The Illusion of Form - About Shaping at Art Colleges

About this project

<p>"Illusion of form" is an activity aimed at developing new teaching strategies, introducing innovations and strengthening relations at the level of arts higher education between institutions from Poland and Norway. The most important aspect of the project will be confrontation and exchange of experiences in the field of different didactic methods, referring both to the means of artistic expression used, different practices and aesthetics, as well as to the problem of effectiveness of the adopted assumptions due to their implementation in different cultural or socio-economic conditions. The project is structured around a series of workshops and seminars, as well as conferences, exhibitions and other associated events that will expand the knowledge of particular art disciplines such as: ceramics, contemporary sculpture, installation, performance art, studio sculpture and laser analogue holography. Our aim is to show the differences and similarities in different approaches to particular art disciplines and methods of conveying knowledge about them by setting them in different, sometimes contradictory or distant contexts. The most frequent participants of the project will be students and lecturers of the institutions taking part in the project (about 110 people in total) and specialists-experts from beyond the UAP and UiB structures (3 people). The final result of the project will be the new educational offer addressed to the Faculty of Art, Music and Design at the University of Bergen in the form of Portable Holography Laboratory and Digital Studio in Sculpture along with the development of guidelines for these courses. The guidelines and information contained therein may also be helpful for other education professionals from both partner countries - thus the project will have a long-lasting and wide-ranging impact, giving the chance to influence the development of the art education sector and further development of cooperation in this field.</p>

Bilateral cooperation results

Thanks to the Donor States Fund (P-D), we have found out that internationalization, which is becoming the rule in the implementation of scientific projects, is real. We gained the opportunity to conduct comparative study of both institutions in terms of their approach to teaching and aspects of the functioning of the university. Without the P-D institution, our point of view would be more focused on the educational mechanisms adopted in the Bologna system, and the cooperation showed us new possibilities and solutions and highlighted the shortcomings of both systems (for example, the inability to work in the block system in the Polish system), thanks to which we could observe how the applied system works. in Norway, the block teaching system. It was also very inspiring to watch the research work of teachers, which is significantly different from that carried out at our university (UAP). The partnership has led to specific effects, such as specialized teaching programs and the introduction of innovative or more workshop-based teaching methods. KMD educators indicated that cooperation should be continued, which can be interpreted as one of the main results. The cooperation led to a moderate increase in educators' knowledge and understanding of the issues covered by the project. A positive result was also the level of interaction, how cooperation takes place between project group members and how educational units adapt to the complex, non-hierarchical structure of the project. We had to face optimization of working time and division of responsibilities. Collaboration in more classic disciplines, such as spatial activities or performance, greatly broadened the horizons of the participants. The approach to "teaching" these disciplines is very diverse, and by working together we have gained a unique opportunity to learn from each other.

Project partners

• University of Bergen - Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design Donor project partner· Norway