Re-assemble Conference | FRIDAY 18 JULY 2025

INCLUSIVE FUTURES: Exploring Art and Innovation in the Visual Arts Classroom.

ArtEdVic’s Re-assemble Art Education Conference in partnership with FedUni and BIFB

Join us for ArtEdVic’s first regional conference, where the intersections of inclusivity, technology and creativity are explored in an engaging one-day event. In partnership with Federation University and the Ballarat International Foto Biennale (BIFB), this dynamic gathering invites educators, artists, and researchers to explore approaches for using high- tech and low-tech tools – including AI – in the visual arts classroom.

Designed to spark curiosity and hands-on experimentation, the conference empowers educators to reimagine how technology can co-exist with traditional artmaking to support inclusive, engaging, and future-focused visual arts learning.

Through the keynote speaker presentations, workshops, and collaborative sharing sessions, participants will engage with the following key themes:

Inclusive Innovation: Explore how both traditional and digital tools can empower
students of all abilities, ensuring equitable access to creative expression.
Ethics of Technology Use in Art Education: Explore the ethical considerations ofusing AI and emerging technologies in art education, including issues of privacy,
academic integrity, and responsible use to support creativity and critical thinking.
Creative and Critical Digital Literacy: Build confidence in blending digital tools with
hands-on artmaking and discover practical ways to bring these approaches into your
classroom.

2025 Conference Program

Keynote Presentation

We are delighted to welcome internationally acclaimed visual artist and educator, Kate Just as the 2025 Keynote Presenter. Just is renowned for her innovative use of craft and community engagement to address pressing social issues, including feminism, gender-based violence, reproductive freedom, war, racism, LGBTQIA+ rights, refugee and asylum seeker rights, and political protest.

In her keynote, The Power of Craft in a Digital Age, Just will guide us through her art practice, illustrating how she has harnessed craft media, community workshops, and social media as powerful tools for activism. Drawing on acclaimed projects such as Feminist Fan, Anonymous was a Woman, and A Sign of the Times, she will examine how analogue craft techniques can engage in dialogue with – and sometimes serve as an antidote to – digital mediums.

About the Artist: Kate Just was born in Hartford, USA, in 1974 and migrated to Melbourne in 1996. She holds a PhD in Sculpture from Monash University, a Master of Arts from RMIT, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Victorian College of the Arts, where she is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Master of Contemporary Art program.

Kate has exhibited in over one hundred exhibitions across Australia and internationally, including at the National Gallery of Australia, ACCA, Artspace, and Heide MoMA. She is the recipient of more than forty grants, fellowships and awards, including the 2022 Australia Council Fellowship for Visual Art. Her work is held in major public and private collections.

Workshops

	Visualising Difference: Inclusive Visual Storytelling with Kim Percy Explore neurodiversity through visual storytelling with artist Kim Percy. This workshop uses art play to help educators recognise and support neurodivergent traits in students, creating more inclusive and empathetic classrooms. About the artist: Kim Percy is an artist, educator, and researcher working across photography, installation, and design. She is currently completing a PhD in Visual Arts at Federation University, with a focus on dyslexia and practice-led research. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including presentations at the British Dyslexia Association and ACUADS conferences. With over 30 years in the creative industries and higher education, Kim designs inclusive curricula that centre neurodivergent learners, and works with community organisations to champion accessibility and creative empowerment.
	Stochastic Parrots and Reversible Noise: AI Art Workshop with Warren Armstrong Unpack the ethics, anxieties and creative potential of AI in the classroom with new media artist Warren Armstrong. This hands-on workshop explores how AI tools work, how they can be used in art education, and what critical conversations we should be having with students. About the artist: Warren Armstrong is a new media artist and software developer whose practice spans augmented and virtual reality, data visualisation/sonification, speculative fiction, and artificial intelligence. His award-winning work has been featured in exhibitions and festivals across England, South Africa, Germany, Northern Ireland, and Australia. Warren has led digital art workshops in Germany, South Korea, and Australia.
	Centering the Artist: Creative Learning at the National Gallery of Australia with Annika Romeyn and Andrew Cox Join visual artist Annika Romeyn and spoken word artist Andrew Cox from the National Gallery of Australia for a creative learning workshop that centres the artist and fosters genuine connection with artistic practice. This hands-on session introduces a series of active learning strategies, such as writing, playing with materials, and embodied response, that move beyond discussion and verbal analysis. Together, participants will explore diverse and inclusive ways to engage with art, and reflect on a pedagogical approach that supports every learner to build a personal, authentic connection with works of art. About the artists: Annika Romeyn is a visual artist working on ngunnawal and ngambri Country (Canberra). Her practice brings together drawing, printmaking and painting to create large-scale works on paper that reflect on the natural environment and the experience of moving through it. Romeyn’s work has been recognised through a number of national awards, most recently the 2024 River of Art Prize and the 2023 Mandy Martin Art and Environment Award. Andrew Cox is a Filipino-Australian poet based on ngunnawal and ngambri Country (Canberra). He leads the Canberra Poetry Slam, one of Australia’s largest regular spoken word events. His work has been shortlisted for awards including Innovation in Spoken Word and featured at the 2023 Singapore Writers Festival. Andrew’s writing has been published in anthologies including Admissions (Upswell Publishing) and commissioned by organisations such as Red Room Poetry.
	Digital Screen Printing for Multidisciplinary Art Classrooms: with Daniela Scaramuzzino Get hands-on with the new Digital MiScreen Screen Maker in this practical and playful workshop led by artist and materials specialist Daniela Scaramuzzino. Using this innovative classroom technology, educators will learn how to streamline screen printing by creating ready-to-use screens from digital images, enabling teachers to efficiently transfer artwork onto fabric, wood, or paper. Explore a time-efficient, accessible, and creative screen printing approach where high-tech and low-tech art practices co-exist. About the artist: Daniela Scaramuzzino is the Education Manager for Eckersley’s Victoria & Tasmania and a Melbourne-based artist who dives deep into the realms of painting and drawing. She’s got a thing for colour, pattern, texture, and form – it’s like they’re her languages to communicate with the world. Her work is a vibrant cocktail of abstract ideas mixed with a dash of happiness, a sprinkle of boldness, and a whole lot of creativity. Dani spends her days running workshops in schools, helping students and teachers find the right materials for their projects and has over 25 years’ experience working with all sorts of incredible materials.