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ELIA BIENNIAL CONFERENCE FLORENCE 30 NOV - 03 DEC 2016
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WELCOME TO THE 14TH ELIA BIENNIAL CONFERENCE TURN MIRRORS INTO WINDOWS
Dear Participants, We are very pleased to welcome you to the fascinating and iconic city of Florence to participate in the 14th ELIA Biennial Conference, hosted by Palazzo Spinelli in partnership with many other Florentine arts and higher arts education institutions. The ELIA Biennial Conference is established as a major event for a large number of institutes of higher arts education in Europe and beyond. We meet, we share, we discuss, we celebrate, we establish new links, and sometimes we change our views. This year’s conference theme is TURN MIRRORS INTO WINDOWS. Europe has transformed almost beyond recognition over the past years. Thanks to technological evolution, globalisation and open border policies, we find ourselves working and living in close connection to the rest of the world. At the same time Europe's self-conception as a place of tolerance, inclusion and prosperity is increasingly challenged by complex issues such as large migration processes, an ageing population, shifting economic powers and emerging populism and radicalism. TURN MIRRORS INTO WINDOWS will explore what we see when we look at ourselves, our institutions, and the world. To what extent do we adapt, make use of or even contribute to the challenges and opportunities presented? And how shall we move forward? Florence, with its turbulent political and artistic history, a beacon of European cultural heritage, is the ideal city to have this conversation. We are pleased to offer you a rich conference programme, including high profile speakers, plenary discussions, round table discussions, mobile workshops, pecha kucha presentations, networking events and much more. We wish you an inspiring 14th ELIA Biennial Conference and stay in Florence. The Conference Steering Committee
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WELCOME BY THE HOST The 14th Biennial Conference comes in the midst of commemorations for the fiftieth anniversary of the devastating flood in Florence on 4 November 1966, which brought death and destruction to Florence and many other towns, and was a tragic event for our art historical heritage.
It is a great honour for Palazzo Spinelli to welcome you to the wonderful city of Florence. We hope you have a truly unforgettable experience. Benvenuti! Emanuele Amodei CEO Palazzo Spinelli Institute for Art and Restoration
Palazzo Spinelli Institute for Art and Restoration was founded in 1976 to train the people arriving in Florence to help save our heritage after the flood, and it is now celebrating its fortieth anniversary as a world-class centre for study, consulting, vocational training and continuous professional development in the sector of conservation, restoration and heritage management. When Florence was added to the list of World Cultural Heritage in 1982, UNESCO stated that the decision had no need for justification in light of the many works of art and values that the city contained. We now invite you to dive into the conference programme, engage with city during the mobile sessions in Florence’s foremost schools and institutions, amid monuments, works of art, streets, theatres, museums and collections, craftsmen’s workshops, markets and osterias. Enjoy the tastes, colours and lights of the city, remembering that the history of Florence teaches us that dialogue, participation, creativity, study, guardianship and access to cultural heritage represent the universal values that formed the foundation for its flourishing humanism and growth during the Renaissance, and that they are still a guide for the education of a new generation of artists. 7
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THE CITY OF FLORENCE Florence has a fascinating history and played a vitally important role in shaping European art over the centuries. The historic centre of Florence contains such a wealth of masterpieces that it is difficult to separate the city from its art works. Florence is not just about the Uffizi or Palazzo Pitti; it is full of smaller, less well known gems that make it endlessly delightful to explore. In 1982 it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and even just a walk around the city centre will launch you into layer upon layer of architectural styles and artistic innovation, all surrounded by deeply-rooted culture, food and wine.
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VENUES VILLA VITTORIA PALAZZO DEI CONGRESSI
IED – EUROPEAN INSTITUTE FOR DESIGN
PALAZZO VECCHIO SALONE DEI CINQUECENTO
IED is one of the foremost design schools in Italy and host to the Registration and Open Space on Wednesday. The campus in Florence is one of the latest additions to IED, which was founded in 1966. It now has seven locations across Italy, Spain and Brazil, with courses and research opportunities in design, fashion, visual arts and communication.
The Civic Reception on Thursday takes place in Palazzo Vecchio: the main symbol of civil power for the city of Florence. Delegates will be welcomed in Salone dei Cinquecento: the Hall of the Five Hundred. The Hall is named after the five hundred members of the Grand Council of the Republic, installed after the exile of the Medici. It is the largest and most important room in Palazzo Vecchio in terms of artistic and historical value.
AUDITORIUM AL DUOMO
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The Auditorium al Duomo is host to the ELIA General Assembly on Saturday. It is run by a division of the Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco®, which seeks to foster true appreciation of the concept of cultural heritage as a fundamental pole of attraction for travellers and as a potential tool for intercultural dialogue.
Palazzo Strozzi is the venue for the Closing Party on Friday and a great example of civil architecture in the Renaissance with its rusticated stone and harmonious proportions. Today the palace is used for all kinds of cultural exhibitions and artistic events, as well as international exhibitions. When you attend the party you can admire its courtyard, which features an installation by the Chinese artist Ai Wei Wei.
