Art as an Agent for Social Change

WELCOME TO THE ARTFUL INQUIRY SYMPOSIUM 2018

It is with great pleasure that I extend a warm welcome to the presenters and attendees of the second Artful Inquiry Symposium, on behalf of the Artful Inquiry Research Group (AIRG) in the Faculty of Education at McGill University. This weekend offers artists, researchers and educators the opportunity to explore the impact, possibilities and influence of the arts in educational research. We hope you have a meaningful and enjoyable experience.

Sincerely, Mindy R. Carter, PhD

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Mindy R. Carter, Symposium Chair
Hala Mreiwed, Program Co-Chair, Marketing & Communication
Lori Beavis, Program Co-Chair
Emmy Côté, Design & Communication
Alisan Funk, Fundraising & Sponsorship
Maria Ezcurra Lucotti, MAHI Coordination, Planning & Sponsorship
Lidoly Chávez Guerra, Planning & Name tag design

A special thank you to DISE Faculty Committee members:

Lynn Butler-Kisber, Volunteer Coordination
Claudia Mitchell, Planning
Sheryl Smith-Gilman, Volunteer Coordination & Planning

Thank you to Aaron Richmond for the 2018 Symposium Logo Design

SPONSORSHIP

We thank our sponsors the Post-Graduate Students' Society (PGSS) and the Education Graduate Students' Society (EGSS) at McGill University, and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) for providing our participants with free Museum access from October 11-14.

VOLUNTEERS & FRIENDS

Deborah Metchette, Esther Armaignac, Farzaneh Babzadeh Bedoustani, Farzaneh Barak, Fauzanah Fauzan el Muhammady, Haoming Tang, Jessica Fernandes, Kathryn Kirkpatrick, Jim Howden, Kelly Kim, Kelly-Joy Johnson, Pamela Cantor, Petryna Venuta, Sarah Marshall,
Shaemaa Essa, Shalen Lowell, Simone Tissenbaum, Soraya Mozafarzadeh, Stephanie Dube, Stephen Lalla, Yating Xu.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Keynote: Dr Patricia Leavy & Book Signing (Friday, October 12)

Dr. Patricia Leavy is an independent scholar. She has published twentyfive books, earning commercial and critical success in both nonfiction and fiction. Her bestselling titles include Research Design, Handbook of Arts-Based Research, Method Meets Art, The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research, Blue, American Circumstance, and Low-Fat Love. She is creator and editor for seven book series, cofounder and co-editorin-chief of Art/Research International, and a blogger. She has received career awards from the American Creativity Association, the American Educational Research Association, the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, and the National Art Education Association. In 2016 Mogul named her an “Influencer.” In 2018, SUNY-New Paltz established the “Patricia Leavy Award for Art and Social Justice.”

Time & Location: 5:00-6:00pm (Jack Cram) & 6:00-7:00 (Ed. Lobby)

No Bad Sound Studios' Performance (Friday, October 12)

NBS is an inclusive, safe space for young artists to grow their creative abilities and expand their knowledge and experience of studio recording. They take a hands-on, practical approach to teaching youth about music production, recording, mixing, performance and writing songs. Young artists of different ages, backgrounds and skillsets come together to develop projects revolving around music. Relationships and networking naturally evolve into music groups, collaborations and teams of likeminded young artists. Their purpose is to help develop confidence, creative thinking and transferable skills in life, through music and art. NBS Studio was developed in 2007 and remains one of the longest standing programs offered by the Maison des Jeunes Cotes-des-Neiges.

Time & Location: 6:15-7:00pm (Ed. Lobby)

Dr Claudia Mitchell Book’s Launch (Saturday, October 13)

Claudia Mitchell and Relebohile Moletane (2018) present: Disrupting shameful legacies: Girls and young women speak back through the arts to address sexual violence. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill-Sense.

Time & Location: 12:15-1:05pm (Ed. Lobby)

Program [PDF]