Holding Ground suggested sub-themes:

  • Sustaining practice: how artist-teachers maintain creative momentum, wellbeing, and identity over time.
  • Sustaining pedagogy: teaching approaches that endure, adapt, and remain meaningful in shifting ACL contexts.
  • Sustaining communities: how artist-teachers nurture belonging, confidence, and continuity for learners.
  • Sustaining research: practitioner research as a tool for long-term sector growth, legitimacy, and advocacy.

This conference welcomes contributions from artist-teachers working in adult and community learning spaces, at all stages of their careers. The conference accepts contributions in several forms, including, but not limited to, paper presentations, poster presentations, workshops, and arts-based research.

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Standard ticket: £10

 

What is included in your ticket?

  • Access to the full day conference programme including keynotes and creative workshop
  • Access to keynote and workshop recordings
  • Join a network of like-minded Artist Teachers working in adult community learning
  • ATACL Delegate Exclusive: Get one month free off NSEAD membership with a special discount code when you register for the conference!

Register for ATACL 2027

 

NSEAD is a membership organisation, trade union and subject association working to support and protect art educators across the UK. This means we rely on donations, fundraising and subscriptions to do our work.

To ensure this event is accessible for all, we are pleased to offer a number of complimentary tickets. To request a complimentary ticket, please email events@nsead.org

No matter what your budget, we are delighted you’re joining us at this event and look forward to welcoming you soon.