ukadia conference 2011
Culturing Growth: The contribution of specialist arts education to the UK economy and society
2011's conference was a huge success and we are particularly grateful to our speakers and workshop presenters for their fantastic contribution. The Spring 2011 edition of Networks contains a report on the event: http://www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/networks/networks-spring-2011/events
All photographs from the conference copyright Alys Tomlinson.
Feedback from conference delegates:
"...the talent,vision, energy and drive displayed by the speakers and organisers and participants at the conference left me with hope for the future. "
"...this Conference was perfectly timed to not only share concerns about the future but to reaffirm the value and importance of widening participation in the creative arts through the work UKADIA and NALN have combined to deliver. "
Our speakers were:
David Willetts MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science
Tamara Howe, Chief Operating Officer, Children's BBC
Steven Besley, Head of Policy Pearson, and author of Policy Watch.
Ian Brinkley, The Work Foundation.
After dinner speaker: Sir Christopher Frayling, former Rector of the Royal College of Art and former Chair of Arts Council England.