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WEDNESDAY 30 NOVEMBER 10.00-12.00
Higher Arts Education Visits Venue: Various
10.00-12.00
Art and Restoration at Palazzo Spinelli Venue: Palazzo Spinelli
09.15-10.15
Grand Opening Room: Auditorium
10.00-12.00
Le Arti Orafe Jewellery School – Education and Cultural Events in Florence Venue: Le Arti Orafe
10.15-11.00
Coffee Break Room: Salone Club
10.00-12.00
Teaching Art, Design, Conservation, Art History in Renaissance palaces: SACI Florence Venue: SACI Florence
11.00-12.00
10.00-12.00
Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici - The Italian International Institute Venue: Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici
Plenary - Landscapes of the Future Keynote by Daan Roosegaarde Room: Auditorium
12.00-13.00
10.00-12.00
Palazzo Coppini, International Meeting and Study Centre Venue: Palazzo Coppini
Table Talks Room: Passi Perduti
13.00-15.00
10.00-12.00
Conservatorio di Musica “Luigi Cherubini” di Firenze Venue: Conservatorio Cherubini
Lunch & Pecha Kucha Presentations Room: Various
13.00-15.00
14.00-18.00
Open Space Venue: IED
Preparing the Artists of Tomorrow Room: Passi Perduti Yellow
13.00-15.00
14.00-15.30
Quality Assurance in the Arts: Discovering scopes for development instead of Sticking to European Standards. Reflections, a Case Study and Open Exchange Room: 0-2
The Role of the Art Schools Analogue/Digital Room: Passi Perduti Blue
13.00-15.00
Community/Activation Crossing Borders Room: Sala Onice
08.30
Registration Venue: Palazzo dei Congressi - Villa Vittoria
15.00-18.00
Mobile Sessions Meeting Point: Entrance Villa Vittoria
15.00-18.00
IED – European Institute for Design Venue: IED
15.00-18.00
Palazzo Spinelli Institute for Art and Restoration Venue: Palazzo Spinelli
14.00-15.30
European Academy of Participation Room: 12
14.00-15.30
Mirror salon: Decision Time- workshop about decision points in creative processes Room: 4
14.00-16.00
Cumulus/Beyond the Classroom/Beyond Borders Room: 10
14.00-16.00
Paradox Fine Art European Forum FOR, ABOUT, NEARBY: The value of diversity and difference in Fine Art practice, research and education Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze
15.00-18.00
14.00-17.30
Mime-education in Europe: What's up today? Mime as an arena between dance, theatre and circus Room: 13
Fabbrica Europa Venue: Fabbrica Europa
15.00-18.00
Lorenzo de’ Medici - The Italian International Institute Venue: Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici
16.00-17.30
We are the monuments – workshop about forgetting as Art Practice in Public Space Room: 16
15.00-18.00
Conservatorio di Musica ‘Luigi Cherubini’ di Firenze Venue: Conservatorio Cherubini
16.00-17.30
European Programmes Room: 4
15.00-18.00
Life Beyond Tourism: Travel, Heritage and Dialogue Venue: Palazzo Coppini
16.00-17.30
Creative Practice and Research Room: 0-2
15.00-18.00
Le Arti Orafe Jewellery School Venue: Le Arti Orafe
16.00-17.30
Smart Museum Room: 14
15.00-18.00
Teatro La Pergola: In Sua Movenza è Fermo (In Movement, Unmoving) Venue: Teatro La Pergola
16.00-17.30
International Project Management Training Room: 12
15.00-18.00
Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze Venue: Biblioteca Nazionale
16.00-18.00
Wimbledon College of Arts European Performance and Theatre Design Network: An introduction Room: 11
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THURSDAY 1 DECEMBER
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Civic Reception Venue: Palazzo Vecchio - Salone dei Cinquecento
Blind Date Dinner Venue: Il Porcospino
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FRIDAY 2 DECEMBER 08.30
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Registration Venue: Palazzo dei Congressi - Villa Vittoria
09.15-09.45
Plenary - Transforming a Disaster Keynote by Cristina Acidini Room: Auditorium
09.45-10.15
Plenary - The Constructed Space Keynote by David Greig Room: Auditorium
10.15-11.15
Table Talks Room: Passi Perduti Yellow Room: Passi Perduti Blue
11.15-12.15
Plenary - Positions on the Doctorate of the Arts Room: Auditorium
12.15-13.30
Lunch Room: Passi Perduti Yellow Room: Passi Perduti Blue
13.30-14.30
Thematic Sessions Room: Various
13.30-14.30
3rd Cycle Supervision Room: Auditorium
13.30-14.30
Preparing the Artists of Tomorrow Pt. 1 Room: Passi Perduti Square
13.30-14.30
Community/Activation Room: Sala 9
13.30-14.30
Crossing Borders Pt. 1 Room: Sala 4
13.30-14.30
Transformations in Learning and Teaching Room: Sala Onice
14.30-15.30
Plenary - Making a Living from the Arts Room: Auditorium
15.30-16.00
Coffee Break Room: Salone Club
16.00-17.00
Thematic Sessions Room: Various
16.00-17.00
Cultural Entrepreneurship Room: Auditorium
16.00-17.00
Preparing the Artists of Tomorrow Pt. 2 Room: Passi Perduti Square
16.00-17.00
Crossing Borders Pt.2 Room: Sala 4
16.00-17.00
Quality Assurance and Enhancement Room: Sala Onice
17.00-18.15
Official Closing Plenary - What makes us tick? Keynote by Carla Delfos Room: Auditorium
21.30-01.00
Closing Party Venue: Palazzo Strozzi
SATURDAY 3 DECEMBER 08.30 09.30-13.00
Registration General Assembly Venue: Auditorium Al Duomo General Assembly - Members Only Room: Auditorium
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VENUE PALAZZO DEI CONGRESSI VILLA VITTORIA ROOM AUDITORIUM The plenary sessions feature keynote speakers offering thought provoking presentations to further promote dialogue based on the theme TURN MIRRORS INTO WINDOWS. A series of questions will be raised to give jumping off points for discussion, focused on the influences, challenges and opportunities presented by current European and worldwide developments. Furthermore, two plenary sessions are organised on Friday, focussing on respectively the expert field of artistic research and cultural entrepreneurship: ‘Positions on the Doctorate in the Arts’ and ‘Making a Living from the Arts.’
GRAND OPENING THURSDAY 01 DECEMBER 09.15-10.15 The 14th edition of the ELIA Biennial Conference will be heralded by a performance by one of Italy its most renowned contemporary musicians Vittorio Ceccanti, followed by a welcome by ELIA, Palazzo Spinelli and representatives of the city of Florence.
KEYNOTE: DAAN ROOSEGAARDE
LANDSCAPES OF THE FUTURE THURSDAY 01 DECEMBER
11.00-12.00
Keynote by Daan Roosegaarde, who creates innovative, technology based social designs that explore the relation between people, technology and space. He is the creative director of the social design lab Studio Roosegaarde and winner of the Dutch Design Award, Charlotte Kohler Prijs, Design for Asia Award and China’s Most Successful Design Award.
