Adams, Jeff; Bailey, Rowan and Walton, Neil. 2017. The National Arts Education Archive: Ideas and Imaginings. International Journal of Art and Design Education, 36(2), pp. 176-187. [Article]

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The National Arts Education Archive (NAEA) is housed and maintained by the Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP), and managed by YSP coordinators and educators with a well-established volunteer programme. This year, 2017, as part of the celebrations of the YSP’s 40th anniversary, the Archive will hold its own exhibition entitled Treasures Revealed: a collection of items selected by people who
have been involved in the Archive, whether as donors, volunteers, researchers, artists, trustees or steering group members. In parallel with the exhibition, this article aims to give voice to a selection
of individuals and groups associated with the Archive, discussing their interests and experiences of it, and their thoughts on its value and importance as a repository of arts education materials, ideals and practices. Our primary motivations were to consider these different voices in relation to the purpose, direction and relevance of the NAEA today. These exchanges raise fundamental questions and debates about what art education is and what it might become, and how these historical collections, and creative engagements with it, might help to shape our contemporary thinking.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number (DOI):	10.1111
Keywords:	digital networks, education values, historiography, archives, art education
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Educational Studies Educational Studies > Centre for the Arts and Learning
Dates:	Date Event 19 April 2017 Accepted June 2017 Published
Item ID:	20737
Date Deposited:	11 Jul 2017 14:28
Last Modified:	31 May 2019 01:26
Peer Reviewed:	Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/20737

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