Past Events

Diversifying Art and Design Practices in an Age of Uncertainty

This panel will explore alternative ways of discovering physical and digital making in the time of Covid19

Video Recording

Outline:

HEIs, Art and Design students, academic staff members and Creative Industries around the globe require additional support through this difficult period. This discussion will exchange ideas and consider innovative art and design pedagogic practices. It will explore alternative ways of discovering physical making and will debate digital making in our current landscape through innovative or less innovative creative methods during the COVID-19; and will inform the diverse and creative societies how our inclusive practices could produce graduates with extensive discipline knowledge and portfolios of high-quality standards.

Panel Chair: Dr Anastasios Maragiannis | Diversity Inclusivity Design, University of Greenwich

Panel Members:

• Prof Gillian Youngs | Digital Art Economies
• Dr Stacey Pitsillides | Senior Fellow Digital Death, Northumbria University
• Prof Gloria Kondrup | Director Art Centre College of Design California
• Simon Herron | Architecture | School of Design University of Greenwich

Questions:

• Can we introduce alternative ways of delivering creative education?
• How do we address the tensions between disciplines where a physical portfolio is a requirement? What is the role of digital in this
• In what way are architecture and design portfolio and exhibitions relevant to different disciplines and areas?
• How is it possible for everyone (especially our design graduates) to maintain high design standards?
• What creative industries should take into account when they are hiring 2020 graduates?
• What is the future of the creative economy and how to design diverse and inclusive practices to consider "designing with and for others"
• Is digital art changing based on the new adaptation of making