“Udaka – Learnings from Arts Education” Coastal Karnataka Conference (India)

This call is an invitation for abstracts, for presentations. The presentations may be in the form of papers, workshops, lecture demonstrations, roundtable discussions, guided film viewings, performance talks, and any other form as deemed suitable – which enable the sharing of concepts, experiments, explorations, and experiences of arts-integrated learning methods. They encourage creative and innovative modes of presentations.

This regional conference in coastal Karnataka aims to bring together scholars, artists, arts educators, teachers and administrators to discuss how the arts can enrich the lives of students as well as classroom teaching and learning experience. It will deliberate how teachers, artists and arts educators could utilise the potential of various art forms and cultural histories for their possible integration into the curriculum.

While all the discussions at the conference will be held mainly in Kannada, presentations can also be made in the locally spoken languages of Tulu, Konkani, Are Kannada, Byari, Malayalam and Marathi.

Themes and Topics

• The presentations may consider (but not be limited to) the following themes and topics:
  • Local resources and curricula issues: teaching, learning and curricular development.
  • Researching, representing, and transforming local arts in the digital age.
  • Documentation and notation of arts in Kalyana Karnataka.
  • Local site explorations that are connected to histories and cultural practices.

Guidelines for Submission of Abstracts

• The abstracts can be a maximum of 250 words and should have a clearly mentioned title.
• The format of the presentation must be mentioned clearly, whether it is a paper, a workshop, a guided film screening, etc.
• The time required for the presentation must also be mentioned clearly. It is suggested that papers be within 15 minutes, lecture demonstrations and performance talks within 40 minutes, and workshops and guided film screenings within 2 hours.
• Each abstract submission must be accompanied with the name, address, email and phone number with a one-page resume.

For more information, visit India Foundation for the Arts.