We are delighted to announce the publication of the twelfth volume in the Relate North series, a collection of chapters that explore art, design, craft, and education across the North, the Arctic, and near-Arctic regions. As with previous volumes, this edition has been produced by the Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design (ASAD) thematic network of the University of the Arctic.
This is the seventh Relate North volume published in collaboration with the International Society for Education through Art (InSEA), further extending its global reach and bringing northern perspectives on art and education to readers worldwide.
The theme of this year’s volume invites readers to recognise the Land as a vibrant and generous teacher—a pedagogy in its own right. Acknowledging the Land as having agency means that learning occurs on the Land, through the Land, and with the Land. The volume highlights the profound connections between Land and the governance, worldviews, wellbeing, and creative practices of Indigenous peoples around the world.
Indigenous pedagogies and research have long informed educational practices globally. The authors in this volume share their insights with generosity, inspiring broader advocacy for Land-Based Art and Design Education and contributing to ongoing international conversations about sustainable and relational approaches to learning.
Indigenous Land-Based Education has supported Indigenous Peoples for millennia. The renewed interest in learning with and from the Land reflects a broader movement to revitalise and innovate upon traditional educational practices, offering more responsive, transformative learning while addressing global sustainability challenges.
This new volume invites readers into these discussions, demonstrating how land-based approaches in art, design, and education can support wellbeing, cultural continuity, and future-oriented sustainability across northern and Arctic contexts.
Editors of the book
Maria Huhmarniemi University of Lapland
Kathryn Burnett University of the West of Scotland
Aubyn O’Grady Yukon School of Visual Arts
Find the book from the InSEA website
