Conference Announcement!

Leiden, The Netherlands, March 2008.

Dear Reader,

This is an invitation for joining a four-day conference on the History of the Arts & Crafts Movement and the History of the Setllement Movement. The conference will take place in Leiden, The Netherlands, from July 1 – July 4, 2008, at the Leidse Volkshuis centre for education and culture. You will find the provisional conference programme in the attachment.

The Arts & Crafts and Settlement Movements are closely linked. They both emerged in the early days of the social emancipation movement at the end of the 19th century. Arts & Crafts has had a worldwide influence on architecture and industrial design. For many people Settlements have been a first chance on personal development and education.

In the Netherlands both Movements have had great influence on the evolution of the modern care and welfare society, as well as on education and urban development. Although reflection on and the arrangement of the caring society is an object of far-reaching political transformation at present, elements of the idealistic principles of both movements become manifest again in the Europe-wide debate on the encouragement of culture- and art education and informal learning.

During the conference programme both Movements will be discussed along different lines of approach. Present developments will also be covered. The invited speakers come from The Netherlands and Flanders (Belgium), but also from other countries in and outside Europe, such as America and Japan. Along with lectures and debates there will be room for contributions of participants and for excursions.

The programme offers an ideal opportunity to become better informed about some important aspects of the origins of present-day community art and community education. It is also a chance to revaluate modern policies and to explore which lessons can be drawn from the past. Everyone who is active in or interested in community arts and community education, either as a researcher, lecturer or as a practitioner, should therefore not miss this conference.

The conference fee is EUR 160. You may register for participation via the online registration form. You can book your hotel accommodation via the hotel registration form. Please see the hotelinfo underneath. Both links are also available via our website www.leidsevolkshuis.nl Registrations and hotel bookings will be confirmed. There is a separate form underneath for presenting proposals for lectures or presentations. For any further questions please apply to the website www.leidsevolkshuis.nl or to volkshuis@bplusc.nl

With kind regards, on behalf of the Organising Committee,

Henri Braakenburg.

The Organising Committee consists of the following persons: Prof. Ruud van der Veen, Columbia University, New York; Prof. Wim de Pauw, Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Dr. Kees Hammink; Dr. Barry Hake, former lecturer Leiden University; Mr. Henri Braakenburg.

Founders of the History of the Arts & Crafts Movement and History of the Settlement Movement conferences are Prof. Haruhiko Fujita, Osaka University and the Reverend Luke Geoghegan, warden of Toynbee Hall, London.

NB: Please forward this message to your colleagues and friends and others who might be interested in this conference!

8th conference on the History of the Arts & Crafts Movement

Monday, June 30

19.00 p.m.	Welcome meeting

Day 1 (Tuesday, July 1)

09:00 a.m.	Opening session
10.00 a.m.	Start of the conference at the Leidse Volkshuis
10.15 a.m.	‘The history and importance of the Arts & Crafts movement’, by Prof. Margaret Strobel, former director of the Jane Addams Hull- House museum, Chicago (invited)
10.45 a.m.	‘Community art in The Netherlands and Flanders, a historical overview’, by Prof. Herman Baert, lecturer at the University of Leuven (invited)
11.15 a.m.	‘Architectural and industrial design in the early 20th C. as tools for community development and education’, by Mr. Rob Dettingmeijer, lecturer at the University of Utrecht
11.45 a.m.	Coffee break
12.00 p.m.	Forum discussion on ‘The role of art and community education in the late 19th and early 20th Century’
12.45 p.m.	Lunch break
13.30 p.m.	Excursion by coach to Amsterdam: visit to the Het Schip centre for Amsterdam School architecture and guided walking tour
18.30 p.m.	Return to Leiden

Day 2 (Wednesday, July 2)

