In December 1990 an historic art education conference was hold at Bassahenheeldt, the Netherlands. It was a notable event quite unlike anything else INSEA has previously done, and unusual for the way in which important ideas about evaluation and assessment in the visual arts were expected by scholars from several netions. The conference grew from an idea proposed by Elliot Eisnerasincoming INSEA President, and was subsequently funded by a getty Foundation grant. The event was jointly organised by Elliot Eisner (USA). Johan Ligtveet(the Netherlands) and Doug Boughton(Australia), with executive assistance from Kit Grauer (Canada).