Aleksandra Lukaszewicz Alcaraz, Professor in Humanities in field of Philosophy, specialist in philosophical aesthetics and theory of culture and art. Vice-chairman of the Polish Society of Aesthetics. The recipient of various prizes and grants; these include a scholarship from the Kościuszko Foundation for research on art, culture and aesthetics in the work of Joseph Margolis, and a grant to support the preparation of her book project on the theory of cyborg persons explained in terms of the metaphysics of culture. The coordinator of two international research consortium: TICASS and TPAEE realizing projects founded by the European Commission within the programme MSCA-RISE H2020, dedicated to visual communication and visual literacy, and to art and art education in intercultural perspective.
Importance of visual literacy for promotion of conservation and biodiversity for young people across West Africa. Implementing the Educational Recommendations for Studies in Media, Art and Design, developed within the TICASS project
In my presentation I would like to introduce the CACE (Culture and Arts for Conservation and Environment) project realized by a consortium of several universities: Ghana, Gambia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, and the Academy of Art in Szczecin. This project is oriented towards supporting West African art and culture in an intercultural dialogue and exchange with European countries. It recognizes the importance of considering visual literacy for the sake of environmental and socio-economic issues, especially for promoting biodiversity, conservation, and taking up alternative ways of professions such as forestry in communities exposed to the effects of climate changes. The need for transforming the art education policy in the West African countries opens a window for implementing the Educational Recommendations for Studies in Media, Art and Design, developed within the TICASS project, by means of the participation of the Academy of Art in Szczecin in the Consortium.