09.00 a.m.	Opening
09.15 a.m.	First series of lectures on national developments and/or examples of community arts in various countries: presentation of papers, followed by discussion (proposals for contributions will be welcomed – see ‘Call for Papers’) • ‘Architectural realisations of the ideas of Settlement by Kon Wajiro’, by Prof. Izumi Kuroishi, lecturer at the Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo
10.45 a.m.	Coffee Break
11.00 a.m.	Second series of lectures on national developments and/or examples in community arts in various countries • World art, national art and community arts: concerning Frank Lloyd Wright’, by Prof. Haruhiko Fujita, Osaka University
12.30 p.m.	Lunch break
13.30 p.m.	Excursion in small groups on foot and/or on bike on community art history and community art projects in and around Leiden
17.00 p.m.	Return to Leidse Volkshuis or hotel
18.30 p.m.	Social evening: meeting the Leideners and their community

5th conference on the History of the Settlement Movement

Day 3 (Thursday, July 3)

09.00 a.m.	Start of the conference at the Leidse Volkshuis
09.15 a.m.	‘The History of Toynbee Hall, East End, London, and the Settlements movement’, by the Rev. Luke Geoghehan, warden of Toynbee Hall, London
09.45 a.m.	‘The history of the Volkshuis movement in The Netherlands and its links with Toynbee Hall and the Settlement movement’
10.15 a.m.	‘The role of the Stichting Lodewijk de Raedt and the history of the Folk High School movement in Flanders’, by Tom Vanwing, chairman of Citizenne, Folk High School of Brussels
10.45 a.m.	‘Community education and community art in Central and Eastern Europe’
11.15 a.m.	Coffee break
11.30 a.m.	Debate: ‘Challenges for contemporary community education’
12.15 p.m.	Two case studies: • The Horta Volkshuis in Brussels, by Wim de Pauw, lecturer at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels • The Leidse Volkshuis and its founders, by Jack Paluch, director
13.00 p.m.	Lunch break
13.30 p.m.	Excursion by coach to The Hague or Rotterdam: the history of early 20th C. community education in an urban area - guided tour and visit to a local neighbourhood museum
18.00 p.m.	Return to Leiden

Day 4 (Friday, July 4)

09.00 a.m.	Opening
09.05 a.m.	First series of lectures on national developments and/or examples in community education in various countries: presentation of papers, followed by discussion (proposals for contributions will be welcomed – see ‘Call for Papers’) • ‘The architect as educator’, by Prof. Ruud van der Veen, Columbia University, New York
10.30 a.m.	Coffee Break
10.45 a.m.	Second series of lectures on national developments and/or examples in community education in various countries
12.30 p.m.	Excursion and visit to local institutions/projects for community education in and around Leiden (4-8 groups of 25) – on foot and/or bike and/or public transport;
13.00 p.m.	lunch at the excursion sites
15.30 p.m.	Return at the Leidse Volkshuis; tea break
16.00 p.m.	Plenary meeting: forum discussion on the results of the conference, evaluation and plans for future conferences; announcement of the next (dual)conference
17.00 p.m.	Closing of the conference

Call for Papers

Those who are interested in contributing to the conferences’ programmes are kindly requested to send in an abstract of their presentation or lecture according to the format as follows:

➢ Subject and/or title of presentation/lecture (subject should deal with one or both of the conferences’ themes:
• Arts as a means for social development and community education in the historical context of the late 19th and early 20th;
• Community education as instrument for social development: the influence of the Settlement movement on community education.
Both historical and contemporary approaches will be welcomed):


➢ Name, title and address of sender (E-mail address preferably):


➢ Summary of presentation/lecture (350 words or 1 page A4 maximum):


➢ References (if applicable):


Abstracts should be sent to step.henri@planet.nl. The deadline for sending in abstracts is April 30, 2008. All abstracts will be reviewed by the reviewing committee. Senders will receive a reply to their proposal in due time. The committee reserves the right to reject proposed presentations/lectures without further explanation. The planned duration of presentations should preferably not exceed 20 minutes. No remunerations will be paid.

hotel reservation

Hotel accommodation

For hotel reservations you can contact Hotelmatch.
Hotelmatch has made special price arrangements during the conference on the History of the Arts & Crafts Movement and the History of the Settlement Movement at hotels in Leiden. We strongly advise to book your hotel as soon as possible to guarantee a room in a hotel of your preference.