KEYNOTE: CRISTINA ACIDINI TRANSFORMING A DISASTER THE 1966 FLOOD AND FLORENCE A MODERN-DAY CAPITAL OF RESTORATION FRIDAY 02 DECEMBER 09.15-09.45 Art historian and President of l’Accademia delle Arti del Disegno of Florence- the oldest academy of fine arts in the world Cristina Acidini will address the history of Florence and how it connects to the global developments we witness today.
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KEYNOTE: DAVID GREIG THE CONSTRUCTED SPACE FRIDAY 02 DECEMBER 09.45-10.15
Playwright and theatre director David Greig will explore the way theatre making in general and artistic direction in particular can construct a civic space in which we as citizens can encounter each other outside binary discourse, with reference to his experience making the play The Suppliant Women. He will also assert that without such the constructed space of art, democracy can become dangerous.
POSITIONS ON THE DOCTORATE IN THE ARTS
FRIDAY 02 DECEMBER
11.15-12.15 This session addresses current developments in artistic research, with a distinct focus on the 3rd cycle. It discusses the position paper "The Florence Principles" and showcases challenging practice examples. Andrea Braidt, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Austria; Paula Crabtree, Stockholm University of the Arts, Sweden; Thomas D. Meier, ELIA President, Zurich University of the Arts - ZHdK, Switzerland; Giaco Schiesser, Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK, Switzerland.
MAKING A LIVING FROM THE ARTS
FRIDAY 02 DECEMBER
14.30-15.30 This session provides a guided tour into some of the professional skills and competencies that today's artists need to make a living from the arts. Such skills and com-
petencies go beyond cultural entrepreneurship, as these are necessary assets for all artists and other professionals in the 21st century art world. The project NXT Making a Living from the Arts is half way through its process and it gives a glimpse of what creative hubs and higher arts education institutions are doing in this changing world. How can young artists make a living from their artistic practice? How are higher arts education institutions taking into account cultural entrepreneurship and the teaching of employability skills? What are the new earning logics and economic models that actually work? What opportunities are there for the arts on the interface between the arts and other fields? Victoria Brattström, University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Kai Lehikoinen, University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland; Nana Radenkovic, Nova Iskra, Serbia.
CLOSING
KEYNOTE: CARLA DELFOS WHAT MAKES US TICK? FRIDAY 02 DECEMBER 17.00-18.15 The 14th ELIA Biennial closes with a keynote by ELIA Executive Director Carla Delfos. What can be said after 26 happy years at ELIA, or better yet, what cannot be said…Carla will not speak about the history of ELIA, or well, maybe just a little bit. She will be pondering over art, society, education, the world and the crazy Times That Are A-Changin’…again and again touching upon the same elusive question: ‘why do we do what we do?' The session will end with a performance by saxophonist Olivier Duverger.
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VENUE PALAZZO DEI CONGRESSI VILLA VITTORIA ROOM PASSI PERDUTI YELLOW PASSI PERDUTI BLUE
TABLE TALKS Delegates will be divided into small groups, which have been designed to facilitate dialogue and to allow for networking and making new contacts. Each round of table talks the group composition changes, increasing and diversifying the number of people to meet.
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THURSDAY 01 DECEMBER 12.00-13.00 FRIDAY 02 DECEMBER 11.00-12.00 The table talks will give delegates the opportunity to discuss the input and questions raised during the plenary sessions, as a jumping-off point to get further acquainted with colleagues from across the globe.
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VENUE PALAZZO DEI CONGRESSI VILLA VITTORIA ROOM PASSI PERDUTI YELLOW PASSI PERDUTI BLUE SALA ONICE THURSDAY 01 DECEMBER 13.00-15.00 A buffet lunch will be served in the Passi Perduti, followed by presentations in the Japanese format of Pecha Kucha: 20 slides shown of 20 seconds each- equal to a total presentation of six minutes and 40 seconds. After the buffet, delegates will be divided in 3 different groups to attend the Pecha Kucha session(s) of their choice.
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STRAND: PREPARING THE ARTISTS OF TOMORROW ROOM: PASSI PERDUTI YELLOW
STRAND: THE ROLE OF THE ART SCHOOLS ROOM: PASSI PERDUTI YELLOW
Welcoming Multiprofessional Cooperation Moving towards Multiprofessional Work LIISA-MARIA LILJA-VIHERLAMPI Turku University of Applied Sciences/Arts Academy Finland Preserving Contemporary Art as a Way to the Understanding and Appreciation of Current Artistic Activity MARÍA DEL CARMEN BELLIDO MÁRQUEZ University of Granada Spain Windows on Worlds: Artist-Teachers Conducting Action Research on Four Continents STACEY SALAZAR Maryland Institute College of Art United States The discovery of the body, didactics for a dance in movement MARINELLA GUATTERINI Teatro Paolo Grassi Italy Westpassage – Journey, Inquiry and Sustainable Collaboration BABETTE MARTINI
The Role of the Art Schools presents papers and best practices on strategies of higher arts education institutions. Making Learning: The Red House as mirror and window; and creative education as catalyst for social and cultural transformation ANDREW BREWERTON Plymouth College of Art United Kingdom Artistic Research: Prolific Innovation or Pragmatic Tool? RADKA KUNDEROVÁ Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts Czech Republic
STRAND: ANALOGUE/DIGITAL ROOM: PASSI PERDUTI YELLOW Analogue/Digital goes into the relation between online and offline creation, conservation and learning processes. Online and studio based fine art learning a dialogue of with-ness? JONATHAN KEARNEY University of the Arts London United Kingdom theweb.printing() LOÏC HORELLOU Haute École des Arts du Rhin (HEAR), France Design 1o1: from Mirror to Windows FOSCA SALVI Abadir Academy of Design and Fine Arts Italy
Arts Institutions and Aesthetic Education JONATHAN CLARK LOUISE JACKSON Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance United Kingdom Let our Mirror be your Window BRIDGET KIEVITS Amsterdam University of the Arts The Netherlands
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Crossing Borders reflects on change versus the status quo in today’s society, prompted by actors such as globalisation, diversity and gender, and how the arts and higher arts education play part in this.
