REGISTRATION

BROCHURE

13TH ELIA BIENNIAL

CONFERENCE

GLASGOW ROYAL
CONCERT HALL

1315
NOVEMBER
2014

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AESTHETICS
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Images
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Lighting design by Simon Corder at the
New Wynd Lane, off Trongate
Image: Lee Beattie
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C adOro by John Honeyman

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Contemporary Performance Practice
student performing in the In to the New
festival at the Arches
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A Conspiracy of Detail, Jonathan Baldock,

The Mackintosh Museum,
The Glasgow School of Art
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Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Acting and Screen students film
in the BBC Scotland studios
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CONTENTS

Introduction
LOCATION
Partnership

AESTHETICS

Programme
Timetable
Plenary Sessions
Table Talks
Mobile Sessions
Panel Sessions
Thematic Sessions
Pecha Kucha Presentations
Open Space
General Assembly

Cultural Events
Blind Date Dinner
Grand Opening
Civic Reception
Ceilidh
NEU/NOW Festival

Venues

The City of Glasgow

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

Practical Information
Registration and Fees
Travel and Accommodation

Acknowledgements
ELIA
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
The Glasgow School of Art
Steering Group
Local Steering Group
Conference Organisers
Design
Sponsors
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INTRODUCTION

WELCOME TO THE LARGEST CONFERENCE ON

HIGHER ARTS EDUCATION WORLDWIDE

The ELIA Biennial Conference is the largest conference on higher

arts education worldwide, drawing an audience of approximately
500 directors, artists, teachers and thinkers. The programme of
events will include high profile speakers, plenary discussions,
networking events and much more.

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WELCOME

Following the success of the 2012 ELIA Biennial Conference

in Vienna (hosted by Die Angewandte University of Applied
Arts Vienna), ELIA is pleased to announce that the Royal
Conservatoire of Scotland and The Glasgow School of Art
are hosting the 13th ELIA Biennial Conference in the vibrant
and cosmopolitan city of Glasgow.

Four sub-themes have been identified to address

more specific issues:

The ELIA Biennial Conference is the largest conference on higher

arts education worldwide, drawing an audience of approximately
500 directors, artists, teachers and thinkers. The programme of
events will include high profile speakers, plenary discussions,
networking events and much more.

The conference will see Glasgow Royal Concert Hall as its main
venue, located in the vibrant heart of Glasgow, Scotlands largest
city and its creative hub, and close by the citys arts schools,
galleries, museums, national performing arts companies and
cultural venues.

LOCATION

PARTNERSHIP

AESTHETICS

This years conference theme focuses on the relationship between

the creative and the city and the dynamic interplay between place,
culture, creativity and the artist. Recognising that the arts are
both the most local and the most international of activities proud of their traditions and identity, but at their most exciting
when they break down barriers and cross borders, LOCATION
AESTHETICS will explore the cultural, social and
economic role that creative individuals and institutions play in
creating and transforming a city, regional or national identity
and place in the world.

IDENTITY DIVERSITY
REGIONALISM GLOBALISM
HOMECOMING NOMADISM
ECONOMY CULTURE

The strong partnership between the Royal Conservatoire of

Scotland and The Glasgow School of Art as hosts of the 13th
Biennial ELIA Conference provides a fantastic opportunity
for staff and students from two of the worlds finest small
specialist intuitions to work alongside the globally renowned
arts practitioners from ELIA member institutions.
In addition to the conference programme, the NEU/NOW
Festival will run simultaneously, providing delegates with
an unrivaled experience of both the business networking
and learning opportunities of the conference as well as the
chance to see first-hand the work of emergent artists from
across Europe and beyond.

Header Image
GoMA, Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow
Foreground Duke of Wellington and Traffic Cone

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LOCATION

AESTHETICS

CONFERENCE

PROGRAMME
PROGRAMME

PLENARY SESSIONS

This brochure provides basic information about the programme.

For more detailed information and registration, please visit the
13th ELIA Biennial Conference website:
www.eliabiennial.com

Including the official opening, three plenary sessions based

on LOCATION AESTHETICS, the theme of the Biennial
Conference, are included in the programme. In the plenary
sessions key speakers will address the audience and initiate
the debate.

TIMETABLE

TABLE TALKS
Following the plenary sessions, delegates will be divided into
small groups to discuss the conference topics while having
a coffee.

