Hardly a block Robin, The complaints on DRN have always baffled me as
to what exactly are peoples lives like! Busy to the point of time bent
out of shape? And then people expect to be professionals?! :)
Venantius
On 5/29/14, robin whitmore <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Apologies everyone - my last email was not meant for the whole
> network. Sorry to block up your email inbox with nonsense.
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> Robin
> On 28 May 2014, at 17:33, Angela Brew wrote:
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>> THINKING THROUGH DRAWING NEW YORK CITY SUMMER INTENSIVE COURSE 2014
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>> A one-week professional development course for educators in all
>> disciplines, exploring drawing as a tool for thought and research
>> in the artist's studio and the classroom.
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>> Info and booking at http://drawingandcognition.wordpress.com/
>> courses-and-workshops/nyc2014/
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>> Two, one-week sessions are available.
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>> Week 1) 21-25 July 2014
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>> Week 2) 28 July-1 August 2014
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>> Mon - Fri, 10 am - 5 pm
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>> Work with leading artist/researchers to:
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>> - Develop your ability to 'think through drawing'
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>> - Explore strategies for learning through drawing
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>> - Integrate drawing into teaching across disciplines
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>> As a participant in Thinking through Drawing you will explore
>> drawing both as a means of teaching and learning and as a vital
>> component of your own creative practice and personal development.
>> Through active engagement and informed reflection you will explore
>> many forms of drawing and learn how to share drawing strategies
>> with your students,
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>> Drawing allows us to play with our thoughts outside the confines of
>> our minds, helping us to think as well as to express ideas. As a
>> tool for thinking and expression, drawing can expand the types of
>> knowledge we create and deepen our engagement well beyond what is
>> available through words and numbers alone.
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>> The course is led by three artist/researchers, the founders of the
>> International Drawing and Cognition Research Group, whose work
>> investigates the connections between drawing and cognitive
>> psychology. They have run three international Thinking through
>> Drawing symposia -- at Columbia University's Teachers College,
>> University of the Arts London, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art
>> -- attracting artists, educators, and researchers from around the
>> world.
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>> Building on new understandings of cognition, learning, and
>> contemporary drawing practices Thinking through Drawing will both
>> enrich your use of drawing and visual communication in your
>> classroom and community and nurture your personal drawing skills
>> and practices.
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>> In addition to developing skills to apply in your own classroom or
>> community education project, you will be invited to observe and
>> participate in a Saturday workshop with local families as part of
>> the Bronx Museum of Art's community programs. (Participation in
>> this community workshop is optional.)
>>
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> 0790 439 0663
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