The McMaster Museum of Art invites McMaster graduate students to the second session of the Year of Creativity, a series of workshops that will engage graduate students in creative thinking through the Museum’s inspired space and art collection.

Exploring art and the brain: problems and Possibilities

A Year of Creativity: Session #2
Thursday November 27, 5 – 7 pm
Dinner provided

Here’s an outline of the evening…

NOVEMBER 27

Exploring art and the brain: problems and possibilities

Sally McKay, Instructor, McMaster School of the Arts.Exploring art and the brain: problems and possibilities. This seminar will consider art and neuroscience to challenge the mind/body split.

5:30 – 6
Art-making activity led by Sally McKay

6 – 6:20
Tour of This Is Me, This Is Also Me exhibition.This group exhibition of Canadian-based and international works focuses on self-representation and self-portraiture.

6:20 – 6:45
Creative activity: Mind-mapping – a creative way to visualize our thoughts, ideas, issues and the connections between them. Mind maps let us see what we think.