Turn mirrors into windows - Our stories and the other stories
Figural Theatre of the Mediterranean: a ‘Liquid Border’ of Imagination, Memory, and Hope
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MELANIE ZEFFERINO
University of Arts in Belgrade Serbia
Florence Biennale / Churchill British Centre Italy
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Sensing Behind the Mirror
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University of Pécs Hungary
School of Arts/PXL-MAD Belgium
The educational innovation in music and social fallout
Know yourself to make a new hospitality
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CORINNA DEL BIANCO SIMONE GIOMETTI
Music Conservatory Rinaldo Franci Italy
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VENUE VARIOUS MEETING POINT ENTRANCE VILLA VITTORIA THURDAY 1 DECEMBER 15:00-18:00 The urban fabric of Florence has hardly changed since the Renaissance, with world-class artefacts and art venues in each of its narrow streets. The arts and their creators have always been a cornerstone of Florentine economic and cultural life and still are today, showcasing both the city’s rich heritage and the contemporary arts. To engage with Florence in a broader sense the Mobile Sessions have been designed to give conference participants the rare opportunity to explore behind closed doors and meet local academics, practioners and producers. Through dialogue with these experts, delegates will explore the complex relationship between Florence, its art history and its art future.
MOBILE SESSION 1 IED- EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF DESIGN High-end Craftsmanship meets Advanced Technologies Crafts and contemporary thinking: new forms of beauty for “hand made” products. Delegates are invited to visit the European Institute of Design and debate new trends with style and design experts and Tuscan craftsmen. A dialogue will be formed between those who are familiar with, and anticipate, aesthetic canons and the workers who have made the Italian brand synonymous with quality.
MOBILE SESSION 2 PALAZZO SPINELLI INSTITUTE FOR ART AND RESTORATION A practical restoration workshop of paintings on canvas and wood Delegates are invited to come to Palazzo Spinelli’s workshops and learn about the restoration of paintings on canvas and wood. The practical session will involve an overview of various aspects of restoration and conservation processes and an interactive demonstration of some of the techniques. Participants will also be able to visit the 15th-century chapel on the school campus with frescoes by Santi di Tito.
MOBILE SESSION 3 FABBRICA EUROPA Inter Pares Project, open work session with Agnese Lanza and Julie Havelund Fabbrica Europa invites delegates to attend an open work session of the Inter Pares Project, focused on the value of observing, describing, listening and remembering. These elements are the raw material that
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MOBILE SESSION 4 LORENZO DE’ MEDICI - THE ITALIAN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE Culinary Masterpieces: A creative laboratory at Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici Delegates will be welcomed to the LdM Cucina in San Lorenzo Market and at the Fashion Department of Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici for an interdisciplinary laboratory involving Art, Fashion and Food. The session will be an exploration into the fusion of regional colours and flavours with the art of sensory experience. LdM extends an invitation to participants to travel on an artistic journey of the five senses resulting in the creative expression of aesthetics and taste.
MOBILE SESSION 5 CONSERVATORIO DI MUSICA ‘LUIGI CHERUBINI’ DI FIRENZE Conservatorio Cherubini: From Roots to Leaves Delegates will experience three multidisciplinairy musical interludes organised by
the Computer Music Department in the Salone del Buonumore. During these interludes, small groups will be invited into the Library to see the historic collections of the Conservatoire, followed by short, live acoustic performances from three different historical periods. The session will end with a talk by organised by RAMI-Ricerca Artistica Musicale in Italia, an association for research development founded by the Conservatorio Cherubini along with seven other Italian conservatoires. The session has been put together to involve delegates in the Conservatoire’s current teaching and research activities and show them its historic links to the roots of our music culture.
MOBILE SESSION 6 LIFE BEYOND TOURISM - TRAVEL, HERITAGE AND DIALOGUE Intercultural dialogue made through travel The Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco Life Beyond Tourism has been dedicated to cultural rapprochement since 1991. Life Beyond Tourism is the practical application of the activities and research carried out by the foundation for over 25 years with students from all over the world. The Foundation believes in travel as a crucial tool for the development of territories. Forecasts on tourism clearly show how important is this economy. The world needs to transform the power and capillarity of the tourism economy in a new form of hospitality that makes a greater awareness of cultural diversity and a consequent mutual respect possible – the essential basis for peace in a world that is moving towards 10 billion inhabitants. Delegates are invited to hear about how the Foundation is now spreading its knowledge and research through its network with over 500 institutions in 83 countries, and to take part in the continuing debate on how to move forward into the future. 37
MOBILE SESSION 7 LE ARTI ORAFE JEWELLERY SCHOOL A Date with a Jewel at Le Arti Orafe Jewellery School A visit to the schools facilities offering insight into the activities of dissemination of contemporary jewellery culture on an international level and the possibility to participate in an interview / dialogue with a student at the workbench. Delegates are invited to visit the LAO Facilities in Oltr’arno. The visit includes an exhibition of students’ works, a presentation of the school’s teaching methods and its activities in the organisation of events dedicated to the dissemination of contemporary jewellery. The delegates will also have the chance to sit down at the workbench with students and anticipate the creative process of making a piece of jewellery from the idea to the object. To encourage further exchange, participating delegates are asked to bring a (family) jewel (or a photograph of the same) to exchange a story of their own with the students.
MOBILE SESSION 8 TEATRO LA PERGOLA: IN SUA MOVENZA È FERMO (IN MOVEMENT, UNMOVING) A live visit to the historic Teatro della Pergola intertwined with performances recreating and explaining the theatre’s history, secrets, evolution and spaces The live theatre visit, In Sua Movenza è Fermo, is named after the motto of the Accademici Immobili, the founders of the theatre. It is a voyage into the heart of the theatre in the company of “friendly shadows”; the characters that, over three centuries, have made the Teatro della Pergola great and immortal. The theatre manager/ impresario Lanari, the inventor Meucci, 38
the soprano Barbieri Nini, the stagehand Canovetti and the wardrobe mistress of Eleonora Duse tell their stories to visitors as if suspended between a dream and real life. The visit includes the museum section of the theatre with items on display such as the original stage lifting mechanism built in 1857 by Canovetti and the high-backed chair built for the première of Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth in 1847.
