PODPAST Futures of Arts Education

In this episode, Gigi is joined by educators, cultural workers and musicians Tishka and Camille, in the temporal zone of 2045. Together they discuss collegiality, cross-institutional learning, common knowledge exchange and transdisciplinarity… as well as the essential ingredients for new forms of governance within education from a 2045 perspective. Note: This podcast was created by School of Commo...

In this podcast episode, we're joined by Carl Iseg, music teacher, researcher, and leader of Music Higher Educational Institute in the temporal zone of 2045. We'll be discussing the function and bureaucracy of art schools, ranging from the meaning of art schools in society, to the role entrance exams play in these very institutions, to the true meaning of Cultural Ownership in 2045. Tune in for a...

In this episode, Gigi is joined by not one, but two guests, Johann and Lena, two members of Klasse Klima, a student-led educational collective established in the year 2019 at Berlin University of the Arts. Klasse Klima was created to find creative educational methods to address the urgency of the climate crisis. Klasse Kima engages in events and debates on the intersection of art, design and ecolo...

In this episode, Giggi meets Cif Cif and Rigoberta in the temporal zone of 2045. Cif Cif is the last dean of LUCA School of Arts in Belgium and Rigoberta is a retired educator and curator educator in contemporary arts. Both guests are part of the Footnotes Summer School and are intrigued by the topic of Plasticity. Our discussion will focus on the role of informal knowledge in arts education in 20...

In this PodPast episode, Gigi is in conversation with Karel, an artist and active member of the Footnotes Symbiosis working group in the temporal zone of 2045. In this conversation, Karel introduces the vision and work of the working group and discusses different aspects surrounding sustainability, here meaning, social, ecological and technological sustainability. Furthermore, Karel gives insights...

In this podcast episode, Gigi successful establishes a connection to the year 2022 to talk with Maria Hansen, the executive director of ELIA, a globally connected European network focused on higher arts education. The conversation addresses the urgent climate crisis on Earth in 2022 and the roles of art universities and artists in addressing this critical issue. Furthermore, Maria gives insights i...

In this episode, Gigi meets Lena Gieseke from Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF in Germany in the temporal zone of 2045. Lena gives us insights into her ongoing project "Art Collab", where she works on setting up the virtual art world in a manner that is accessible for everyone, everywhere via an augmented reality art layer. Dive into Lena’s future reality and learn about possible futures app...

In this episode, the PodPast team successfully establishes a connection to the year 2022 to speak with Kai Lehikoinen, a university researcher specializing in socially engaged arts practices at Uniarts Helsinki , Finland. During the conversation, Kai will provide significant insights into the complex and multi-faceted relationships between arts and society, including the relation between artistic...

In this episode, we will dive into the topic of multispecies learning, and multispecies art together with Gigi's special guest Bifolia, in the temporal zone of 2045. Bifolia is an artist and researcher at the famous International Institute of Interspecies Art. Interspecies art, an art form in which different species, for example humans and insects, co-create art together is deeply entangled with t...

In this PodPast episode, Gigi meets Kobe Ardui, head of lifelong learning at LUCA School of Arts Belgium, in the year 2022. Kobe discusses disrupting systems of learning in higher arts institutions, especially in relation to hierarchies of knowledge, disciplines and subjects, as well as the role of lifelong learning, peer learning and breaking down barriers within education. Note: This podcast was...

This episode is an immersive introduction to time travel. The temporal time keepers Olga and Ora from the 0ct0p0s collective present us with a meditative journey through time and into the future. Sit back, relax and open your mind to possible future realities. Note: this podcast was created by School of Commons during the FAST45 Footnotes Summer School in 2022, where we experimented with Live Acti...

This first episode sets the scene for the PodPast which is grounded in the (fictional) temporal zone of the year 2045. Our moderator Gigi will explain to you how and why the PodPast spans over different, overlapping time spaces and why it is a total thrill to explore diverse aspects of arts education beyond the borders of time and space. Note: this podcast was created by School of Commons during t...

Tune in to access time-space zones from both near and far and hear the hottest takes on the presents, pasts, and futures of arts education... PODPAST Futures of Arts Education travels to listeners directly from the year 2045, to make an in-depth exploration into arts education systems, structures, functions, forms and futures. Hosted by Gigi, an ever-curious archivist with a lifelong interest in a...