ÂNGELA SALDANHA
Email: amendes@ciac.uab.pt
Brief CV: Ângela Saldanha has a PhD in Arts Education from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto, a Master’s in Visual Arts and a Degree in Design, from University of Aveiro. Ângela Saldanha has completed a Postdoctoral Degree in Digital Media Arts as a researcher at the Center for Research in Arts and Communication, at Universidade Aberta, where she also teaches. She has several academic backgrounds in the fields of multimedia, ceramics and contemporary artistic production. As an artist, she exhibits her work constantly, both nationally and internationally. She usually engages in works of activist content, of community involvement and critical thinking on society. She is part of the collectives: “C3” (group of action and research in interdisciplinary artistic practices in Arts Education), “1686” and “Ai ia” (artistic thoughts and actions). She is the vice-president of the Portuguese Visual Art Teachers Association (APECV) and a member of the European Council of the International Society for Education Through Art (InSEA). She is the author of several publications in renowned publications and a member of the editorial team and Scientific Committee in journals and at national and international events.
Research Interests: Her main interests are in contemporary artistic activist practices and arts education.
Latest Publications:
Saldanha, Â., & Carvalho, E. (2018). Práticas educativas inclusivas no ensino artístico a distância/Prácticas educativas inclusivas en la enseñanza artística a distancia./Inclusive educational practices in distance learning. Tercio Creciente, 7(1).
Saldanha, Ângela; Eça, Teresa T; Medina, Teresa. (2017). No Caminho para Casa Ativismo na investigação artística. In Práticas Artísticas Comunitárias, 198 – 2017. ISBN: 978-989-8550-42-2. Porto: PELE.
Saldanha, Ângela; Eça, Teresa; Marcos, Adérito. (2016). New master’s degree program in digital arts – European Union and Russia. In Russian creative education in Digital Arts in line with EU standards, 20 – 25. ISBN: 978-5-87627-142-6. Russia: Stroganov Moscow State Academy of Design and Applied Arts, Moscow.
Saldanha, Ângela; Martins, Amílcar. (2016). Lisboa numa visão intercultural de arte digital por estudantes russos de pós-graduação. In Animação Sociocultural – Globalização, Multiculturalidade, educação Intercultural e Intervenção Comunitária, 331 – 341. ISBN: 978-989-97571-9-6. Amarante: INTERVENÇÃO- Associação para a Promoção e Divulgação Cultural/Chaves.
Saldanha, Ângela; Barbero, Ana; Eça, Teresa. (2016). ‘insurgence’ – Activism in art education Research and Praxis. In Convergence of Contemporary Art, Visual Culture, and Global Civic Engagement, ed. IGI, 210 – 223. ISBN: 9781522516651. Universidade de Arizona: IGI. doi: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1665-1
Saldanha, Ângela; Eça, Teresa. (2016). Arte en Red: Dos Proyectos de Educación Artística activista. In Arte Para ça Convivencia y Educación para la paz, 161 – 184 . México: Ministério da Educação México.
Saldanha, Ângela; Eça, Teresa T. (2016) Artes Visuais na educação. ed. 1, ISBN: 978- 989-990- 731. Viseu: APECV.
Saldanha, Ângela; Pardiñas, Maria J; Eça, Teresa; Trigo, Cristina. eds. (2015.) Risks and Opportunities for Visual Arts Education In Europe ed. 1, ISBN: 978-989-99073-2-4. Lisboa: APECV.