Wednesday 12 November
Afternoon

Registration

19.30

Blind Date Dinner

MOBILE SESSIONS
Thursday 13 November
08.30 09.30

Registration and Coffee

09.30 - 11.00

Grand Opening

11.00 12.00

Table Talks

12.00 14.00

Lunch with Pecha Kucha

14.00 17.00

Mobile Sessions

19.00 21.00

Civic Reception

Glasgow is a vibrant, cultured and creative city. Artists and

other creatives of all disciplines live and work here; they
have always been at the very heart of Glasgows cultural and
economic life. So as to allow delegates to engage with the
city in a broader sense, the Steering Group has designed the
Mobile Sessions programme. Delegates are invited to choose
which of these sessions they wish to be a part of. All sessions
will take conference participants to an interesting place in
the city where they will meet practitioners and producers.
Through dialogue with these experts, delegates will explore
the relationship between art, the artist, the place and their
combined connection to their city.

Friday 14 November
08.30 09.30

Registration and Coffee

09.30 - 10.30

Plenary Session

10.30 12.00

Table Talks

12.00 13.30

Lunch

13.30 14.30

Plenary Session

14.30 16.00

Panel Sessions

16.00 16.30

Coffee Break

16.30 17.30

Thematic Sessions

17.30 18.00

Closing Session

21.00 24.00

Ceilidh

Saturday 15 November
08.30 09.30

Registration and Coffee

09.30 13.00

ELIA General Assembly

14.00 18.00

Open Space

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Images
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Jim Lambie, Zobop, 2008 (Detail)
Vinyl tape, Dimensions Variable,
Installation view
Courtesy of the Artist and The Modern
Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow
Photo: John Brash
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Callum Rice A Feral Studio

GSA Pecha Kucha II

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PANEL SESSIONS

PECHA KUCHA PRESENTATIONS

Following the keynote speakers, a selected panel of experts

will address specific themes guided by experienced journalists.
Delegates are an active part of the debate and will be invited
to submit their questions beforehand.

During the Thursday lunch break, delegates will choose one

of four parallel Pecha Kucha sessions, in which presenters
will address the four conference sub-themes in the Japanese
presentation format (20 slides shown for 20 seconds each - a
total presentation of six minutes and 40 seconds).

Delegates will be able to choose between three parallel Panel

Sessions addressing the following themes:
Creative Cities Creative Industries
The Artists Place
The Role of Arts Schools

THEMATIC SESSIONS
Selected presenters from all ELIA Member institutions will
address the four sub-themes of the conference, presenting
case-studies and innovative projects.

OPEN SPACE
The Open Space is intended to accommodate requests
from ELIA members for networking, discussion, sharing of
experiences and information, dissemination of materials, and
the starting of new initiatives. On Saturday afternoon, several
parallel sessions focusing on specific topics or disciplines will be
organised by ELIA Members and Partners.

Delegates will be able to choose between four parallel

Thematic Sessions addressing the following themes:

Furthermore, delegates are welcome to participate in the

Biennial Book Fair. The Fair aims to facilitate knowledge
exchange by featuring selected professional publications that
will be available for sale for the duration of the Conference.

IDENTITY

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

DIVERSITY

REGIONALISM

GLOBALISM

HOMECOMING

NOMADISM

ECONOMY

CULTURE

The ELIA General Assembly will be held on Saturday 10

November, from 09:30 till 13:00. While the ELIA Conference
will be open to all delegates, the General Assembly is a forum
that is restricted to ELIA Members only. The agenda and
relevant papers will be distributed separately.

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LOCATION

AESTHETICS
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Location: Glasgow

Glasgow is a city full of exhibition

spaces, galleries and centres for the arts.
Delegates will have the opportunity to
explore some of the citys myriad venues
over the course of the conference during
Mobile Sessions and in their free time.

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Transmission Gallery faade,
Trongate, Glasgow
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Trongate 103 faade, Glasgow

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South Block Gallery, Glasgow

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MFA 2008, Tramway, Glasgow

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum,

Glasgow
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Citizens Theatre Box Office 50p tickets,

Crime and Punishment
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Interior, The Arches, Glasgow

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LOCATION

AESTHETICS

CULTURAL

EVENTS

BLIND DATE DINNER

CEILIDH

On Wednesday evening, an optional dinner has been

planned for delegates who wish to start networking
straight away. The conference organisers will facilitate
the matchmaking - placing participants on tables of 12-14
people at several restaurants in Princes Square, Glasgow.
Delegates must pre-reserve a place for the Blind Date
dinner through the online registration.

