The 15th International Journal of Art and Design Education Conference will take place in October 2027, online and at Maynooth University, Ireland.
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Thursday 14 October 2027 | Online
Saturday 16 October 2027 | Maynooth University, Ireland
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In Art and Design education ‘synergies’ refers to the interaction of ideas, disciplines, materials, technologies, cultures, people and the non-human in a dynamic interplay to create original work and thinking. Theoretically, it is within constructivist, socio-cultural, interdisciplinary and creative learning frameworks where collaboration, meaning-making and connections between visual, material and digital practices exist.
At every level of Art and Design pedagogy, synergies emerge through exploration, storytelling, play, developing greater levels of critical thinking and complexity, and widening societal and environmental engagement. And across all stages, synergies support creativity, inclusion, adaptability and reflective practice, enabling learners to weave threads of relational understanding between diverse perspectives and to generate innovative, socially relevant artistic and design outcomes.
The iJADE editorial team are inviting abstract submissions which explore / interrogate the 2027 conference theme. Speakers may wish to do this through the lens of:
- The synergies of interdisciplinary art and design education
- The tensions and opportunities of practice in community
- The synergies of professional practice across art and education
- Pluriversal perspectives – challenging a singular world view through lived cross-cultural, multicultural and intercultural synergies
- Ecopedagogical perspectives – exploring the more-than-human symbiotic relations of art, design and education
- Peace – art and design educational practices as a way to build bridges where there is division
- The complexity of negotiating curriculum and policy relationships
- The synergies afforded by sites of creativity
- The increasing entwinement of generative AI with creative practice and education
Abstract submissions should be a maximum of 200 words and suggest how your work links to the main conference theme /subthemes.
Abstract submission deadline: 6pm, Wednesday 30 June 2027
Submit an abstract
Read the full conference theme and call for papers
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Registration will open on 29 January 2027.
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