FOREWORD
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Allan Siegel SPACES OF UNCERTAINTY - PRACTICES AND ROAD MAPS
Throughout Europe , there are upwards of 300,000 students in various fine and applied arts academies and universities engaged in diverse artistic practices . Yet , students often find themselves in a precarious relationship with their ‘ real world ’ surroundings : standing with one leg in an institutional environment and the other in Spaces of Uncertainty .
Uncertainty is a marked feature of knowledge making and research in many disciplinary fields ; it is intrinsic to inspired , innovative , and socially engaging forms of discourse and research . However , increasingly , educational institutions and resources for artists and teachers are often marginalised or underfunded . Consequently : arts programmes at primary or secondary schools are defunded or with diminished resources ; within a changing economic climate , graduates wonder about how they will survive , what funding sources will be available , and which of their skills will be economically beneficial ;
the shadows of economic uncertainty exist alongside the anxieties fostered by under – currents of foreboding that have entered into the rhythms of daily life . In the context of the above framework , the institutional partners in the Spaces of Uncertainty project have initiated a ‘ summer institute ’ that will take place in Stuttgart , Germany hosted by the Württembergische Kunstverein between the dates of September 05 and 15 , 2016 .
The academy is an additional link in the development of sustainable , collaborative , teaching and learning processes that links students and teachers from the seven participating schools and other learning environments throughout Europe . The objectives of the interdisciplinary discussions and workshops of ‘ Practices and Road Maps ’ includes : defining possible solutions to problems involving individual and collaborative processes ; building a practice-based network that fosters the sharing of ideas and information ; and , enabling the formulation of innovative artistic concepts and articulating methods for their realisation .