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MOBILE SESSION 9 BIBLIOTECA NAZIONALE CENTRALE DI FIRENZE - ASSOCIAZIONE CULTURALE PINOCCHIO DI CARLO LORENZINI The original remaining text of Pinocchio at the National Library Delegates are invited to the National Central Library of Florence to see the last remaining original chapters from the manuscript of the Adventures of Pinocchio and discuss the book’s significance with the Director of the Pinocchio by Carlo Lorenzini Cultural Association. The Association studies and promotes the Florentine author of the Adventures of Pinocchio – the most translated book in the world after Bible and Koran – through the identification of historical themes mentioned in many of the writer’s tales. The Association also works on projects for the architectural, social and economic redevelopment of the San Lorenzo district, where the author was born and lived. Activities include support for historical shops to promote the teaching of arts and crafts typical of Florence’s artisan culture.
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VENUE PALAZZO DEI CONGRESSI VILLA VITTORIA ROOMS AUDITORIUM PASSI PERDUTI SQUARE SALA ONICE SALA 9 SALA 4 FRIDAY 02 DECEMBER 13.30-14.30 | BREAK OUT 1 16.00-17.00 | BREAK OUT 2 Presenters selected from the Call for Presentations for ELIA Member Institutions showcase research papers, case studies and innovative projects, organised by topic or thematic strand.
BREAK OUT 1 3RD CYCLE SUPERVISION ROOM: AUDITORIUM Supervision plays a crucial role in 3rd cycle education in the arts. We may all agree that a common supervision culture shared by supervisors, doctoral school leaders and doctoral candidates is a priority for institutions to focus on. But which models are out there and what possible support structure can we imagine for the international community of artistic doctorates in the future? Supervision must be a collective effort with clearly defined and written responsibilities of the main supervisor, supervisory team, doctoral candidate, doctoral school, research group and the institution, leaving room for the individual development of the doctoral candidate. These challenges will discussed on the basis of practice examples with a view to a future support platform. The session will entail a panel discussion, with an emphasis on exchange and dialogue with the audience. Andrea Braidt, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Austria, Peter Dejans, Orpheus Institute, Belgium, Cecilie Broch Knudsen, Norwegian Artistic Research Programme, Norway, Henry Rogers, Birmingham School of Art, United Kingdom, Giaco Schiesser, Zurich University of the Arts - ZHdK, Switzerland and Johan Verbeke, Aarhus School of Architecture, Denmark and KU Leuven, Belgium.
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ELLEN SIMS
Preparing the Artists of Tomorrow showcases different approaches to meet the opportunities and challenges that young artists and creative professionals encounter in today’s society and while facing the industry, during their education as well as after graduation.
Plymouth College of Art United Kingdom
Developing a Community of Practice in a Climate of Change
Oslo National Academy of the Arts Norway
ANDREW KULMAN Birmingham City University United Kingdom NICAI: Art and Arts Education in a changing world DIANE BRAND NUALA GREGORY University of Auckland New Zealand
COMMUNITY/ACTIVATION ROOM: SALA 9 Community/Activation discusses the arts and higher arts education as a catalyst for social, cultural, political or rural transformation and its impact on communities. How to create creative learning environments in public education by the help of art students as creative practitioners? ENDRE RAFFAY SZILVIA NÉMETH University of Pécs T-Tudok- Centre for Educational Research and Knowledge Management Hungary
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Picture Windows: Visions of Community, Continuum and Change
The Molt of the Book — Walkabout in a House of Change MARTIN LUNDELL THEODOR BARTH
CROSSING BORDERS PART 1 ROOM: SALA 4 Crossing Borders reflects on change versus the status quo in today’s society, prompted by factors such as globalisation, diversity and gender, and how the arts and higher arts education play part in this. Malleable Identities: finding the artistic self in research oriented, open-access, blended-culture conditions NANCY DE FREITAS Auckland University of Technology New Zealand FAUXTHENTICATION All the academia’s a stage and academics are merely players...but under whose “command”? BOGDAN SZYBER Stockholm University of The Arts Sweden Global Encounters at a Dutch MFA Intercultural Dialogue in Higher Art Education MARGO SLOMP Minerva Art Academy/Hanze University of Applied Sciences the Netherlands 43
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Transformations in Learning and Teaching showcases new approaches in didactic strategies and practice in higher arts education.
A look into what higher arts education institutions are doing to support the career development of emerging artists.
Shifted Certitudes
Transfer and Creativity Hubs
FRANCOIS DUCONSEILLE
GEORG RUSSEGGER
Haute École des Arts du Rhin (HEAR) France
Academy of Fine Arts Viennia Austria
Teaching Professional Theater Practice (New international project of Shota Rustaveli Theater and Film Georgian University and AKT-ZENT, Berlin, Germany)
The Rise of the Creative Entrepreneur: Enterprise in the Performing Arts and the Role of Higher Arts Education SIAN BRITTAIN MARINA PAPAGEORGIOU
GIORGI MARGVELASHVILI JURIJ ALSCHITZ LEVAN KHETAGURI
Guildhall School of Music & Drama United Kingdom
Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgian State University
IRIS SCHUTTEN
Georgia AKT-ZENT Germany
Beyond Social Willem de Kooning Academy, Hogeschool Rotterdam, the Netherlands
QUALITY ASSURANCE AND ENHANCEMENT: TAKING OWNERSHIP OF QUALITY ASSURANCE ROOM: SALA ONICE Quality assurance and the enhancement of the student learning experience are key concerns for the higher education sector across Europe and beyond. The implementation and development of Quality Assurance systems and processes often take insufficient account of the specific contexts (regional, national, subject disciplines, etc.) in which higher education is delivered.
and enhancement processes to ensure that they are truly fit-for-purpose and are fully transparent to both staff and students, and are in tune with both institutional mission and their unique social and cultural contexts. ROBERT BAKER JOHN BUTLER PAULA CRABTREE ANTHONY DEAN LARS EBERT EQ-Arts the Netherlands
PREPARING THE ARTISTS OF TOMORROW PART 2 ROOM: PASSI PERDUTI SQUARE Preparing the Artists of Tomorrow showcases different approaches to meet the opportunities and challenges that young artists and creative professionals encounter in today’s society and while facing the industry, during their education as well as after graduation.
