Inspired
INSPIRED: A JOURNEY INTO THE CREATIVE PROCESS/HNRC 300VH (011)
TUESDAYS, 5-6:50 p.m., SPRING 2021
ONLINE
Everyone is creative! From the generation of an idea to its realization, creativity is a part of everyday life. This discussion-based seminar provides an excellent opportunity for you to recognize your special brand of creativity and how you can best make it sing. Through a variety of engagements with some of the University of Arkansas' top-notch creatives and exercises that help you discover or evolve your unique creative process, you will leave the class with a new and/or improved version of your best creative self.
After an initial session where we define creativity together, each of the next six sessions will bring together shining examples of creativity working within the university, who will share how their creative process feeds their work and life. Additionally, you will explore on your own the creative process of someone whose creativity you admire. Throughout the class and culminating in the final session, you will be sharing your growing understanding of what ignites your creative soul.
About Sandy Edwards and Margi Conrads:
Sandy Edwards and Margi Conrads are members of the strategy team of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Momentary. They are responsible for establishing a national and international cultural destination and offering the region’s residents unparalleled arts, cultural and educational experiences. They believe in, nurture and advance the museum's commitment to access and inclusion.
Margi Conrads joined the museum in 2015 to provide strategic vision for design and development of the museum’s art programs. In this role, she leads strategic art initiatives and partnerships including the curatorial activities of Art Bridges, a nonprofit organization started in 2017 by Alice Walton to share great works of American art across the country. She also serves as the museum liaison to the newly established University of Arkansas School of Art. Sandy Edwards, deputy director, joined the museum in 2007 and played a vital role in the conception, planning, building, and opening of the museum in 2011. Her current efforts focus on the organization's long term sustainability.