Call for Applications: Online Intensive for Art Teachers

We invite art teachers of primary and secondary schools to join the 17th online intensive organized by PinchukArtCentre and the Slava Frolova Foundation for the Development and Support of Young Art in Ukraine.

The intensive will take place October 6–11 and is designed for 50 teachers from across Ukraine. Applications can be submitted until September 29.

During the week-long online intensive, participants will have the opportunity to:

• attend lectures on current art teaching methods aimed at fostering self-expression and critical thinking in children;
• broaden their understanding of contemporary art and explore how it can inspire children to come up with bold and unexpected ideas;
• engage in creative tasks and find innovative solutions together with fellow teachers;
• receive psychological support and discuss their challenges and ideas with colleagues and course speakers.

The lecturers will share their approaches and experiences in using game-based learning techniques in art education, making complex curriculum topics more engaging and relatable to children’s own experiences. Teachers will have the opportunity to deepen their understanding of contemporary art, explore effective strategies for working with children with intellectual disabilities, and receive support for their well-being and the prevention of professional burnout.

Speakers of the intensive:

• Slava Frolova — founder of the Foundation for the Development and Support of Young Art of Ukraine.
• Olha Shyshlova — author and presenter of educational programmes for children and teenagers with intellectual disabilities at the PinchukArtCentre.
• Marianna Dzheladze — practising psychologist at CISC and a mother.
• Kostiantyn Doroshenko — contemporary art critic and curator, affiliated expert of the Research Platform of the PinchukArtCentre, and member of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA).
• Lora Litkovska — art educator who believes in the healing power of creative practices and self-expression as a form of therapy; artist and singer.
• Yarema Malashchuk — artist, laureate of both the main and special prizes of the PinchukArtCentre Prize in 2020 and 2018, Grand Prix winner of the MUHi Prize, and recipient of the VISIO Young Talent Acquisition Prize. Since 2016, he has collaborated with Roman Khimei at the intersection of visual art and cinema.
• Marta Kuziy — classical pianist and Associate Professor at the Cultural Studies Department at the Ukrainian Catholic University. She is active in the musical and civic spheres, a lecturer, researcher of Emotional Musical Intelligence, co-founder of the Lviv Children’s Orchestra, cultural ambassador for the Lviv National Philharmonic, essayist and cultural diplomat.
• Alevtina Kakhidze — artist, performer, curator, educator, and researcher.
• Dasha Podoltseva — graphic designer and artist. Winner of the Gold Medal at the 28th International Poster Biennale in Warsaw for her work Harvest. Member of the jury at “4th Block” – the International Eco-Poster Triennial.

Programme partners: Ranok Publishing House, Antoshka, EdCamp Ukraine, and Rosa – a leading Ukrainian manufacturer of professional art materials.