We are happy to announce that the Summer Institute on Contemporary Art is returning in Summer of 2022!
Registration is open!
Tickets can be found here.
SICA 2022
SOCIAL ACTION
June 13-17, 2022
The Pennsylvania State University | School of Visual Arts
310 Patterson Building, University Park, PA 16802*
How can art education activate, renew and sustain our engagement with social action and sustainability?
What are the response-abilities of art education to maintain and create a balanced ecology between humans and the environment?
This year, the Summer Institute on Contemporary art is organized around five themes: Diversity/Equity, Inclusion/Access, Sustainability, Justice, & Belonging
Join other educators for five days of professional development in the exploration of sustainability and social action through the arts.
The University’s COVID-19 safety plans for summer 2022 are under development and will reflect current University, Pennsylvania Department of Health and federal guidance. At this time, face masks are not required indoors at Penn State University Park. Although these requirements are constantly evolving to reflect the current community levels, we encourage participants to wear masks even if they are not required on campus. For more information on in-person guidance, please visit this website.
* This year, SICA will be held in person with a virtual attendance option. If you are in need of accommodations or a stipend for travel/lodging, please reach out to Alexandra Allen at aka5923@psu.edu.
If you choose to attend in person, you will need to be aware of the university’s policy that your in-person presence at SICA indicates your agreement to adhere to all university policies, including health and safety policies such as indoor masking, and your acknowledgment that you are voluntarily participating. You further acknowledge the contagious nature of COVID-19 and assume all risk of exposure or infection. In addition, the risks could include travel interruptions and/or an extended stay in State College, seeking testing and medical care, and finding a place to stay. Please see information provided at the following URLs: Acknowledgement of Risk , Penn State COVID guidance, COVID dashboard.
Dr. Alexandra Allen (SICA Co-Director and Postdoctoral Scholar of Art Education)
Dr. Jeffrey M. Cornwall (SICA instructor, Art Education)
Dr. B. Stephen Carpenter, II (SICA Co-Director and Dean of the College of Arts and Architecture)
Catering by Ecovents
SICA is possible thanks to the generous financial gifts from the Brown Family, Harold & Susan Quinque, Friends of the Palmer Museum of Art, and the School of Visual Arts.
Penn State School of Visual Arts
