第46回美術科教育学会弘前大会へご参加いただく、全ての方へ感謝と歓迎の意を表して、一編の詩を引用させていただきます。         

         生命は  

                                             吉野 弘

     生命は

     自分自身だけでは完結できないように

     つくられているらしい

     花も

     めしべとおしべが揃っているだけでは

      不充分で

      虫や風が訪れて

      めしべとおしべを仲立ちする

      生命は

      その中に欠如を抱き

      それを他者から満たしてもらうのだ

      世界は多分

      他者の総和

      しかし

      互いに

      欠如を満たすなどとは

      知りもせず

      知らされもせず

      ばらまかれている者同士

      無関心でいられる間柄

      ときに 

      うとましく思うことさえも許されている間柄

      そのように

      世界がゆるやかに構成されているのは

      なぜ？

      花が咲いている

      すぐ近くまで

      虻の姿をした他者が

      光をまとって飛んできている

      私も  あるとき

      誰かのための虻だったろう

      あなたも    あるとき

      私のための風だったかもしれない

                                       –––––詩集『北入曾』

「私も  あるとき／誰かのための虻だったろう／あなたも    あるとき／私のための風だったかもしれない」  からは、人に与えたという自覚とも、恩を受けたという感覚とも違う、もっと軽やかな贈与のつながりが感じられます。

弘前大会を通して、「世界がゆるやかに構成されている」ことを前提とした、軽やかで互恵的な関係へと、意識を更新していきませんか。

                                                                                                                                                                            弘前大学    佐藤 絵里子

      We are pleased to announce that we will be holding the 46th Research Conference of the Japanese Association of Art Education Society in Hirosaki, for the first time in five years. A state of emergency was first declared on April 7 in Japan, 2020 due to the Corona disaster. In a situation where one cannot help but feel a sense of stagnation and isolation, many people have been searching for a way forward in both research and practice.

     The theme of this conference is "Opening Passages from the Classroom: Its Shape and Beyond".What images does this theme evoke for you? From within the confined space of the school, as the classroom opens up towards the outside, what exactly might be visible at the end of the path? There may be a sense that something is approaching from a distance. Of course, there is not a single answer to this question.

      In addition to oral research presentations and research subcommittees, the Hirosaki convention program includes a symposium on the first day, International Bureau project planning, and the committee member projects 1 and 2 on the second day. To give a little advance notice of the contents, "Symposium: A New Teacher is Born Every Time" will feature Konoike Tomoko, a contemporary artist who is scheduled to have a solo exhibition at the Aomori Museum of Art next summer, and Okuwaki Takahiro, the curator in charge of that exhibition at the museum. 

      At the suggestion of the International Bureau, we are pleased to announce that prof. Glenn Coutts, President of the International Society for Art Education (InSEA), will be giving a lecture at this year's conference at the same venue as the symposium. The thema is "Art-based Humanity: Learning through Art with InSEA". 

   　Furthermore, in the Committee's Plan ①, there will be a dialogue with Takamatsu Tomoyuki, who practices unique approaches that respect children without conforming to established frameworks and structures (Akehamako Language Classroom, Kamakura Art Studio), and Yashima Takayuki, an educational leader promoting subject instruction in his role as an education chief (Elementary School attached to Hirosaki University). In the Committee's Plan ②, building on the discussions from the 2022 Art Education Research Society Research Forum, there will be discussions on the curriculum and assessment of art education led by Uchida Yuko (Saitama University) and Wakamatsu Daisuke (Hirosaki University Graduate School).

     At last, the majority of this committee members are based in the Kanto-Koshinetsu region（not only Aomori prefecture）, and the Society operates under an unprecedented structure that transcends universities and regions. The conference is run by the Society's young researchers, connected online.

    We look forward to seeing many of you at the Hirosaki Conference!                                                                                                                                               　　　　　　　　　         　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Committee　members