Editors: Timo Jokela, Maria Huhmarniemi & Kathryn Burnett

Design: Annika Hanhivaara

DOI: 10.24981/2024-RNNGAEB

ISBN: 978-989-35684-5-3 (pdf version)

This book examines art, design, craft, and education in the North, Arctic, and near-Arctic regions. The chapters illuminate how contemporary art in these areas promotes and critiques sustainability through education, community engagement, and locally rooted artistic practices. Each chapter offers unique approaches to addressing urgent social, cultural, and environmental issues affecting Arctic regions, with art serving both as a pedagogical tool and a form of activism.

The contributions to this eleventh Relate North book showcase the richness and expansion of new genre Arctic art education. The book will interest a wide audience, including cultural animators, sociologists, artists, designers, crafters, educators, and practice-based researchers. Additionally, it will be relevant to undergraduate and postgraduate students in art, design, and education, as well as to museums, cultural institutions, scholars, and policymakers focused on contemporary art, craft, design, and education.

Editors: Susan Coles & Glen Coutts

Design: Moira Douranou

DOI: 10.24981/2024-InSEA70

ISBN: 978-989-35684-3-9

Through Art: InSEA @ 70 is a history of InSEA, published in the 70th anniversary year of the Society, which was founded in Paris in 1954.  It is a vibrant and fascinating snapshot of InSEA over the years. InSEA Publications is proud to present this open-access book (pdf).

Editors: Steve Willis, Ryan Shin & Allan Richards

Cover design: Nupur Manoj Sachdeva Layout design: Ziyu Feng & Ling-Yu Chou

DOI: 10.24981/2024-ICIAE

ISBN: 978-989-35684-2-2

The Intersectionality of Critical Identities in Art Education is an anthology of diverse perspectives of artists, art educators, and museum and community educators who reflected on how their identities have been shifted, changed, and hybridized in a changing global society. The 48 contributors wrote about how shifting identities affected pedagogical practices in terms of cultural hybridization, idea diffusion, decolonization, diaspora, authenticity, and a sense of responsibility in a shared global community. Each author shares their unique experiences and stories of success or failure, lessons, and insights while working with students, museum visitors, or community members whose identities affect teachers' pedagogical praxis in various settings. This is one of the more powerful books to provide first-person experiences that influence diverse contemporary pedagogy and curriculum development.

Editors: 

Lee, Nicole Y. S., Irwin, Rita L., Baldus, Angela I., Barney, Daniel T., Ursino, Joanne M. & Valiary Eskandary, Zohreh. (Eds.). (2024).  Pedagogical Propositions: Playful Walking with A/r/tography. Book One: Encounters.  InSEA Publications.

Baldus, Angela I., Irwin, Rita L., Lee, Nicole Y. S., Barney, Daniel T., Ursino, Joanne M. & Valiary Eskandary, Zohreh. (Eds.). (2024).  Pedagogical Propositions: Playful Walking with A/r/tography. Book Two: Essays.  InSEA Publications.

Irwin, Rita L., Lee, Nicole Y.S., Baldus, Angela I., Barney, Daniel T., Ursino, Joanne M. & Valiary Eskandary, Zohreh. (Eds.). (2024).  Pedagogical Propositions: Playful Walking with A/r/tography. Book Three: Curriculum.  InSEA Publications.

Design: Kirsty Robbins & Zohreh Valiary Eskandary. Cover and Section Illustrations: Angela Inez Baldus

In the unique collection of books introduced here, we invite you to engage with three books dedicated to Pedagogical Propositions: Playful Walking with A/r/tography. In Book One, individuals from around the world focus on a collection of propositions and ideas that could inspire creative engagement while walking with a/r/tography. In Book Two, a/r/tographers take up pedagogical propositions from a more in-depth scholarly position. Lastly, Book Three takes up an in-between space between the first two books by exploring how we might reimagine curricular practices through the perspective of pedagogical propositions. Drawing from Book One and Book Two, this final book situates the notion of pedagogical propositions at the intersections of walking methods, creative engagement, and scholarly insights. 

Editors: Glen Coutts and Timo Jokela

Design:Annika Hanhivaara

ISBN: (PDF) 978-989-53600-7-9

DOI: 10.24981/2023-RNPF

Although concerned mainly with research and knowledge exchange in art and design education in the north and the Arctic, the contributors touch on issues and topics that will have wider interest. For example, the sociocultural and geopolitical dimensions of living in rural and urban settings in northern, remote and peripheral regions. In each essay, the notion of possible futures is about more than postulation, embracing art-infused praxis and inquiry with Indigenous and nonindigenous groups in the north and the Arctic. The book will interest a wide constituency including, for example, anthropologists, cultural geographers, sociologists, artists, designers, art educators and practice-based researchers. In addition, the chapters will be relevant to students in the arts or education and policymakers concerned with Arctic and northern issues on contemporary art, craft, design, and education.

