Cultivating presence and calm through contemplative making: Consider how mindful art experiences, intended to help you and your students attend to the wonders of the natural world and heighten your capacity to notice, serve as contemplative artmaking practice that provides a powerful pathway toward self-care.

*Presented as visual narrative, open to all disciplines, no art background required; bring a journal for reflective response

Facilitator:
Nan Park
Interim Director
Master of Arts in Art Education at the Maryland Institute College of Art

M:BRACE is a FREE professional development series for Maryland’s creative education force: Arts Educators, Arts Integration Teachers, and Teaching Artists.

Expert facilitators will examine the intersections of art and wellness by exploring creative practices to keep us open, curious and reflective during COVID-19.