 4:00) Salon 2

Japan

Re-Imagining Traditions of Art Education and Educational Reform in Japan. How Visual Arts play an important part in "Integrated Study." Seminar focus is on new art education, educational reform, and the place of integrated study in the new curriculum. Seminar Coordinator: Dr. Wenchun Wang, Japan. Seminar Panel: Dr. Kazuhiro Ishizaki, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Utsunomiya University, Utsunomiya-shi. Dr. Akio Okazaki, Associate Professor, Institute of Art and Design, Tsukuba University, Tsukuba-shi. Mr. Koichi Watanabe, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Fukushima University, Fukushima-shi. Host Chairperson: Norihisa Nakase.
--Friday (2:00pm to 4:00) Salon 3

For more information, contact:
Dr. Prabha Sahasrabudhe, Director/Secretary, Center for International Art Education Inc. Co-Director/Administrator, InSEA World Congress 2002 New York
psahasra@optonline.net