About EC
Emerging Conversations is an annual art education symposium organized by graduate students in the Art & Visual Culture Education program at the University of Arizona. It is the only symposium of its kind on the West Coast in the United States. Emerging Conversations creates space for artists, educators, art historians, arts-based researchers, and community members, both established and emerging in their fields, to engage in collaboration and conversation. Emerging Conversations has taken many forms in the past, but is intended to be a welcoming and accessible space for creatives and educators from a variety of disciplines and settings. The symposium centers on a theme relevant to the discipline of art education, its adjacent disciplines, and current times. This year's theme is "Revision & Re-Envision: Beyond 2020—Setting a New Precedent for the Future of Art Education in Uncertain Times."
Emerging Conversations 2020 will feature a keynote speaker followed by a series of presentations and virtual networking/community-building opportunities.
The organizers seek proposals for presentations in a variety of formats, including but not limited to:
Please note that due to the virtual nature of the symposium, presentations cannot exceed 30 minutes for performance, panel, or lecture-based presentations or 45 minutes for arts-based/workshop presentations.
This year, due to COVID-19, the symposium will be entirely virtual. A recording will be made available for those who are unable to attend live. Emerging Conversations is an accessible event. If you are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and require accommodations, please contact Kayleigh Kozyra ([email protected]) as soon as possible. The recording of the symposium will be close-captioned.
Tentative Schedule
Emerging Conversations 2020 is organized by a committee of doctoral students in Art & Visual Culture Education at the University of Arizona. This year’s committee is comprised of:
Emerging Conversations 2020 will feature a keynote speaker followed by a series of presentations and virtual networking/community-building opportunities.
The organizers seek proposals for presentations in a variety of formats, including but not limited to:
- Artist Demonstration or Workshop/Skill-share
- Performance
- Research/professional paper presentations
- Instructional/pedagogical practice presentations
- Other
Please note that due to the virtual nature of the symposium, presentations cannot exceed 30 minutes for performance, panel, or lecture-based presentations or 45 minutes for arts-based/workshop presentations.
This year, due to COVID-19, the symposium will be entirely virtual. A recording will be made available for those who are unable to attend live. Emerging Conversations is an accessible event. If you are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and require accommodations, please contact Kayleigh Kozyra ([email protected]) as soon as possible. The recording of the symposium will be close-captioned.
Tentative Schedule
- 9 am - 10 am Keynote
- 10 am - 1 pm Series of Sessions
- 1 pm - 2 pm Plenary & Closing
- 2 pm - 3 pm Happy Hour Networking
Emerging Conversations 2020 is organized by a committee of doctoral students in Art & Visual Culture Education at the University of Arizona. This year’s committee is comprised of:
- Amber Coleman
- Gia Del Pino
- Kayleigh Kozyra
- Lucy Mugambi