CROSSING BORDERS PART 2 ROOM: SALA 4 Crossing Borders reflects on change versus the status quo in today’s society, prompted by actors such as globalisation, diversity and gender, and how the arts and higher arts education play part in this. Translating Other Knowledge – Ethnographic Performance LEA KANTONEN PEKKA KANTONEN University of the Arts Helsinki Finland Exclusion intrinsic to art? The interweaving of social inequality categories structuring the field of higher art education SOPHIE VOEGELE Zurich University of the Arts Switzerland
Arts Talent Training: A Case of Best Practice MARINA BISTOLFI Fondazione Fabbrica Europa per le Arti Contemporanee Italy Is it a bird? A plane? It is Arts Education! Homo ludens in the 21st Century: towards a ludic approach in Arts Education IMARA FELKERS HKU University of the Arts Utrecht the Netherlands
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VENUE IED EUROPEAN INSTITUTE FOR DESIGN WEDNESDAY 30 NOVEMBER 14.00-18.00 Open Space is the non-curated platform that offers ELIA partners and member institutions the opportunity to showcase and share their own practices with delegates, being it for example a workshop, as a kick-off meeting for the starting of new initiatives or to accommodate networking, sharing experiences and discussion in their field of expertise. Please notice: Delegates attending Open Space can register for the whole conference upon arrival at the venue.
QUALITY ASSURANCE IN THE ARTS: DISCOVERING SCOPES FOR DEVELOPMENT INSTEAD OF STICKING TO EUROPEAN STANDARDS. REFLECTIONS, A CASE STUDY AND OPEN EXCHANGE 14.00-15.30 ROOM: 0-2 BERNHARD KERNEGGER University of Applied Arts Vienna Austria
EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF PARTICIPATION 14.00-15.30 ROOM: 12 CHRISSIE TILLER United Kingdom
MIRROR SALON: DECISION TIME WORKSHOP ABOUT DECISION POINTS IN CREATIVE PROCESSES 14.00-15.30 ROOM: 4 KAI VAN HASSELT- INDEPENDENT ADVISER Noha in partnership with Fontys School of the Performing and Fine Arts the Netherlands
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PARADOX FINE ART EUROPEAN FORUM FOR, ABOUT, NEARBY: THE VALUE OF DIVERSITY AND DIFFERENCE IN FINE ART PRACTICE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION 14.00-16.00 ACCADEMIA DI BELLE ARTI DI FIRENZE HOSTED BY: MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY AT CONWAY HALL & THE ARTWORKERS’ GUILD Stephanie James, Syracuse University, USA, Paul Haywood, Central St.Martins, London, Andris Teikmanis, the Art Academy of Latvia, Latvia, Christine Pybus, CIT Crawford College of Art and Design, Ireland, Dean Hughes, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, Basia Sliwinska, Middlesex University London, United Kingdom, Ana García-Lopez, University of Granada, Spain, Maia Rosa Mancuso, Accademia di Belle Arti Palermo, Italy
MIME-EDUCATION IN EUROPE: WHAT’S UP TODAY? MIME AS AN ARENA BETWEEN DANCE, THEATRE AND CIRCUS 14.00-17.30 ROOM: 13 LENA STEFENSON STANISLAW BROSOWSKI ALEJANDRO BONNET
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WE ARE THE MONUMENTS WORKSHOP ABOUT FORGETTING AS ART PRACTICE IN PUBLIC SPACE 16.00-17.30 ROOM: 16 MERETE RØSTAD The Oslo National Academy of the Arts Norway
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INTERNATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT TRAINING MARTE BRINKMAN
The Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts (SADA) Sweden
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WIMBLEDON COLLEGE OF ARTS EUROPEAN PERFORMANCE AND THEATRE DESIGN NETWORK: AN INTRODUCTION SIMON BETTS ESTHER ARMSTRONG PETER FARLEY
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MEMBERS ONLY SATURDAY 3 DECEMBER 09:30-13:00 The ELIA General Assembly will be held in the Auditorium Al Duomo. While the ELIA Conference is open to all delegates, the General Assembly is a forum that is restricted to ELIA members only. The registration opens at 8.30 hrs and the agenda, as well as relevant papers, will be distributed separately. Please notice: We kindly ask delegates who are authorized to attend or vote during the General Assembly to register on time due to logistic reasons.
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CULTURAL EVENTS VENUE VARIOUS The Cultural Events offer delegates the opportunity to experience Florence while meeting colleagues from across the globe in a more informal setting.
HIGHER ARTS EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS VISITS
OPENING PERFORMANCE VITTORIO CECCANTI
WEDNESDAY 30 NOVEMBER
09.15 VENUE: VILLA VITTORIA ROOM: AUDITORIUM
10.00-12.00 Early arrivals can participate in tours kindly hosted by local higher arts education institutions: Palazzo Spinelli, Le Arti Orafe Jewellery School, SACI Florence, Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici, Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco - Life Beyond Tourism® and Conservatorio di Musica ‘Luigi Cherubini.’ Each host organises their own tour, in which they will take you on a journey through their work and the unique historic venues where they are situated.
BLIND DATE DINNER WEDNESDAY 30 NOVEMBER 20.00 VENUE: IL PORCOSPINO Delegates who wish to start networking straight away, can join the optional Blind Date Dinner. During this dinner just before the official start of the conference, the organisers facilitate matchmaking: placing participants in intimate groups across several tables at the restaurant, where authentic Florentine dishes and drinks will be served. Please notice: places are limited. Pre-booking and an additional payment of EUR 40 through the online registration form are required.
