Welcome to the MAP ‘Celebration’ International Conference 2024
We welcome you to celebrate and reflect during our closing conference for Mobile Arts for Peace (MAP): Informing the National Curriculum and Youth Policy for Peacebuilding in Kyrgyzstan, Rwanda, Indonesia and Nepal (2020-2024). MAP is an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) international project that provides a comparative approach on the use of interdisciplinary arts-based practices in collaboration with universities, cultural artists, civil society organisations, and young people across the world.
The conference activities are held in all four MAP implementing countries (Kyrgyzstan, Rwanda, Indonesia and Nepal), and the UK. There are diverse kinds of activities across the countries, which include a series of panel discussions, policy dialogue sessions, ART-ing workshops, exhibitions, youth-led workshops, launch of the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) reports, reflection sessions, and book launch. Altogether, they aim to provide comparative approaches and findings concerning how arts-based methods can be used to address youth issues and influence policy and curriculum. Coinciding with UNESCO’s International Culture and Arts Education Week, the conference will also provide an opportunity to align the research project within the global agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and explore MAP futures.
Visit the country tabs at the top of the page to find out more about in-country events and how to join, and check out the hybrid conference programme below, which will take place at the University of Lincoln from 22-26 May 2024 and online via Zoom. Register now and we look forward to seeing you at the conference!
MAP ‘Celebration’ International Conference programme
22 – 26 May 2024
at the University of Lincoln and online
In-person registration is limited to 30 participants.
Registration includes lunch and refreshments. Secure your place and be part of this celebration!
Wed, 22 May
10.15 am – 10.45 am BST
Online and in-person
Medical School atrium, LMS0008
University of Lincoln
Keynote Talk
A Keynote talk by Professor Ananda Breed for the SDG Celebration Conference at the University of Lincoln
12 pm – 2 pm BST
Online and in-person
Studio X,
Lincoln Arts Centre
ART-ing Workshop #1:
Film and mental health
With Dr Tom Martin &
Dr Chaste Uwihoreye
(Uyisenga Ni Imanzi, Rwanda).
Thu, 23 May
8 am – 09.30 am BST
Online and in-person
Studio X,
Lincoln Arts Centre
ART-ing Workshop #2:
Mithila arts and
gender equality
With Mithila artist & Nub Raj Bhandari
(Janaki Women Awareness Society, Nepal).
10 am – 2.30 pm BST
Online and in-person
Studio 1,
Lincoln Arts Centre
SDGs-focused Thematic Talks
How has MAP contributed towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
This session delves into understanding how MAP research has contributed towards five SDGs, including SDG 4 Quality Education, SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being, SDG 5 Gender Equality, SDG 16 Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions, and SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals/Impact. For each SDG, a lead researcher will provide an overview of findings, a youth researcher will present an arts-based output (shared through a virtual exhibition), and a policy/decision maker will share how to integrate MAP to inform curriculum/policy/next steps.
3 pm – 4 pm BST
In-person
Glass Corridor,
Peter De Wint Building
University of Lincoln
MAP Exhibition Gallery Tour
The MAP research project exhibition runs from 17-25 May. Please come and visit!
This exhibition showcases art works from across the entire project, including Mithila paintings (as shown in the adjacent image) from Nepal, comic books from Indonesia, Imigongo art from Rwanda, and drawings from Kyrgyzstan. It will also include screenings of several films and songs from MAP. It will be a visual and sensory delight, not to be missed!
Fri, 24 May
7 am – 9.30 am BST
Online and in-person
in Jakarta, Indonesia
ART-ing Workshop #3:
Lenong and youth voice
With Betawi cultural artist and young performer, Indonesia.
Bahasa Indonesia-English interpretation will be provided.
10 am – 12 pm BST
Online and in-person
Studio 1,
Lincoln Arts Centre
Policy Roundtable
The MAP A/Effect: Informing Policy Engagement Processes with and through the Arts
This session aims to deepen understanding of how arts-based approaches with children and young people inform policy/policymakers across the MAP projects. Discussants, narrating through artefacts, will respond to questions such as: What possibilities are opened up/invited through art forms towards transforming or deepening processes of engagement? What are the challenges and how can they be creatively overcome?
1 pm – 3 pm BST
Online and in-person
Studio 1,
Lincoln Arts Centre
Report Launch
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) using Arts and Cultural Forms
This session aims to facilitate knowledge sharing on culturally informed MEL practices and how the voices of young people can be integral in generating evidence and uptake. Specifically, the session presents findings and looks to the future, asking: How can learnings be integrated into MAP futures?
3.30 pm – 4.30 pm BST
Online and in-person
Studio 1,
Lincoln Arts Centre
Book Launch
Children, Youth, and Participatory Arts for Peacebuilding: Lessons from Kyrgyzstan, Rwanda, Indonesia, and Nepal (Routledge, 2024)
This book demonstrates how participatory arts-based approaches can help children and youth contribute to peacebuilding within post-conflict contexts and to their communities. Cultural forms of storytelling through visual arts, drama, music, and dance can help to enhance post-conflict community well-being, social cohesion, and conflict prevention.
Sat, 25 May
10 am – 12 pm BST
Online
ART-ing Workshop #4:
Theatre and positive change
With Nurlan Asanbekov, Kyrgyzstan.
1 pm – 3 pm BST
Online
ART-ing Workshop #5:
Imigongo and peace
With Mutanganga Angelo and Kazingufu Sandra Teta, Rwanda.
Sun, 26 May
10 am – 12 pm BST
Online
Reflection Session
Looking back – looking ahead
Virtual Exhibition
The MAP ‘Celebration’ virtual exhibition showcases the artistic output of the MAP research project. This exhibition showcases the incredible work of MAP young people and cultural artists highlighting their contributions to five areas of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being, SDG 4 Quality Education, SDG 5 Gender Equality, SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, and SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals/Impact. Stay tuned as the virtual exhibition goes live from 22 May.
For any inquiries or additional information about the MAP ‘Celebration’ International Conference 2024,
please email us at map@lincoln.ac.uk.