Conference topics

• Pedagogy, progressive education, and the life reform movement: alternative approaches to arts education in supporting individual development and social equality
• Museum education and other art-mediating institutions in creating opportunities: the role of cultural heritage and art in ensuring social integrity, making art accessible to marginalized communities
• Trauma processing through the power of art; together for well-being
• The use of art to maintain mental well-being and in therapy
• Art, art education, and the non-profit sector: civil, church, state, or municipal institutions; human development, cultural community development, and youth community organizing
• Tradition and innovation in literature education and literature therapy
• Drama education in shaping attitudes and raising awareness: the use of theatre and drama-based methods to increase empathy and promote social dialogue; film, video, puppet theatre, children's and student theatre
• Fine arts and visual creation in self-expression and identity building
• Culture of spaces and buildings, playgrounds
• Dance and music in individual and collective rhythm, melody, folk dances, community dance forms and modern dance projects, musical performances – social diversity, cohesion, and equality
• The use of art in ensuring mental well-being, healing, social care, and promoting the social inclusion of individuals with high support needs
• The emergence of areas of children's culture (puppetry, children's games, visual culture, children's dance, drama, photo and film culture, museum education) in the prevention of mental health problems in children
• Research methodology challenges related to arts education