Cultivating Your Creativity
International Society For Education Through Art - 34th World Conference, Melbourne, Australia

In 2012, Kimberly began travelling to schools worldwide and noticed that many teachers hold similar beliefs about teaching art that inhibit them from incorporating it into their classrooms. "I am not creative." "I have no materials for teaching art." "My classes are too large." With these kinds of comments in mind, she considered: How can teachers cultivate their creativity and that of their students? This workshop introduced multi-sensory activities designed to stimulate and transform people's imaginations by exploring the process of creativity through visualization meditation practices, playful movement activities, and experimentation with layered transparencies and art materials to unleash personal creative potential. Teachers enjoyed discovering their creativity and unlocking it in their classrooms.