Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA)
Emily Floyd Better Places at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, 2008
Growing Future Innovators Phase 1
Fogarty Foundation partnership with PICA
Through support from the Fogarty Foundation, Growing Future Innovators is a study into the potential for contemporary arts organisations to profile the theory and practice of innovation through learning programs for schools.
The primary aim of the study is to generate, trial and evaluate the most effective mechanisms for promoting the culture and dynamics of innovation to young people and teachers within primary and secondary school contexts and across arts and non-arts disciplines.
An intended outcome is the creation, discussion and public dissemination of guidelines, exemplars, and rationales for how arts organisations and schools, in Australia and beyond, can work together to grow future innovators. In doing this, the research partnership addresses how we might build an innovation workforce through arts and education.
The year-long scoping study is currently underway led by Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts and Edith Cowan University with additional support from the Department of Culture and the Arts and the Department of Education and Training.
The final results of this scoping study will be documented and disseminated in a published report and released in November 2009. The Fogarty Foundation contribution goes beyond the financial support by providing valuable networks and leveraging to other funding sources.