The MultimediArt Project
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Conference Art, Schools and New Technologies
Florence, 5th November 2003
Realized with the support
of the European Commission’s
Socrates Minerva Action Programme
Introduction
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The MultimediArt project is co-financed by the
European Commission, Directorate General
Education and Culture, in the framework of the
Socrates Programme – Minerva Action
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Realized with the support
of the European Commission’s
Socrates Minerva Action Programme
Background
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 The ARTE project (also financed by the
Socrates ODL programme) aimed at
promoting the use of ODL for teaching and
learning European contemporary art
 Some of the teachers involved expressed
the willingness to experiment the use of new
technologies in the art creation process.
Objectives
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 Promote the use of new technologies in
processes of artistic creation
 Promote the knowledge of new art forms
based upon the use of new technologies
Target Group
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 Teachers of art and art related subjects in
secondary schools (art institutes, art
schools, scientific
institutes)
schools,
technical
 Students of art and art related subjects in
secondary schools
Schools involved
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 44 schools in 10 European countries
 Italy: 14 schools
 Spain: 4 schools
 Scotland: 12 schools  Germany: 3 schools
 England: 1 school
 Greece: 2 schools
 Sweden: 3 schools  Lithuania: 1 school
 Finland: 3 schools
 Poland: 2 schools
Partners
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15 partners in 9 European nations
PIXEL - IT
University of Patras CTI – GR
Regione Toscana - IT
Aberdeen City Council – UK
Comune di Firenze – IT
Bildungswerk Ver.di – DE
Connectis – IT
Ilomantsin Oppimiskeskus – FI
IRRE Toscana – IT
De Geergymnasiet - SE
University of Fine Arts of Brera – IT
Junta de Andalusia CEP Bolullos - ES
Associated Partners:
• Nottingham County Council - UK
• Cumbria University of Arts - UK
• Youth Culture Centre - Poland
Project Management
 10 national coordinators (in 10 countries)
each responsible for a number of schools at
local level.
 45 schools involved in 10 countries.
 Continuous and transparent system for
circulating information.
 Democratic system for decision making (i.e.
Steering Committee)
Problems
experienced
Low levels of English comprehension
amongst the teachers of art
Technical problems (e.g. Format/size
of the works sent)
Copyright of the artworks published
on the web site.
Management of the virtual meetings.
Main Results
MultimediArt Portal
On-line training Course on art and new
technologies
Library collecting art teaching sources
Art Gallery (also containing pedagogical
information on new forms of art)
On-Line Forum
On-line Meeting Place
Other Results
 100 Teachers and about 800 students are now aware
of how technologies can support the art creation process
More appropriate use of technologies in art schools
Continuous contacts and co-operation between art
teachers and students throughout Europe
Sharing of pedagogical material between art teachers
in Europe
2 Transnational Teachers’ Workshops
 8 National Teachers’ Workshops in each participating
country
Unexpected Results
 Use of the training project for the Italian teachers’
refresher course (Circolare Ministeriale N° 55 Corso
di formazione B)
Admission of some students to prestigious art
academies on merit of their participation in the
project.
Improvement of the teachers’ knowledge and
understanding of the English language.
Organization of one to one meetings and
exchanges between the partner schools.
New “friendships” and collaborations.
Dissemination
Events
The MultimediArt project was presented at the following events:
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On-Line Educa Berlin
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TED 2002, Genoa Trade Fair
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MediaShow 2002, Melfi
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Inforscuola 2002, Florence
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Work In, Arezzo
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Museum Image, Arezzo
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Minerva Coordinator Meeting, Brussels
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Meetings on Contemporary Art, Florence
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Minerva Seminar, Indire, Florence
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Schools Conference 6.0, Bologna
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Media and Education Conference, Belgrade
Meetings
 The MultimediArt project was presented during bilateral
meetings with:
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University of Warsaw (Poland)
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University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszow (Poland)
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Audio Visual Centre (Malta)
Articles
 The
following articles
MultimediaArt project:
have
been
written
about
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“The MultimediArt Project”, Franca Gattini, in the publication “Internet e Multimedialità per
un apprendimento cooperativo” (Internet and Multimedia for cooperative learning) , edited by
IRRE Toscana, 2002.
