ArtReview Explores Global Alternative Art Schools Amid Traditional Education Challenges

ArtReview's latest issue delves into non-traditional art education as conventional art institutions confront strikes and shutdowns. It highlights innovative schools such as Gendaishicho-sha Bigakkō in Tokyo, established in 1969 by Hijikata Tatsumi, and Roy Ascott's Groundcourse from 1961 in Ealing. Present-day projects feature the Àsìkò Art School, The Black School's Process Deck, and initiatives in cities like Marseille, Johannesburg, São Paulo, and near Manila. The publication showcases interviews with educators like Chus Martínez and Candice Hopkins, lists active alternative schools, and includes artist contributions from Rosalie Schweiker. Sociologist Kuba Szreder examines self-directed learning movements. Notably, university art schools in California and New York shut down in December 2022 due to strikes, with similar events occurring in the UK. Excerpts from The Black School's teaching resource are included in ArtReview's March 2023 edition.