Review of “Arts-based Contemplative Practices in Education”: 2017 Canadian Society for Studies in Education ARTS Pre-conference

Authors

  • Pamela Richardson Royal Roads University
  • Kathryn Ricketts University of Regina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18432/R2S91K

Keywords:

Art/Research reviews, Arts-based practices, Contemplative practices, Participatory conferences, Responsiveness, Lateral relations

Abstract

This review is a poetic and photographic response to a pre-conference session convened in May 2017 by the Arts Researchers and Teachers Society (ARTS) of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education, and organized by Susan Walsh, Barbara Bickel, Carl Leggo, and Diane Conrad. The gathering took place in Toronto, Canada on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee, and of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation. The theme of the pre-conference was arts-based contemplative practices in education. The day offered a collaborative space for learning and co-creation as a community of practice supported by a hospitable and responsive design. This enabled movement away from traditional vertical hierarchies of knowledge dissemination towards more lateral exchanges and emergent learning structures.

Author Biographies

Pamela Richardson, Royal Roads University

Pamela Richardson, PhD teaches, writes and meditates in Victoria, BC. She is an assistant professor in the School of Education and Technology at Royal Roads University where she oversees a graduate program in Educational Leadership.

Kathryn Ricketts, University of Regina

Kathryn Ricketts, PhD is an Assistant Professor and Chair of Dance in the Art Education Department at the University of Regina. For the past 32 years Ricketts has been researching and practicing dance and visual arts and has articulated the methodology Embodied Poetic Narrative. Her work is focused on developing ‘voice’ through performance with vulnerable populations using artifacts and personal narratives.

References

Walsh, S., Bickel, B., & Leggo, C. (Eds.). (2015). Arts-based and contemplative practices in research and teaching: Honoring presence. New York, NY: Routledge.

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Published

2017-08-23

How to Cite

Richardson, P., & Ricketts, K. (2017). Review of “Arts-based Contemplative Practices in Education”: 2017 Canadian Society for Studies in Education ARTS Pre-conference. Art/Research/International:/A/Transdisciplinary/Journal, 2(2), 168–175. https://doi.org/10.18432/R2S91K