Breaking Barriers to Creative Learning: A Conference for Creative Educators
May 16 @ 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
The Open Window 2025 Teacher’s Conference aims to bring together educators, researchers, and practitioners in the field of creative arts education to explore innovative strategies for making the art and design curriculum more accessible to diverse learners. The conference will provide a platform for knowledge-sharing, practical workshops, and panel discussions that address challenges and opportunities in art education.
Date: Friday, 16 May
Fee: The conference is free.
Venue: Open Window Centurion Campus, AV Building
Registration: RSVP Form
Catering: Lunch
Theme Exploration in the Programme:
The programme of Breaking Barriers to Creative Learning aims to explore how we as educators can make the art and design curriculum more relevant to diverse learners within a local context. Whether we lecture future teachers or reach high school learners directly, how do we actively guide our students to truly care about and engage with the curriculum in a meaningful way?
Breaking Barriers to Creative Learning offers the opportunity for discussions on decolonising the curriculum—or rather, approaching the curriculum in a decolonised manner—alternative and non-traditional methodologies of teaching that cater to different learning styles and abilities, creative problem-solving, addressing barriers to accessibility in arts education (including socioeconomic and cultural factors), the integration of digital tools and emerging technologies in arts education, and more! Join us as we foster collaboration among educators, institutions, and industry professionals to enhance curriculum development and showcase best practices in inclusive arts education.