The aim of the symposium is to promote exchange between and networks of international actors in the area of arts education on an academic, practical and political level. Arts for Education! generates public awareness for the topic of arts education, thus showcasing the great social importance of education and cultural work aimed at encouraging the creative independence of children and young people.

Arts for Education! will examine, on the one hand, the question of political and public responsibility for arts education in Europe. It analyses on the other, the different forms that arts education can take. A third focus will be on children and young people as the target group for arts education work and on their needs and wishes. In addition, Arts for Education! will seek answers to many as yet unresolved questions concerning the development and impact of arts education: Who is responsible for arts education? Where are the needs for political action? How can arts play a role in schools, the core domain of education? How would this affect everyday life and teaching in schools? Which specific qualities do artistic and aesthetic practice in the various art disciplines need to have in order to generate an effect? How are children and young people involved in arts education?

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