From June 16-18, 2022, Open Art Histories will hold its Summer Pedagogy Institute at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre and Union Gallery.

The Institute brings together educators from various disciplines, examining important pedagogical issues, strategies for increasing arts education's accessibility and diversity, and methods of putting these concepts into practice.

Two keynote speakers will offer public discussions. On Thursday, June 16, 6:00-7:30pm, Dr. Sue Shon, Assistant Professor at Emily Carr University, discusses her research critical race & ethnic studies, aesthetic theory, and diasporic literatures and visual cultures. On Friday, June 17, 6:00-7:30pm, Skawennati, Artist & Co-founding Director of Aboriginal Territories in Cyberspace (AbTec), focuses on change from her perspective as an urban Kanien'kehá:ka woman and a cyberpunk avatar. 

Dr. Sue Shon and Skawennati, two keynote speakers for the 2022 Open Art Histories Summer Pedagogy Institute
(l-r) Dr. Sue Shon and Skawennati, two keynote speakers for the 2022 Open Art Histories Summer Pedagogy Institute.

The OAH Pedagogy Institute is funded by Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Queen's University Principal's Development Fund, The Department of Art History and Art Conservation, The Faculty of Arts and Science, the Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art, The Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Union Gallery, University of Lethbridge, and Langara College. 

A full schedule is available on the Open Art Histories website. Please contact jen.kennedy@queensu.ca with any questions. 

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