Editors: Glen Coutts and Timo Jokela

Design:Annika Hanhivaara

ISBN: 978-989-53600-4-8(PDF)

DOI: 10.24981/2022-RN#9 

A diverse and inspiring snapshot of what is going on in art and inquiry in Arctic and northern countries is presented by 16 authors, representing four northern countries in the eight essays contained within this book. Published in December 2022, the book draws on research and practice by academics, artists and researchers. Each chapter contributes thought-provoking, richly illustrated and often personal, first-hand accounts of current inquiry and practice across these regions.

The breadth of representation in this book will engage many readers interested in the areas of contemporary art and inquiry in the north and Arctic regions. The essays advance scholarship, practice and inquiry in the fields of art, design and arts-based research.

Editors: Section one: Gabriella Pataky. Section Two: Jonathan Silverman. Section Three: Li Yan Wang & Yungshan Hung. Section Four: Sunah Kim

Executive Editor: Glen Coutts

Design: Moira Douranou

ISBN: 978-989-53600-2-4 (PDF)

Download the complete book at this link (PDF, 18.7 MB). DOI: 10.24981/2022-LTA3

Published in October 2022, this book draws on projects, interventions and lessons by 57 authors from 28 countries; truly an international snapshot of what is going on in education through art around the world in early education, elementary, high school and inclusive education. Each visual essay has, where appropriate, an introduction in the first language of the authors.

The first three sections focus on the pre-college or university years (Section 1: 3-7 years; Section 2: 8-11 years; Section 3: 12 -18 years) and the final section (Section 4) is not linked to age groups, rather it focuses on issues of inclusive education. The contributing authors provide richly illustrated, personal and first- hand accounts of current practice. This book will be of interest to a wide audience including, for example, pre-service teacher education students, elementary and high school teachers, artists, designers, art educators or museum educators in addition to those with a general interest in art education.

The complete book is available to download at the DOI link above. Alternatively, you can download each section at the links opposite.

Editors: Ryan Shin & Karen Hutzel

In collaboration with: Margaret Baguley, Jesús Caballero, Paulo Esteireiro, Jana Jiroutová, Mira Kallio-Tavin, Martin Kerby, María Isabel Moreno Montoro, Elle Pierman, Petra Sobánová, Fu-ju Yang

Cover Design: Cathy Xu

Design: Elle Pierman

ISBN:978-989-53600-1-7 (PDF)

DOI: 10.24981/2022-BGNAE

This anthology expands national borders of art education, providing a global sense of the theories, practices, and current issues relevant to global and regional conflicts and concerns. The thirty-one authors representing seven countries provide a global snapshot of art education theories, voices, and narratives, representing their own unique responses toward globalization and beyond Western-centric narratives. The breadth of representation in this book will engage readers through a globally expanded understanding of the field, advancing transnational scholarship and research in art education.

Main Editor: Kevin Hsieh

Co-Editors: Yichien Cooper & Lilly Lu

Layout & Design: Ran (Cathy) Qi

ISBN:978-989-54830-9-9 (PDF)

DOI: 10.24981/2022-TCA

With over five thousand years of civilization, the characteristics and inter-disciplinary features of Chinese arts & culture are great resources that art educators can use to achieve culturally responsive teaching. The content knowledge, pedagogies, and context information offered in this book will be beneficial to a variety of K-16 art classrooms. The various perspectives presented allow art educators to adapt, create their own curriculum, and develop culturally appropriate pedagogies and strategies uniquely geared toward their students’ needs and the school’s requirements.

Editors: Timo Jokela & Glen Coutts

Layout & Design: Annika Hanhivaara

ISBN:978-989-54830-7-5 (pdf)

DOI: 10.24981/2021-RND

Drawing on projects and studies from Canada, Finland, Norway and the Sakha Republic, Russia, this book explores contemporary practices in art and design, arts-based research and knowledge exchange in education.  The contributing authors provide thought-provoking accounts of current practice in these regions. The studies in the book interpret the terms ‘arts’ and ‘design’ broadly to include, for instance, place-based art design; textile crafts; Indigenous making and socially-engaged art. This book will be of interest to a wide audience including, for example, anthropologists, geographers, sociologists, artists, designers, art educators and practice-based researchers in addition to those with a general interest in Northern and Arctic issues.

