Provisional program 21-24 September 2016 Objectives To design a draft for the Arts Academy of the Future, and discuss the opportunity of Mediterranean Academy for the Arts, that shows the following characteristics: °Nurturing vocations without imposing concepts and categories °Multi/interdisciplinary °Open to students from all over the world °Adapting to fast changing social and economic realities °Anticipating future needs
Preliminary questions to be answered What is the future role(s) for the artists in society? Is it possible to design an Academy without answering/reaching a consensus on that question? What are the skills needed to take that role? Who decides on those skills in what phase of a student’s career? Is there a need for a new educational centre that meets specific demands? Is the solution in reshaping current educational models or creating new educational models? What are the requirements in regard to curriculum, staffing, building, etc. What are the consequences regarding accreditation and finances?
Profile of participants Directors, coordinators and educators from Arts Academies and Universities and from non-institutional training programs for the arts from Europe and South-Mediterranean. Representatives of Schools and potential funding partners in Sardinia. Artists from Sardinia and South-Mediterranean.
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