Education in the Visual Arts has changed enormously with the advent of
technology.  Access to collections and galleries via the internet, plus
sharing of images across campuses has changed traditional ways of viewing
art.  But are we seeing true representations of the artworks?  Are digital
images to be trusted?

This is just one of the many complicated and potentially threatening issues
currently affecting arts education in the UK as a direct result of the
‘digital revolution’! For everything we do, whether it’s teaching in the
classroom or finding images in the library, we are having to adapt to a new
model. Recent developments in technology have, without a doubt, created one
of the biggest and most profound changes the arts education community has
ever seen.

In response, a huge consultation exercise, the Digital Picture, will be
launched at the Association of Art Historians conference this week. Created
by independent arts education organisation, AHDS Visual Arts, the project is
designed to help the community explore this brave new world. The exercise
will, through coordinated, open consultation with representatives of all art
colleges, schools and university departments across England, Scotland, Wales
and Northern Ireland, identify problems, offer arenas for discussion and
seek practical solutions.

Have your say, or book your place at a free expert seminar, at:

www.thedigitalpicture.ac.uk

Whether you welcome the digital revolution with open arms or merely tolerate
it as the inevitable, your contribution, no matter how large or small, will
help to influence the future direction of many aspects of UK arts education
relating to digital images.