'I just don't get it': critical thinking through creative disciplines [1]

Event Details

Date:

Thursday, 31 October 2019

Time:

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Location:

UQ St Lucia Campus

URL:

https://itali.uq.edu.au/event/session/2851

Event category(s):

Full Description:: How is creativity defined by universities? As innovation? As entrepreneurship? As 'thinking outside of the square'? While it may mean all of these things, the UQ Art Museum thinks about creativity every day, and especially about what creativity means for teaching and learning at UQ. We work with thousands of students and staff to develop skills that are rooted in creative disciplines such as contemporary art. These skills include flexible and critical thinking, an ability to deal with ambiguity, adaptability, and heightened cultural awareness. During this session we will closely examine a work of contemporary art in the Art Museum. Following this, we will lead a guided session aimed to enhance visual thinking skills and critical questioning among participants in the group.