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“L’Arte si Impara su Internet con il Progetto MultimediArt” (One learns about Art on the
Internet with the MultimediArt Project), in ToscanAffari, 12 February 2002.
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“Il Multimediale al servizio dell’arte” (Multimedia at the service of Art), in Il Quotidiano, 13
April 2002
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“Nuove Tecnologie ed Arte” (New Technologies and Art), by Giulio Luzzi, in Computer e
Internet, July 2002
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“MultimediArt in der Schule“ (MultimediArt in the School), in Das Band, December 2002
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“Das Multimediart Projekt“ (The MultimediArt Project), in Mitteilungen, January 2003
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The MultimediArt Project, in eLearning Europa (www.elearningeuropa.info), March 2003
Interviews
The Coordinator or the MultimediArt project has recorded
the following radio interviews:
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BBC World Service, Interviewed by the journalist Alice Castle, January 2002
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National Polish Radio, interviewed by the journalist Maria Prucinska, April 2003
Web Site
The following Internet web sites mention the MultimediArt project (and
provide links to it):
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Elearningeuropa.Info (www.elearningeuropa.info)
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ESchola (www.eschola.eun.org)
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Delphi Project (www.ub.es/eulearning/delphi/index.htm)
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Cognitivemedia (www.cognitivemedia.org/eng_link.html)
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Regione Toscana (www.retetoscana.it)
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Comune di Firenze (www.comune.firenze.it)
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Biblioteca di Documentazione Pedagogica (www.bdp.it)
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ExibArt (www.exibart.com)
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Istituto d’Arte Selvatico (www.selvatico.padova.it)
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Neue Medien in der Lehre an Universitäten und Fachhochschulen (www.nml.at)
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Simon Williamson (http://www.spwilliamson.freeuk.com)
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CREA (http://www.crea.es)
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Istituto Regionale Ricerca Educazione (www.irre.toscana.it)
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Sophia (http://portal.sophia.it)
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Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Belgrado (http://www.italcultbg.org.yu)
The MultimediArt
Portal
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http://www.multimediart.net
Database of Schools
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Every school is presented in a separate file
under the section “Schools” on the project
web site.
Distance Training
Course
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Module 1: New Technology for Education
Internet for education
Module 2: Art and New Technologies
Technology as an improvement of traditional artistic
expression
Module 3: Technology and New Forms of Art
Technology as a means of alternative art
expression
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Library
A virtual library that contains didactic
material for teaching art and art related
subjects.
Teachers contribute to the library both with
didactic material that they have themselves
developed as well as with indications of
where to find material and resources on the
Internet.
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The Art Gallery
The Art Gallery contains the artworks realized
with the aid of new technologies.
The Gallery is divided into two main sections:
Artists and Students.
For every work of art there are the following links:
 Interview with the artist
 Notes about the artist’s art training
 Techniques used
 Visitors book
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Virtual Forum
Virtual community for European schools on the
theme of contemporary art.
The forum is divided into 3 main sections:
 Art and New Technologies
 Project
 Training Course
 Library
Future Perspectives
We are searching further public/private
financing for the:
 Updating of the on-line course by University of Brera
 Creation of further tutorial by the students involved
 Organization of teachers’ workshops
 Updating of the art gallery
 Exchange of teaching material through the virtual library
 Forum management
 Computer conferences organisation and management
Art, Schools and New Technologies
Florence, 5th November 2003
Thank you for the attention
Questions?
Contacts:
Dr. Elisabetta Delle Donne
E-mail: [email protected]
http// www.multimediart.net