2008/2226(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 7 June on the social status of artists1,

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. Whereas artistic studies that focus on developing a career and profession require of the students, in addition to talent, a solid cultural basis that can only be acquired through multidisciplinary and systematic training; whereas this increases the opportunities for access to employment in the sector, in so far as it provides a general education, a research methodology, ~~and~~entrepreneurial abilities and business knowledge, as well as skills in various areas of activity which are relevant to contemporary art,

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Considers, whilst recognising that this is a matter for the Member States, that artistic education should be a compulsory element in syllabuses at all school levels, starting from an early age and continuing throughout the duration of education;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Considers that artistic education should be a compulsory element in syllabuses at all school levels, ~~starting from an early age and continuing throughout the duration of education~~in order to promote democratisation of access to culture;

Amendment 13 #

Adrian MANOLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses the importance in both school curricula and vocational training and lifelong learning programmes of continuing courses to promote and develop creativity at all ages as part of the process of lifelong learning;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recalls that one of the aims of artistic and cultural education is to contribute to civic education and that one of its roles is to enhance our capacity to think and to contribute to personal development in intellectual, emotional and physical terms;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Acknowledges within the European Year of Creativity & Innovation 2009 the role of the arts as an important contributor to innovation in society and the economy;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Draws the attention of the Council and the Member States to the role of European culture and its diversity as a factor in integration, and the importance of artistic and cultural education at European level, including the safeguarding of traditional cultural values in different regions;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that ever-increasing numbers of students of art subjects are interested in pursuing their studies in a Member State other than their own and, as a result, encourages the Member States to coordinate their policies with regard to artistic education at European Union level, ~~and to promote both academic and work- related mobility~~to exchange best practices and to increase mobility of both students and teachers in this sector;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Suggests improving the mobility of professionals in the artistic sector through an increased attention to the recognition of qualifications. This should be done by encouraging training institutions and employers to relate to the European Qualifications Framework (EQF), so that competences and qualifications in the sector can be compared at the European level;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Urges the Commission in this connection to work together with the Member States in establishing a mobility framework for Europeans engaged in artistic and creative activity, with particular emphasis on mobility for young artists and students of art subjects;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. Whereas the European Union, true to its motto ‘Unity in Diversity’, should acknowledge its common history, and can do so ~~most of all~~ through the history of European art ~~and the plastic arts in general,~~ because of ~~their~~its intrinsic universal nature,

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – introductory part

4. Considers, whilst recognising that this is a matter for the Member States, that policies on artistic education ought to be coordinated at European Union level, particularly in relation to:

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 1 a (new)

- formulating value criteria for the visual arts in order to ensure uniform Europe-wide assessment of the contemporary arts,

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 3 a (new)

- achieving a balance between theoretical study and practical initiation, so as to ensure artistic education is not abstract,

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 4

~~artistic education methods, and~~the application and development of the methods and strategies of artistic education in line with the requirements of the information society,

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 5

the training of specialised teachers; the training of ‘artist engineers’ of the new medium alongside that of traditional specialised teachers,

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 2

- define the role of artistic education as an ~~important~~essential pedagogical tool in enhancing the value of culture in a globalised, multicultural world,

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 3

- establish joint strategies for the promotion of artistic education policies and policies for training teachers specialising in this subject, ~~adapting the teaching in line with the talents and professional callings of the students,~~

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 4 a (new)

- encourage the national representatives in the recently established Education & Culture Working Group in the framework of the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) for Culture to discuss the role of the arts in different educational contexts (formal, informal and non-formal) and at all educational levels (from pre-primary to and beyond professional training in higher arts education),

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 4 b (new)

– give fundamental priority to the role of artistic studies and education at every level of school education, lifelong learning and training for specialist teachers in the context of the Open Method of Coordination and in particular the Working Group on Education and Culture,

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 4 c (new)

- encourage the national representatives in the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) Working Groups on the Cultural Industries to address professional training and the continuing professional development of artists, managers, teachers, facilitators and other professionals in the cultural sector as a central theme;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

~~1 JO C 125 E, 22.5.2008, p. 223~~ Ba. whereas schools should once again become the main place for democratising access to culture,

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 4 d (new)

- invite the relevant stakeholders in civil society to share their knowledge and expertise in this area with regards to the process taking place in the Open Method of Coordination (OMC);

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 4 e (new)

- improve the provision for the professional training of professionals in the artistic sector by recognising higher arts education at all 3 levels as outlined by the Bologna Declaration process (Bachelor, Master, Doctorate),

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 4 f (new)

– bring national policies more closely into line regarding the recognition of the artists' professional qualifications, encouraging the implementation of the European Qualifications Framework in this sector also and the full inclusion of artistic studies in criteria set out in the Bologna process, thereby improving the mobility of artists within the EU,

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 4 g (new)

– introduce special arrangements to promote artistic education in the context of the multiannual culture programme,

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 4 h (new)

- recognise the importance of group and amateur artistic activities,

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 4 i (new)

- reaffirm the missions entrusted to conservatories;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Insists that the teaching of art history must also involve encounters with artists and visits to places of culture, so as to arouse curiosity and provoke reflexion on the part of students;

Amendment 37 #

Nicodim BULZESC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises the importance of using the resources provided by new information and communication technologies and the Internet as channels for modern teaching geared to contemporary practice when introducing the artistic dimension into school curriculums; at the same time points out that not all Member States have sufficient resources to fund history of art departments with the necessary modern equipment and recommends the introduction of a European funding programme specifically intended to provide teaching institutions with modern equipment;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses in this respect the essential contribution of such enterprises as Europeana, the European digital library;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recommends that a ~~permanent database be set up for exchanging good practices between the Member States in relation to the teaching of art, and the inclusion of~~European portal for artistic and cultural education be developed jointly and that artistic education be included in the Member States' educational curriculums, in order to safeguard the development and promotion of the European cultural model, which is especially prized internationally;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas artistic and cultural education, of which image education forms a part, is an essential element in the educational system of the Member States,

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas artistic and cultural education is an essential component in the education of children and young people, since it contributes to the development of free will, sensitivity and openness to others; whereas it is a key issue in equal opportunities and a precondition for truly democratising access to culture,

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas in order to meet the challenge of democratising access to culture, it is necessary to promote artistic awareness at all levels and at all ages, to recognise the importance of group and amateur artistic activities, to promote access to education in the arts and to reaffirm the missions entrusted to conservatories,

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)

Bd. whereas, regrettably, Member States too often feel compelled by economic imperatives to reduce the place given to the arts in overall education policy,

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. Whereas schools and centres for art and design education help to develop philosophies ~~and~~, to create new artistic styles and movements and to open up different cultural worlds, which strengthens the European Union's image in the world,

Amendment 9 #