Hotelmatch
Prinses Beatrixlaan 614
P.O. Box 11515
2502 AM The Hague
The Netherlands
Phone 0031 (0)88 0400400
Fax 0031 (0)88 0400450
arts@hotelmatch.nl

You can fill in the reservation form: http://www.hotelmatch.nl/arts_reservation.html


Tulip Inn Leiden Centre***
Schipholweg 3 in Leiden

The Tulip Inn Leiden Centre is located next to the Golden Tulip Leiden Centre. The hotel has an ideal location in the city centre of Leiden, directly opposite to the Leiden Central Station. The hotel is also easy accessibly by car. The hotel offers comfortable rooms with internet access. In Restaurant Rubens breakfast, lunch and dinner are served.
On the ground floor of the Golden Tulip Leiden Centre the guests can find a bar and lobby.
Travelling to the Leidse Volkshuis takes about 10 to 15 minutes by foot.

Room for single or double use € 119,00
The room rate excludes breakfast and city tax. Breakfast is € 16,00 per person per day and city tax is € 1,85 per person per night.


Golden Tulip Leiden Centre****
Schipholweg 3 in Leiden

The Golden Tulip Leiden Centre is directly situated across the Leiden Central Station in the city centre of Leiden.
The hotel is easy accessible by car and public transport. The hotel has got 55 modern and comfortably furnished hotel rooms equipped with all modern facilities. In Restaurant Rubens breakfast, lunch and dinner are served.
On the ground floor there is a bar and lobby.
Travelling to the Leidse Volkshuis takes about 10 to 15 minutes by foot.

Room for single or double use € 139,00
The room rate excludes breakfast and city tax. Breakfast is € 16,00 per person per day and city tax is € 1,85 per person per night.


Holiday Inn Leiden****
Haagse Schouwweg 10 in Leiden

The Holiday Inn Leiden is centrally located between Amsterdam and The Hague, near highway A44. The hotel is easy accessible by car and public transport. The hotel offers 200 comfortable rooms, 24 hours room service and indoor swimming pool with sauna.
In the Garden restaurant breakfast, lunch and dinner are served. In the hotels Ocean bar guests can enjoy a drink, snack or meals from the grill. In the summer the terrace of the hotel is open.
Travelling to the Leidse Volkshuis takes about 20 minutes by public transportation.

Standard room for single use € 105,00
King room for single use € 130,00
Executive room for single use € 140,00
The room rate includes breakfast and excludes city tax. City tax is € 1,85 per person per night. The costs for an extra person on the room are € 25,00 per person.

Van der Valk Hotel Leiden****
Haagse Schouwweg 14 in Leiden

The hotel is situated just outside Leiden Centre. The hotel offers 79 hotel rooms, all with wireless internet. Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be served in “The Inn”. It is also possible to have dinner in restaurant “The Haagsche Schouw”. The restaurant is situated in a characteristic monumental building and located next to the river "the old Rhine". Through an indoor hallway guests can walk from the hotel to the restaurant.
Travelling to the Leidse Volkshuis takes about 20 minutes by public transportation.

Standard room for single use € 89,65
Standard room for double use € 99,55
Deluxe room for single use € 100,50
Deluxe room for double use € 110,50
The room rate includes breakfast and excludes city tax. City tax is € 1,85 per person per night.

Bastion Hotel Leiden/Voorschoten***
Voorschoterweg 8 in Leiden

The Bastion Hotel Leiden/Voorschoten is situated near the highway A4. The hotel has 40 standard rooms, all with wireless internet access. The hotel offers a restaurant, bar and teracce.
Travelling to the Leidse Volkshuis takes about 10 tot 15 minutes by public transportation.

Standard room for single use € 77,50
Standard room for double use € 88,00
The room rate includes breakfast and excludes city tax. City tax is € 2,00 per person per night.