Will higher arts education become extinct in 2050? Sorry, is that too grim? Let’s flip it around. What should art schools, teachers, students, managers, cleaners, deans, janitors change, so that we can lead change and thrive in, with and for the next generation? Since you asked me, I’ll recommend growing tentacles. Come join me at my new keynote lecture today for ELIA, a European Network for higher arts education with >300,000 members. I will share all about A Tentacular Pedagogy to Lead 2050. This session is a playful provocation and sweaty workout to invite us to consider how stakeholders of higher arts education can up our game amid a volatile moment of multiple global crises, and towards a more creative equitable and ecosystem, through art, artistic processes, artful agitation and 'neurodivergent leadership'. We will look at clips from my recent film about a 'neuro-fantastic’ future How to Thrive in 2050 now playing on BBC iPlayer
