FAST UK / Future Art School Trends: Models and Methods of future thinking through participatory art and design pedagogy

The future of art and design education cannot be predicted, but it can be shaped by joining forces across/beyond borders (disciplinary, institutional, geographical) to reconfigure and reimagine hierarchies of knowledge. Drawing on the Learning Platform of ELIA: FAST45 (Futures Art School Trends 2045), FAST UK is conceived of as a means of anticipating and shaping our collective futures by utilising the inherently imaginative, intellectual and creative resources nurtured in UK art schools at a local, regional, and national scale. FAST: UK is an emergent nexus of art and design co-researchers comprising educators, students, and third-sector partners. This workshop applies Inayatullah’s (2008) Futures Triangle, and Voros’ (2017) Futures Cone to produce a collaborative rapid publication responding to key future issues raised by participants. Printed at NTU during the symposium, it will serve as a statement of intent and a call to action. As Breton argued, ‘One publishes to find comrades!’