Art academies turn their attention to Zurich
From November 17 to 20, 2020, art academies from all over the world will be coming to Zurich's Toni-Areal - at least virtually. Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) is hosting the Biennial Conference 2020 of ELIA (European League of Institutes of the Arts).
Due to the coronavirus situation, the 16th Biennial Conference will not be held physically in the Toni-Areal as planned, but digitally. At the conference, students, lecturers and members of the ELIA member institutions will explore the following questions: How can the arts collaborate with other disciplines to help solve environmental, economic, social and cultural challenges? What roles do art colleges play in this debate? And are transdisciplinary art academies the model of the 21st century?
ELIA has more than 260 member institutions from around 50 countries and represents more than 300,000 students.
