Our co-research project, called Luova Lämpiö (204-2025), and more broadly, our artpreneurship research and development agenda explore the themes of creative sector’s need for renewal in the areas of sustainable resourcing and income, ethical partnerships and contracting between sectors, and innovation of novel partnerships. Further, the implications of possible need for renewal for education in the arts and design is contemplated. Throughout our research, we emphasize the actual immediate and anticipated long-terms needs of the creative sector professionals and their collaborators from other sectors (public & private). We have built our research strategy on a ground-up and specific-to-broad approach carried out in collaboration with different stakeholders, and I will be sharing initial results and findings that are currently being modified and adopted to different situations and their scalability being speculated. By combining interdisciplinary case-studies, advocacy and curriculum work, and research aimed at understanding the different complex facets of the present challenges and their histories, the on-going project builds towards: 1. Novel solutions to partnership-based models, tools, and identification of business services that can be modified, expanded and duplicated; 2. Building on a more in-depth and diversified understanding and communication of creative expertise that generate intangible, strategic and competitive value for creative and partnering sectors; 3. Policy briefs that identify possible solutions through a model and actions, measures assessment methods and indicators that promote growth and internationalization; and 4. establishing a new research area of artpreneurship, a new research knowledge on radical creativity using intersectional theory and practical needs of both arts education and life-wide learners working in the creative sector. As we are interested in working increasingly with Danish partners to find mutually beneficial ways of sharing, comparing and collaborating in development projects, research and advocacy efforts, I hope that this opportunity to share our project at Aalborg university will spur further discussions and be a catalyst for more collaborations.

Presentation: F(r)ictions of Art and Creativity
- Juuso Tervo Aalto University
By taking a look at past convergences as well as frictions between art, creativity, and education, this presentation lays out contested histories of creativity in art education scholarship and invites you to reflect on which of these histories do you take part in your profession and why.

Presentation: Practical and Creative Products in Social Sciences
- Anders Stig Christensen
The final examination in the subjects of social studies, history and religion after 9th grade in Denmark is an oral and practical examination, which includes that the students produce a creative product as part of their inquiry. This should enable them to use various creative mutimodal practices of communication, but does it work? In my presentation I will present some examples and discuss the possibilities and limitation of using these kinds of products as part of an examination.

Presentation: Navigating the Boundaries Between Playfulness and Artfulness in Education
- Jennifer Skriver
How can educators distinguish between playfulness and artfulness in the classroom? While both approaches enrich learning, they do so in unique ways. Playfulness brings elements of fun, spontaneity, and creativity into structured activities, encouraging exploration and breaking down conventional barriers to engagement. In contrast, artfulness engages deeply with aesthetic experiences, using the arts to evoke reflection and provoke critical thought. This presentation explores these distinctions, shedding light on how to use both approaches to foster inclusive and transformative learning environments. Join us to uncover the potential of playfulness and artfulness as catalysts for meaningful educational experiences.

In our presentation, we will discuss art education’s role in the current political and social climates of Hungary and the US. We will envision what art education for social justice might entail in the Hungarian illiberal democracy, arguing that in the narrowing space of social justice work existing definitions and logics of social justice art education take new shapes. We will also discuss the expectations placed on art education in the US and it’s potential to subvert oppressive structures in schools.

The presentation invites you to discover the unique ways in which Denmark is approaching art teacher training programs and its curriculum. We will talk about the EDDA Norden research project which seeks to map how art teacher education is taught in the Nordic and Baltic countries, the data collection process from Denmark, and how the final report will ultimately be used to compare, contract, and collaborate among the other participating countries. 

During the presentation we will share about the goals and aims of the project, why such an international research group exists, and present a few of the key concepts at this point in the project from the Danish context. 

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