On Friday evening, we will all have the opportunity to meet,

dance and relax during a live music event opening with a
traditional Scottish Ceilidh.

GRAND OPENING
Following welcome speeches from the organisers and national
representatives, a live performance will herald the opening of
the doors of the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Auditorium to all
participants.

CIVIC RECEPTION

NEU/NOW FESTIVAL
The NEU/NOW Festival is an innovative international
platform for talented graduating and recently graduated
artists across disciplines. Participants are nominated by
Higher Arts Education Institutions and Universities across
Europe and beyond and selected by an international jury
of experts to present themselves to a wider international
audience within a professional arts context. This year, the
NEU/NOW Festival will run alongside the ELIA Biennial
Conference in Glasgow. For more information see
www.neunow.com

On Thursday evening, participants of the ELIA Conference

are invited to attend the Civic Reception at hosted by the
Lord Provost of the city.

Header Image
View over the River Clyde at dusk, Glasgow
Photography: mcateer photograph

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GLASGOW 2014

CONFERENCE

VENUES
THE CITY OF GLASGOW

DISCOVER

Glasgow is a city where grit and glamour collide where

beautiful architecture and green spaces sit alongside relics of
an industrial past. The cultural heart of Scotland, Glasgow
is a cosmopolitan, vibrant city, widely recognised as a major
influence on European art, design and architecture. Rich
with national and major museums, galleries and venues
to explore, host of the 2014 Commonwealth Games and a
UNESCO City of Music, Glasgows rich cultural landscape is
a joy to explore.

Whats On in Glasgow:
www.peoplemakeglasgow.com

THE GLASGOW MIRACLE

The term Glasgow Miracle was coined by lecturer HansUlbrich Orbist to describe the emergence of Glasgows
famously vibrant art scene, linked to graduates of The
Glasgow School of Art working in the city, establishing studio
spaces and artist-led galleries such as Transmission and
Wasps, and providing a network for others to do the same.
As a result, Glasgow offers a multi-tiered system of artist-run
spaces and more established galleries providing artists with
opportunities to exhibit at every stage of their development.

Find whats on in real time in Glasgow through

the GRID contemporary art map.
g.gridartmap.com

WATCH: THE GLASGOW SCHOOL

OF ART PRESENTS:
The City of Glasgow
www.vimeo.com/55051394
A short film by GSA alumni and Sundance Festival selected
filmmakers Cara Connolly and Martin Clark documenting a
vibrant city for the visual arts and creative industries.

GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL

As a delegate you wont fail to be caught up in the magic of
one of Scotlands premier music venues, the Glasgow Royal
Concert Hall, as it proudly looks down Buchanan Street over
the city. Built for Glasgows reign as European Capital of
Culture, this epic multi-purpose venue has a busy year-round
programme of music and events and is the main venue for
Celtic Connections, the worlds largest winter music festival
and is the home of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

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Images
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Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
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The Glasgow School of Art
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Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

LOCATION

AESTHETICS

PRACTICAL

I N F O R M AT I O N

REGISTRATION AND FEES

TRAVEL

EUR 495

Standard fee for ELIA members

EUR 395

Early-bird fee for ELIA members

(register before 30 June 2014)

EUR 2000

Standard fee for non-members

EUR 20

Ceilidh

EUR 36

Blind Date Dinner

By plane
Glasgow International Airport is approximately 20 minutes
away by taxi and receives flights from all over the world. Take
the Airport Express bus (No 500) into the city centre and get
off at Buchanan Street Bus Station. You are then 5 minutes
walk from the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall and many of the
near-by hotels.

The registration fee includes all conference materials and

access to all conference sessions and related events. The
fee also includes two lunches during the conference and
the Thursday evening Civic Reception. The Ceilidh and the
Blind Date dinner require an additional fee (see above).
To register (and for registration guidelines), please consult
the conference website: www.eliabiennial.com (click on
Registration). Your invoice and confirmation will be sent by
e-mail within two weeks of your registration. The deadline
for Early-bird registration is 30 June 2014; the
deadline for online registration is 31 October 2014.

Prestwick International Airport is home to Ryanair and other

short haul airlines. Trains run every half an hour to Glasgow
city centre. It is also possible to fly to Edinburgh Airport and
connect to Glasgow by bus and train.
By Train
Glasgow has two main railway stations: Queen Street and
Glasgow Central. Both are within ten to fifteen minutes walk
of the Royal Concert Hall. Visit www.thetrainline.com or
www.scotrail.co.uk for more information.

