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As a part of the iDARE project, Professor Marie Sierra from UNSW commissioned a guide to the ethics process at UNSW for creative practice researchers. This guide has creative commons with attribution licence. A guide to Ethical Conduct in Human Research for UNSW Art & Design-1ywh6wm

Earlier in the project, Professor Estelle Barrett hosted a iDARE activity at a Deakin University ethics workshop with IKE. This presentation was also presented at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, London and Edith Cowan University, Perth. Professor Estelle Barrett slids deck: Ethics and Intercultural Reseach-sm-13qpqos  

On the opening morning of iDARE 2016 Richard Franklin spoke and sang us into the conference.         We were honoured to have Richard as the first keynote and his song and keynote resonated through out the two days and was mentioned by many attendees of the conference. His abstract is beautiful.   Oron Catts started off the second morning, his abstract and keynote again started many conversations.    And …

Name: Dr Toby Juliff Doing: Lecturer and artist, supervising across practice and theory, VCA and MCM, University of Melbourne.  Project description: In this case study Dr Toby Juliff discusses his art practice collaborations, his academic practice as a supervisor of higher degrees by research (HDR), and his interactions with and on the ethics advisory board at the VCA MCM, University of Melbourne. Toby teaches …

Name: Julien Scheffer Doing: PhD, Tasmania College of the Arts, University of Tasmania. Doing creative practice ethics in photography and film… Julien Scheffer is an PhD scholar at the Tasmania College of the Arts, University of Tasmania, whose research project involes photography and film. His project examines how the mobile phone mediates relations between peoples’ experiences of the world and with others, through researching contemporary portraiture …

Name: Ash Tower Doing: PhD, School of Art, Architecture and Design 23 years old, University of South Australia Doing creative practice ethics in art theory and sociology Ash Tower is a PhD scholar at the University of South Australia, undertaking how research into the laboratory environment influences artistic production by thesis. In the past Ash’s creative practice has been investigating scientific processes and he has …

Name: Michal Glikson Doing: PhD in Fine Art, School of Art ANU Doing creative practice ethics in painting and video with other cultures Michal Glikson is a PhD scholar at the Australian National University, and her study is an investigation of peripatetic art practice across cultures. The methodology of this practice involves moving and changing spaces and places, noticing subtle variations in environment …

Happy New Year! Starting off the year with the issues of cultural safety. Head of the Wilin Centre, Richard J. Franklin talking about issues of Cultural Safety.

For the iDARE conference, the CREW generated a series of interlinked contributions: BAGS: About 70 CREW@iDARE bags where distributed to conference delegates at registration, each containing a series of objects inviting participation and reflection on the nature of ethics. The range of objects are more fully documented on this page, but importantly invited people to contribute to the CREW exhibition.    Images: Caitlyn …

During the IDARE conference the CREW held an activity on each day of the conference. For information about the iDARE conference CREW activities: http://www.aelab.org/the-crew-idare-exhibition   Images: Caitlyn Parry/ Caitlyn Parry/ Caitlyn Parry CREW Session 1 Round Table: a collective presentation and discussion in the CREW exhibition VCA Student Gallery Respondents: Jane Rendell and Stephen Loo the CREW: Pia Ednie-Brown, Elmedin Zunic, Citt Williams, Juliana Espana Keller, Indira Shanahan,  Kate Robertson, Melissa Razuki, Chloe …

Giving an Account of Oneself: Architecturally Professor Jane Rendell (BAHons, DipArch, MSc, PhD) The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=JREND85 www.janerendell.co.uk presenting at iDARE Keynote 27 September 2016, 6.30-7.30pm, Federation Hall, Southbank campus for iDARE conference 27 and 28 September 2016 The iDARE conference, Creative Arts Research and the Ethics of Innovation stemmed from the OLT project: Developing new approaches to ethics and research integrity training through challenges posed by Creative Practice …

‘Over the Baracade’, 2014, an installation by artists Louise Lavarak and Peter Burke Spectres of Evaluation: rethinking art/ community/ practice international conference Curated by Marnie Badham, Faculty of the VCA, University of Melbourne Presented by Centre for Cultural Partnerships and Footscray Community Arts Centre Image: Daniela Rodriguez Photography The iDARE conference registration page is now open! Further details are here.

CREW: Creative Research Ethics workshop expression of interest is here   Download your copy of the pdf: EOI_CREW_FINAL DUE: Monday, 18th July 2016. Get on it!

The call for papers and activities is now closed for the conference iDARE 2016. We are scheduling the program to begin at 2pm on Tuesday 27th Sept and to finish between 3-4pm on Wednesday 28 Sept. There will be a registration link up in the beginning of June to register for the conference.  

An evening of conversation with Jonathan Green (host of Radio National's Sunday Extra and editor of Meanjin), Peter Singer(philosopher), Anna Broinowski (filmmaker, author) and James Button (author, former journalist & speech writer to Kevin Rudd). What are the ethical challenges of making art about real life, with real people, in a world of real politics? What are the responsibilities? What role can art play? Recorded on the 24th August 2015.

The event Terms of Engagement: Ethics and Participatory Art  was videoed on the 4 May 2016, 5:30pm – 6:30pm. ‘Community-based art’, ‘community practice’, ‘political art’, ‘participatory art’, ‘relational art and aesthetics’ and ‘socially engaged art’ are just some of the terms used to describe the art practice of artists who engage directly in some way or other with ‘the community’. This forum brings …

Professor Jane Rendell (BAHons, DipArch, MSc, PhD)The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCLhttps://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=JREND85www.janerendell.co.uk Professor Rendell is a leading UK researcher concerned with research ethics and building ethical know-how in Architecture and the creative disciplines. In June 2015, she initiated “Practising Ethics in Built Environment Research,” a conference that brought together scholars from throughout the UK to discuss ethics and the creative disciplines. Rendell …

Genevieve Grieves, Still image from lament (2013), a three channel video installation by Genevieve Grieves featuring performer, Yaraan Bundle, Copyright: Genevieve Grieves Wednesday 1st of June 9.00 am- 5.00pm Free, registration essential via EventBrite Further info: Symposium: Art, Ethics and Indigeneity Federation Hall at the Southbank Campus, VCA and MCM on as part of Reconciliation Week. Richard Franklin (UoM): The survival and achievement of the Art of …

04 May 2016, 5:30pm - 6:30pm Kate Just Safe Walk Melbourne, 2014. Image credit: Kate Just. Digital Print Admission: Free, bookings required Ticketing: available via EventBrite 'Community-based art', 'community practice', 'political art', 'participatory art', 'relational art and aesthetics' and 'socially engaged art' are just some of the terms used to describe the art practice of artists who engage directly in some way or other with 'the community'. This …

Call for Papers and Activities for iDARE 2016 conference iDARE 2016: Creative Arts Research and the Ethics of Innovation Conference Dates: 27th – 28th September, 2016 Venue: University of Melbourne, VCA, Southbank Campus University of Melbourne is hosting the iDARE conference— a working forum on Innovation in Design and Art Research Ethics. We ask you to contribute to, showcase and test innovative approaches to developing ethical know-how …