Thematic Issue on Inclusion and Equality Through Art and Art Education

This thematic issue is edited by Maria Huhmarniemi and Mirja Hiltunen. The issue contains a compilation of articles, visual essays, and commentaries dealing with methods and impacts of arts-based approaches to enhance connectedness and foster social inclusion and integration.

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

1–6 
Editorial  
Art Education for Social Inclusion and Diverse Communities 
Maria Huhmarniemi and Mirja Hiltunen 
 
7–26 
Socially Engaged Arts (SEA) Practices: Key Skills and Capabilities 
Kai Lehikoinen, Eeva Siljamäki 
 
27–39 
The Value of Sexuality: Penetrating Norms With Arts-Based Action Research 
Katri Kauppala

40–51 
Contributing to Social Change in Higher Education by Using Arts-Informed Inquiry to Expand Thinking about Assessment Identity: Arts-informed inquiry for Social Change 
Dr. Michelle Searle, Katrina Carbone, Sumaiya Chowdhury , Dr. Amanda Cooper, Dr. Tiina Kukkonen, Antara Roy Chowdhury  

52–68 
On The Search for a More Sustainable Stage – Mapping the Perspectives of a Performance Designer 
Raisa Kilpeläinen  

69–78 
Finding the Missing Link: Student-Centred Assessment in Art and Design Education as a Catalyst for Expanded Communities of Practice and Lifelong Learning 
Fiona Quill  

79–88
Animated Video-Making: A Collaborative Approach to Researching Inclusion and Support for Immigrant Seniors 
Annie Hung, Ching-Chiu Lin  

89–98 
Higher Arts Education: A Location for Redressing Deficit Models of Widening Participation. 
Mike Fox  

99–107 
User Experience (UX) in the Cultural Field 
Heidi Schaaf