ACCOMMODATION
ELIA has arranged block bookings for special rates at several
hotels within walking distance of the conference venues.

Header Image
Newspaper Club, installation, Glasgow

For further details on travel and accommodation (including

hotel reservations), please visit www.eliabiennial.com
(click on Practical Information).

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GLASGOW 2014

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ELIA, THE EUROPEAN LEAGUE OF
INSTITUTES OF THE ARTS

ROYAL CONSERVATOIRE OF SCOTLAND

ELIA is the primary independent network organisation for

higher arts education. With over 300 members in 47
countries, ELIA promotes dialogue, mobility, research, and
the sharing of best practice and activities leaders, artists,
teachers and administrators, all of whom together
represent more than 300,000 art students. ELIA
represents and promotes the impor tance of the arts
and higher arts education and is internationally recognised
as an influential body. ELIA is supported, among others,
by its members, and by the European Commission
with an Operating Grant for Organisations active at
European level in the field of Culture.

THE GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART

Founded in 1845 as a government school of design,
The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) is today internationally
recognised as one of Europes leading university-level
institutions for the visual creative disciplines. Our studiobased approach to research and teaching brings disciplines
of fine art, design, architecture, visualisation and critical
history and theory together to explore problems in new
ways to find new innovative solutions. The studio creates
the environment for inter-disciplinarity, peer learning,
critical enquiry, experimentation and prototyping, helping
to addressing many of the grand challenges confronting
society and contemporary business.

As Scotlands national Conservatoire, we are in a unique

position sitting at the very heart of Scotlands cultural life.
Eager to ensure we remain at the forefront of performing
arts education, we have spent the last six years
redesigning our entire curriculum offer. Now, two years
into delivery of the new undergraduate curriculum, we
have re-identified ourselves as a conservatoire for the 21st
century. Uniquely in the UK, we have the five performing
arts disciplines of dance, drama, music, production, and
screen all under one roof. This has allowed us to create
a curriculum which balances the demands of individual
disciplines, with opportunities for students to work
in genuinely inter-disciplinary ways. Our curriculum
also places value on artistic collaboration, on social
engagement and on Human Rights.
Across all of our specialisms, we currently have around
900 students on degree programmes. Our students
enjoy a dynamic learning environment and experience
an extraordinary blend of intensive tuition, professional
partnerships, performances and the creative space to cocreate across the disciplines on their journey towards
realising their own individual artistic voice.

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Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Opera students
perform La clemenza di Tito
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Ellie Stephenson
(Communication Design 2013, The Glasgow School of Art)
Unseen Glasgow, Taken at The Grand Ole Opry

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

STEERING GROUP

CONFERENCE ORGANISERS

Emanuele Amodei
General Director
Palazzo Spinelli Istituto per lArte e il restauro
Florence, Italy

Kate Hollands
Alumni and Events Manager
The Glasgow School of Art
Glasgow, United Kingdom

Gerald Bast (Chair)

Rector
Die Angewandte - University of Applied Arts
Vienna, Austria

Amy-Beth Jordan
Corporate Events and Conferences Manager
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Glasgow, United Kingdom

Kieran Corcoran
Head, School of Art, Design and Printing
Dublin Institute of Technology
Dublin, Ireland

Barbara Revelli
Conference Manager
ELIA European League of Institutes of the Arts
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Carla Delfos
Executive Director
ELIA European League of Institutes of the Arts
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Linda Drew
Deputy Director and
Director of Academic Development
The Glasgow School of Art
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Maggie Kinloch
Deputy Principal
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Glasgow, United Kingdom

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SPONSORS
The organisers are very grateful for financial support
for the conference secured from:
Glasgow City Council
For more information please go to
www.eliabiennial.com

LOCAL STEERING GROUP

Stephen Broad
Head of Postgraduate Programmes and Research
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Scott Parsons
Director of Marketing,
Communication and Strategic Planning
The Glasgow School of Art
Glasgow, United Kingdom

This project is funded with support from the

European Commission. This publication reflects
the views only of the author, and the Commission
cannot be held responsible for any use which may
be made of the information contained therein.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Images
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Duke of Wellington and Traffic Cone
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Merchant City, Glasgow

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Cover Image
Acting students performing Coriolanus,
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland &
A Feral Studio by Callum Rice,
The Glasgow School of Art

13TH ELIA BIENNIAL

CONFERENCE

GLASGOW ROYAL
CONCERT HALL

1315
NOVEMBER
2014

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