As Oficinas de Expressões Plásticas do Museu de Arte Moderna da Bahia em diálogo com o programa educativo da 3ª Bienal da Bahia

Abstract

In this study, we investigate the interactions between the Workshops of Artistic Expressions of the Museum of Modern Art of Bahia (Oficinas de Expressões Artísticas do Museu de Arte Moderna da Bahia), better known as Oficinas do MAM, and the educational program of the 3rd Bahia Biennial: the Museu-Escola Lina Bo Bardi. The main objective is to identify and understand the reasons and strategies that were fundamental to shape these connections. The theoretical basis of this research is situated in the field of art education, aligned with the reflections of John Dewey, Jorge Larrosa and Ana Mae Barbosa on Experience, Artistic Practice and Cultural Mediation. The study, of a qualitative nature, adopted an analytical methodological approach, using an autobiographical perspective and using oral, bibliographic, audiovisual and iconographic sources. The analyses highlighted the central role of the Oficinas do MAM in the discussions raised by the 3rd Bahia Biennial. The Oficinas collaborated with the other spaces, participating in the creation and implementation of educational actions that reinforced the importance of the autobiographical element that founded the event. It was evident that the cultural mediation activities were designed in order to highlight the unique characteristics of this informal learning environment. It was observed that the potential of the Oficinas was fully explored, through the valorization of the experiences and knowledge acquired from them. Thus, the 3rd Bahia Biennial devoted special attention to the intrinsic aspects of the Oficinas do MAM, also taking an interest in the personal impacts on visitors, students, teachers and mediators, as well as in the social repercussions.