The title of the conference reflects central questions of the project, and we invite participants from all fields to critically explore with us: How can children’s (critical) cultural literacy be explored and promoted through (arts) education in schools and communities, and how can such approaches contribute to more just and inclusive educational practices? The conference […]
The EXPECT_Art summer school: Critical, cultural literacy, decolonization and (arts) education is open for registration. It will take place between 6 and 11 of July at the Central European University in Budapest (Hungary). This summer school is offered as part of the EXPECT_Art research project and is free of charge. We welcome students (both BA
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Our latest newsletter takes you to Aarhus, Denmark, where the Danish and Slovenian EXPECT_Art teams came together for reflection, discovery, and conversation. From an immersive exhibition on African art and decoloniality at the ARoS art museum to a guided tour through the city’s streets and stories, the visit sparked rich questions about whose voices and
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We’re talking double digits here, ladies and gentlemen. In our 10th issue, we cover the German National Advisory Board meeting at the Karlsruhe Kinemathek, explore an embodied approach to cultural literacy in a Barcelona classroom, and invite you to the upcoming Summer School for master’s students. Read about how art, materials, and lived experience are
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The EXPECT_Art project has successfully concluded its research phase with the Arts Exploratorium, designed to generate comprehensive knowledge about how arts education is taught and practiced in schools and local communities, and how cultural literacy can be enhanced. Arts Exploratorium took place in schools and local communities in 6 countries, combining participant observation, arts-based practises,
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As part of our project, we finished this year’s theatre club at one of the Slovenian primary schools with the theatre play “Fairy Tales in Action”. The creative process started with the children’s idea to create their own fairy tale together. From the first ideas, conversations and imagination, a story gradually emerged, which the children
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This issue of the EXPECT_Art newsletter reflects on last year’s theatre club activities with children in two Slovenian primary schools. It highlights how creative processes opened safe spaces for pupils to explore sensitive topics such as peer violence, power, belonging, and discrimination. Through theatre, improvisation, and collaborative storytelling, children of different ages expressed shared concerns
We are pleased to share this year’s final EXPECT_Art newsletter. It describes the Hungarian project team’s fieldwork, where theatre performance and debate were combined in a workshop with students. Deep, personal, and often contradictory arguments emerged while discussing inequality as represented by performance art. You can also take a first look at each partner country’s
“All I learned from being slapped was not to tell the truth at home” – newsletter #8 Read More »
In this issue, we look back at an inspiring Summer School in Krzyżowa where students and partners explored decoloniality, cultural literacy, critical pedagogy, and art-based methods. We also share highlights from our participation at the ECER 2025 conference in Belgrade, where we presented our work on decolonizing curricula through art education. Finally, we announce a
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