THURSDAY 1 DECEMBER
Vittorio Ceccanti violoncello Ivano Battiston fisarmonica Musica di Astor Piazzolla Vittorio Ceccanti is the President of the ContempoArtEnsemble, and founder of the ContempoArteFestival both of which promote contemporary music. He has played and conducted innumerable world premieres and has close links with many of today’s foremost composers including the late Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Kaija Saariaho, Jonathan Harvey, Luciano Berio, Salvatore Sciarrino, Pierre Boulez, Azio Corghi and Steve Reich.
CIVIC RECEPTION THURSDAY 1 DECEMBER 19.00-21.00 VENUE: PALAZZO VECCHIO Delegates are invited to attend the Civic Reception. The City Council of Florence welcomes participants of the conference in the Salone dei Cinquecento in Palazzo Vecchio. This unique venue and worldclass artifact is during the Civic Reception accessible to ELIA delegates only. After the welcome a buffet-style dinner will be served in the main hall.
CLOSING PARTY FRIDAY 2 DECEMBER 21.30-01.00 VENUE: PALAZZO STROZZI
amples of civic Renaissance architecture. Palazzo Strozzi is nowadays host to worldclass art exhibitions, such as at the time of the conference by Chinese artist Ai Wei Wei. One of his sculptures will be on display in the centre of the courtyard, which can be admired while we enjoy drinks and music. Please notice: an additional €20 fee (€5 fee for PhD Students) is required and it can be purchased from 21.30 hrs onwards at the door of the Palazzo Strozzi on the night itself. Tickets purchased during the online registration are included in your personal registration envelope.
CLOSING PERFORMANCE OLIVIER DUVERGER FRIDAY 2 DECEMBER 17.00 VENUE: VILLA VITTORIA ROOM: AUDITORIUM NEU NOW alumnus and saxophonist Olivier Duverger attempts to push back the boundaries of style and artistic mediums, considering music as one of the purest expressions of both the spirit and the body. By working with dancers, video artists, stage director Marco Locci or visual artists Laurent Reynès and Arthur Vinck, he invites the audience to live the music it listens to. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degree with high honous at Académie Supérieure de Musique de Strasbourg, under Philippe Geiss, and completed additional studies in chamber music and interpretation in Strasbourg and Vienna, under Prof. Lars Mlekusch. Olivier has recently performed in Argentina, Ukraine, Spain, Italy and Netherlands, with solo recitals, as part of saxophone duo Miradas Cruzadas or as a soloist with contemporary ensemble Ukho (Kiev).
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CRISTINA ACIDINI
CARLA DELFOS
ART HISTORIAN, WRITER AND PRESIDENT OF L’ACCADEMIA DELLE ARTI DEL DISEGNO OF FLORENCE, ITALY
FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ELIA, THE NETHERLANDS
Cristina Acidini worked amongst others at the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture and was Superintendent of the State Museums of Florence, before taking on her current position as the President of the l’Accademia delle Arti del Disegno of Florence, the oldest fine art academy in the world. She is widely recognised for her contribution to art restoration and conservation and has curated numerous exhibitions in Italy and abroad. In addition Cristina Acidini has written many essays on art history and has published two novels.
Carla Delfos founded ELIA over 25 years ago and has been the organisation’s Executive Director since. Prior to this position she worked as an actress, theatre director and writer. For her accomplishments Carla Delfos was knighted 'Chevallier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres’ and awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts and Music, a Degree of Doctor of Arts by Columbia College Chicago and an Honorary Doctorate by the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen.
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DAVID GREIG
DAAN ROOSEGAARDE
PLAYWRIGHT AND THEATRE DIRECTOR, SCOTLAND
ARTIST AND SOCIAL DESIGNER, STUDIO ROOSEGAARDE, THE NETHERLANDS
David Greig is a Scottish playwright and theatre director, graduated from Bristol University. His work has been produced extensively abroad, with plays translated and performed in most of the countries of Europe, USA, Canada, Brazil, Australia, Japan and Korea. As a workshop leader David Greig has worked on many projects to teach or develop playwriting, in which he has a particular relationship with writers in the Middle East, such as from Palestine, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Tunisia and Morocco. From 2006 David Greig has been on the board of The Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh.
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Daan Roosegaarde, creative director of the social design labs Studio Roosegaarde in Rotterdam and Shanghai, develops innovative and interactive landscapes that merge creativity, technology and ideology. He is best known for social designs aimed at sustainability, which instinctively respond to sound and movement- taking technology ‘out of the screen’ and integrating it into the real world. Daan Roosegaarde has won the Dutch Design Award, Charlotte Kohler Prijs, Design for Asia Award and China's Most Successful Design Award and his work has been the focus of exhibitions at amongst others the Tate Modern, the National Museum in Tokyo and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. 63
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TRANSPORT
SHUTTLE BOLOGNA AIRPORT
PALAZZO VECCHIO
TAXI
Appennino Shuttle, bus tickets cost 20€ if booked online or bought on board.
Friday to Wednesday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. (Tower 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.) Thursday: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
The bus leaves from Viale Filippo Strozzi:
Piazza della Signoria
There are two taxi services in Florence: Taxi Firenze 4242 - Tel. +39 055 4242
DESK The staff of the information desk managed by the Florence Convention Bureau will be happy to assist you with museum bookings, sightseeing events and general information about Florence. The information desk is located in the entrance hall of Villa Vittoria and will be open throughout the conference from Thursday 1 December onwards.
INTERNET The main conference venues will provide access to Wireless Internet. Information on how to join the wireless network will be included in your conference bag or can be requested at the registration desk. On social media please us the conference hashtag #eliabiennial2016
GETTING AROUND Florence is a walking city and almost all destinations are within 15 minutes of each other.
EMERGENCIES In the event that you need urgent assistance outside of conference hours, you can call the ELIA Conference Manager Marte Brinkman: +31 6 339 68987 or Palazzo Spinelli Conference Manager Catherine Burnett: +39 339 4878808. Police 112 Fire 115 Ambulance 118 66
Taxi Firenze 4390 - Tel. +39 055 43 90 Fixed fares from/to Florence airport: 22€ (24€ public holidays; 25.30€ night-time 22.00 - 06.00 hrs.)