Editors: Raphael Vella & Melanie Sarantou

E-ISBN: 978-989-54830-4-4 (PDF)

Layout & Design: A-Design Lab

ISBN: 978-989-54830-4-4 PDF)

DOI:10.24981/2021-DSEA

In three sections, this collection of essays studies different modes of documentation that are employed in collaborative artistic or design processes, including multiple approaches that reflect artists', participants', researchers' and educators' viewpoints. As innovative archives are produced, new partnerships are formed, transforming these audio-visual and other documents into veritable works of social engagement rather than mere reproductions or artworks or performances. 

Editors: Timo Jokela & Glen Coutts

E-ISBN: 978-989-54830-4-4 (PDF)

Layout & Design: Annika Hanhivaara

ISBN: 978-989-54830-2-0 ( PDF); ISBN:  978-989-54830-1-3 ( Printed version)

DOI:10.24981/2020-7

Editors: Masami Toku & Hiromi Tsuchiya Dollase

E-ISBN:  978-989-54683-7-9 (PDF)

ISBN: 978-989-54683-8-6 ( PDF); 978-989-54683-6-2 (Printed Book)

DOI: 10.24981/2020-3

This book explores the power of visual pop culture, in particular, manga, discussing theories and practices for incorporating its study into diverse educational disciplines. It presents the value of education through manga, showcasing ways in which manga can be a very useful pedagogical tool in educational curricula.The content is composed of two parts: 1) theory and practice in ARTS (visual and performing arts) education and 2) manga in cultural, language, and media studies, with particular emphasis on pedagogical aspects. 24 authors who are specialists in visual popular culture in their respective disciplines share their knowledge and experiences of how to incorporate the value of manga into their academic subjects. We hope that this book will contribute to the further advancement of education in visual pop culture and that a wide range of readers will use it as a springboard to spread our belief in “education through manga across disciplines.”

Editors: Glen Coutts & Teresa Torres de Eça

Layout & Design: Ângela Saldanha

E-ISBN: 978-989-20-7673-7 (PDF)

DOI: 10.24981/978-LTA2018

Editors: Glen Coutts & Teresa Torres de Eça

E-ISBN: 978-989-54683-5-5 (PDF)

DOI: 10.24981/978-LTA2020

Editors: Raphael Vella, Ângela Saldanha, Maja Maksimovic & John Johnston

Layout & Design: Ângela Saldanha

E-ISBN:  978-989-54683-7-9 (PDF)

ISBN: 978-989-54683-8-6 ( PDF); 978-989-54683-6-2 (Printed Book)

DOI: 10.24981/2020-3

Art Education: Conflicts and Connections (2020) is a publication that brings together papers by international academics, artists and educators that are based on presentations made during an InSEA seminar in Valletta, Malta, in 2019. Following a process of revision and peer review, the papers now offer a wealth of topics and discussions that revolve around the challenging nature of art and education, both of which avoid neutral or apolitical positions. Ranging from collaborative pedagogies to issues of cultural identity, democracy, diaspora and risk, the papers present ethical dilemmas that confront us in contemporary life as well as the possibility of dialogue through art.

The Relate North series is dedicated to the exploration and sharing of contemporary practices in arts-based research and academic knowledge exchange in the fields of art, design and education. Each book in the series consists of peer-reviewed chapters and visual essays. The mission of this particular book is to examine the potential of collaborative practices in art, design and education. This book brings together the work of leading researchers, scholars artists and designers.

Contributors focus on the general topic of collaborative art, design and education, from the perspective of those living, researching and practising art and art education in Northern and Arctic countries. The editors believe that northern, Arctic and Circumpolar countries are under-represented in the academic, design and art education literature, despite the wealth of innovative research and practice taking place in those areas. The Relate North series and this book in particular, offers a channel for those engaged in collaborative art, design and education to raise awareness and share experience and findings amongst those committed to these disciplines in northern countries, the Arctic and beyond.

This book is the fifth in the Relate North series. As in previous volumes, the contents reflect the range of research and practice that is going in art and design in northern and Arctic countries. The title of the book was also the theme of a symposium and exhibition that took place in Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland, in November 2017. The question of how the interconnected topics of education and sustainability might be addressed through research in art and design formed the basis of a call for papers for that conference.

As one might expect in a book entitled ‘Art and Design for Education and Sustainability’ many of the contributions focus on sustainability issues and how art, design and education might have roles to play in addressing the multitude of issues related to sustainability.

We believe that the contents of this volume offer a good insight to some of the ways that researchers, artists and academics are confronting the difficult issues raised by the sustainability agenda, from work in the studio to art-based projects in the field. Diverse in nature, the chapters range from critical analysis to personal reflection, but all are thought-provoking.

NOTE: the first four books in the Relate North series are available as free downloads at this link