Research
Professorship Art Education
What will learning look like in tomorrow’s world? The professorship Art Education as Critical Tactics (AeCT), led by Professor Jeroen Lutters, explores new forms of art education. We start from creativity and imagination, seeking ways of learning that respond to a rapidly changing world.
Art education research at ArtEZ
In this professorship, everything revolves around learning, education and art. We study how new ways of learning emerge in practice and how art education can adapt to an uncertain future. We collaborate with students, lecturers, artists and external partners such as schools, museums and social organisations. This ensures our research does not remain theoretical but takes shape in classrooms, studios and creative hubs.
Our vision: art as a driving force for change
We believe that art education can help address the challenges of our time. Beyond measuring and assessing, we focus on what truly makes learning meaningful. We question existing education systems and look for alternative, flexible ways of learning. Together with students, lecturers and artists, we create education that is future-proof and contributes to an equitable society.
Our mission: reimagining art education
Our mission is to redefine art education. We aim to show how creativity can contribute to a fairer and more sustainable future. We do this by:
- developing a theory of creativity that reveals how it works in everyday life
- carrying out radical educational experiments to test new forms of teaching and learning
- mapping and measuring the impact of art-related experiments (mapping and tracking)
- developing a new educational movement with art education as its foundation
Our goal is clear: to create an educational movement in which art and learning go hand in hand – a movement that gives students, lecturers and artists space to create, share and apply new knowledge. In doing so, we are building education that is not only relevant today but ready for the future.
How we work: research in practice
We translate our vision into practice through four pathways: creativity theory, radical experiments, measuring art-related initiatives and developing a new educational movement.
In concrete terms, we do this by establishing creative hubs, studios and incubators. There, students, lecturers and researchers collaborate on innovative projects, often inspired by artists and designers who think beyond convention. We involve partners from education, academia and culture to ensure our research is widely supported and has genuine social impact.
