Call For Presentations – Alchemy: Transforming Visual Arts and Curriculum Pedagogy

VADEA NSW is excited to announce that the VADEA 2025 Conference Alchemy: Transforming Visual Arts Curriculum and Pedagogy will be held on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th May 2025. 

Visual Arts and Design Educators working within teaching, curriculum, museum and/or gallery contexts, are invited to submit a presentation proposal to share innovative strategies for navigating and implementing emerging pedagogy and research at a time of significant curriculum reform.

VADEA is seeking presentations that focus on the conference theme of Alchemy, to activate collaborative professional learning in a transformative way, including units of work, case studies, research and classroom practices that will promote the implementation of the recently released NSW K-6 Creative Arts and 7-10 Visual Arts syllabuses, and explore new opportunities for Stage 6 Visual Arts. 

Presentation proposals should reflect aspects of the 2025 Conference HUMANIFESTO:

 

Empowering students and teachers 

Through transformative processes

Distilling the essence of Practice and pedagogy 

To transmit meanings and significance 

 

Attuning to creative and critical thinking 

Framing new and re-emerging Viewpoints

Exploring the potential and possibilities

Of Artworld Concepts and interrelations 

 

Responding to a constantly changing world 

With resonance and resilience 

Inspiring and informing lifelong learning

Activating alchemy

 

PRESENTATION GUIDELINES

Presenters are invited to focus on ONE of the following perspectives arising from the recently released NSW K-6 Creative Arts syllabus, 7-10 Visual Arts syllabus or current Stage 6 Visual Arts syllabus:

1. Distilling the essence of Practice and pedagogy  – Responding to NSW Curriculum Reform Present a research example focused on empowering students and teachers through transformative classroom practices and pedagogy, addressing how educators can respond to the recently released K-6 Creative Arts or 7-10 Visual Arts syllabus, or the upcoming Stage 6 Visual Arts syllabus consultation in 2025.  15-minute or 30-minute Research Presentation

2. Framing new and re-emerging Viewpoints  – Understanding new curriculum contexts and content Present an adapted or newly devised unit of work, investigation, task or resource for K-6 Creative Arts or 7-10 Visual Arts that explores the potential, possibilities and interrelations of Artworld Concepts, Viewpoints and/or Practice. Or present a Stage 6 Visual Arts case study that considers new opportunities for investigating content areas. 15-minute or 30-minute Resource Presentation

3. Activating alchemy – Inspiring and informing learning through creative and critical thinking  Present a practical workshop that focuses on innovative approaches or strategies for engaging students through art making and/or critical and historical studies, to promote students’ own practice as artists and/or art critics, historians or curators. Consider the significance of new technologies and interdisciplinary practices. 1 hour or 2 hour Workshop Presentation

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

To submit a presentation proposal, click the below button to complete the Google Form:

Proposals are due by Monday 3rd March, 5:00pm. 

For enquiries, contact VADEA via contact@vadea.org.au.

VADEA looks forward to receiving your submission.