Mark Dunhill, NAFAE Chair

Institution and title:	Central Saint Martins College of Art – Dean of Art
NAFAE position:	Chair
NAFAE duties:	Prior to my election as Chair of NAFAE I was a member of the steering group – originally representing the SW region in my previous post as Head of School of Fine Arts at UWE, Bristol. As chair I work closely with Richard Powell (NAFAE administrator) and other executive and steering group members to prioritise and plan NAFAE events and activities in response to current issues and debates. I have found my involvement in NAFAE highly rewarding and beneficial. It has enabled me to participate in discussions with colleagues across the sector and to gain insights into a wide range of issues associated with Fine Art Higher Education.
C.V:	Mark Dunhill's C.V

Mark, why is NAFAE important to FE and HE Art providers?

As a national organization NAFAE is important because:

It has the capacity to represent and promote the future development of the subject and recognizes the unique value and importance of the subject within the Art School and wider cultural contexts
It facilitates discussion and debate between academics, researchers, practitioners, managers and other arts professionals.
It provides a platform for sharing effective practice and disseminating new ideas and initiatives related to pedagogy in Fine Art and can can represent members influenceing policy developing bodies and other institutions.

Access to FE and HE Fine Art in the context of LSC funding, 14 19 diplomas and WP agenda.
Matching/managing students’ expectations, driven in part by fees and the prospect of uncapped variations in the future.
Developing new pedagogic models that recognize institutional, cultural and political change while retaining core values and the currency of the subject
Creating greater diversity in the range of Fine Art courses available – to avoid duplication of any dominant model.
Attracting and introducing new staff into teaching positions with the skills and abilities to develop the curriculum in a rapidly changing HE environment.
Understanding how students and staff can take advantage of the Bologna process and the potential for greater mobility.
Developing the research agenda to support new and established art practices.
Protecting the breadth and diversity of the curriculum in the context of decreasing budgets and health and safely regulations.
Contributing to the environmental agenda by incorporating sustainable awareness at every level of activity.

Ongoing collaborative art practice (with Tamiko O’Brien) – recently completed funded residency and exhibition at Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo, Japan.