From inside the train station, go straight to the end of Platform 16 and then walk down the ramp. For more information visit www.appenninoshuttle.it
Journey time: about 15 minutes
TRAIN
MUSEO DI SANTA MARIA NOVELLA Monday to Thursday: 9 a.m. – 5.30 p.m. Friday: 11 a.m. – 5.30 p.m. Piazza della Stazione 4
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Santa Maria Novella (S.M.N. Central Station):
Each ride costs 2€ on board, 1.20€ if purchased at the train station or in a tobacco shop, or 4 trips for 4.70€.
MUSO NAZIONALE DEL BARGELLO
Stazione Ferroviaria, Piazza Santa Maria Novella, 50123 Firenze
From Monday to Saturday: 8.15 a.m. – 1.30 p.m.
firenzesantamarianovella.it
Via del Proconsolo, 4
+39 055 235 2595
To book the tickets visit www.b-ticket. com/b-ticket/uffizi/default.aspx or go to Via del Proconsolo 4, 50122 Firenze
ATAF
For more information visit: www.ataf.net
SHUTTLE FLORENCE AIRPORT Volainbus, bus tickets cost 5€ per person if purchased inside the train station at ATAF office, 6€ per person on board. Departures from Florence City Centre (S.M.N. Central Station and SITA bus station) from 5.30 a.m. to 11.00 p.m. every half hour. Departures from A. Vespucci Airport. From 6.00 a.m. to 11.30 p.m. every half hour.
SHUTTLE PISA AIRPORT Autostradale, bus tickets cost 9.90€ if purchased on board and 7.50€ online.
Bookings: www.trenitalia.com
MAIN MUSEUMS GALLERIA DEGLI UFFIZI From Tuesday to Sunday: 8.15 a.m. - 6.50 p.m.
Monday – Sunday: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Piazza degli Strozzi. To book tickets visit: www.palazzostrozzi.org
Piazzale degli Uffizi, 6 To book tickets visit www.b-ticket.com/bticket/uffizi/default.aspx or go to Via del Proconsolo 4, 50122 Firenze
GALLERIA DELL’ACCADEMIA
The bus leaves from Viale Filippo Strozzi:
Tuesday to Sunday: 8.15 a.m. – 6.50 p.m.
From inside the train station, go straight to the end of Platform 16 and then walk down the ramp.
Via Ricasoli, 58/60
For more information visit www.autostradale.it
PALAZZO STROZZI
MORE INFO What’s On in Florence http://en.firenze-online.com The City of Florence https://youtu.be/_Zc6FeD7etE
To book tickets visit www.b-ticket.com/bticket/uffizi/default.aspx or go to Via del Proconsolo 4, 50122 Firenze
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CONFERENCE STEERING COMMITTEE Emanuele Amodei, General Director, Palazzo Spinelli Istituto per l’Arte e il Restauro, Florence, Italy Carla Delfos, Executive Director, ELIA – European League of Institutes of the Arts, Amsterdam, Netherlands Philippe Hardy, Executive Managing Director, Ecole Européenne Supérieure d’Arts de Bretagne, Rennes, France Maggie Kinloch, Vice Principal, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, United Kingdom Michael Kwakkelstein, Director Dutch University Institute for Art History, Florence, Italy Thomas D. Meier, President, ELIA; Zurich University of the Arts, Zurich, Switzerland
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Stefano Baldassarri, Director of ISI International Studies Institute, Palazzo Rucellai Monica Stefania Baldi (President), President of Pinocchio by Carlo Lorenzini Cultural Association, Former Member of European Parliament for Culture, Education, Youth and Sport. Marina Bistolfi, Head of Education at Fabbrica Europa Giò Carbone, Director of Le Arti Orafe Jewellery School Eugenio Cecioni, Director of Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze Alessandro Colombo, Director of IED Florence – European Institute of Design
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Corinna Del Bianco, Board member for international relationships at Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco
INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS
Elisa Gradi, Art Historian, Art Critic, Curator at Lorenzo de’ Medici Institute Anne Chantellier Pellegrini, Senior Administrator at SACI (Studio Arts Centers International) Paolo Pieri Nerli, Conservation Architect at Palazzo Spinelli per l’Arte e il Restauro
CITTÀ METROPOLITANA DI FIRENZE
SPONSORS
Francesco Torrigiani, Lecturer at Conservatorio Musicale Luigi Cherubini Riccardo Ventrella, Director of Communicatons at Fondazione Teatro della Pergola
CONFERENCE ORGANISERS Marte Brinkman, Conference Manager, ELIA – European League of Institutes of the Arts, Amsterdam
PARTNERS
Catherine Burnett, Head of International Projects and Cooperation, Palazzo Spinelli Istituto per l’Arte e il Restauro, Florence, Italy
Firenze
Laura Pinyol Ruis, Project Assistant Palazzo Spinelli Istituto per l’Arte e il Restauro, Florence, Italy
GRAPHIC DESIGN Francesco Luglio, Graphic Designer Palazzo Spinelli Istituto per l’Arte e il Restauro, Florence, Italy
MEDIA PARTNERS
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PARTNER INSTITUTION
RESTORATION PROJECT MEDICI COAT OF ARMS SCULPTED BY GIAMBOLOGNA
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Thanks to delegates who booked their accommodation using the hotel booking portals on the ELIA website, the Medici Coat of Arms of Palagio di Parte Guelfa will be restored. A percentage of the booking fee will go towards funding the project, without any additional booking charges for delegates. The proceeds will fund the restoration of a polychrome Medici coat of arms sculpted in pietra serena by the eighteen-year-old Giambologna. The coat of arms is on the balcony of the Palagio di Parte Guelfa, the headquarters of the Guelph Party in the Middle Ages. 73
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PHOTO & GRAPHIC DESIGN FRANCESCO LUGLIO
