Art Mediation: Creative Approaches

With Invisible Pedagogies, Andrea De Pascual

Duration: May 11 – Jun 8, 2022
Live sessions: 2 hrs/week
Deadline: May 7, 2022

In this course, taught by Invisible Pedagogies, we will explore the best practices for developing cultural mediation and educational programs in artistic centres, taking into account the local context and audience diversity.

Invisible Pedagogies is a collective based in Madrid who design mediation and educational programs for art institutions. They emphasise the importance of inclusivity in the arts in relation to gender, race, age and marginalised communities. This course will build off their approaches to mediation that have included intergenerational workshops or artist residences in educational centres.

We will work with resources and tools to develop educational programs that are capable of involving the context in which the institution is located and opening an active dialogue between the institution and the public.

Applying the DAT methodology (detect, analyse and transform), we will address fundamental questions about art educational programming such as: what kind of mediation do I want to develop? How can I activate cultural processes with different communities? What proposals can I develop to promote cultural inclusion?

This course is aimed at cultural managers, curators, educators, and those interested in developing educational and art mediation programs within the artistic context. Throughout the course, participants will develop a rough sketch of their own program – from identifying their personal position and goals, to engaging inclusive audience approaches and applying creative techniques from the art world.