Engaging with art can support well-being by helping us build skills that have value in our daily lives, such as deepening awareness, considering new perspectives, and sparking inspiration. When we tend to our well-being, we cultivate our sense of purpose, identity, insight, and connection with ourselves and others. By taking this course, we hope you discover what well-being looks like, feels like, and means to you and that you find new ways to nurture well-being in your life through art.
Artful Practices for Well-Being
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24 hours to complete
3 weeks at 8 hours a week
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What you'll learn
Explore how art can serve as inspiration for ideas, practices, and activities that you can carry into your daily life
Cultivate your capacity to slow down, reflect, and connect with yourself and others
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November 2024
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There are 8 modules in this course
Welcome to Artful Practices for Well-Being! In this module you will consider what well-being means to you. You’ll explore how experiences with art can prompt different emotional responses and learn a technique to sift through your feelings and experiences. At the end of the module you will have an opportunity to reflect on the connection between art and well-being.
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1 video9 readings1 assignment
Humor, playfulness, and curiosity can be a powerful support for well-being. The ways the artists and artworks use humor, playfulness, and curiosity may inspire new ways of incorporating them into your life and help you be conscious of the impact they can have.
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5 videos16 readings1 assignment
In this module you will discover how recognizing and expressing compassion, gratitude, and joy can support your well-being and cultivate a more flexible nervous system. You’ll explore activities that you might use when gratitude and joy are difficult to access.
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5 videos13 readings1 assignment
In this module explore how dreaming, imagining, and envisioning can support your nervous system and help you to integrate complex ideas, thoughts, memories, and feelings in your everyday life.
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3 videos18 readings1 assignment
This module acknowledges grief, loss, and longing in our lives and explores how we might meet ourselves with compassion. You’ll learn about artists who use different materials and forms to express grief, loss, and longing and to move through the grieving process.
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6 videos14 readings1 assignment
In this module you’ll discover restful practices to incorporate into your day and different ways to bring a sense of coziness into your life. Learn to recognize the power of comfort in your life and understand when are the best times to turn toward discomfort.
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3 videos15 readings1 assignment
In this module you’ll explore what it means to cultivate care for and express gentleness toward your body and others. You’ll explore strategies for deepening your relationship with your nervous system and learn some techniques for becoming more embodied in your sensations.
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3 videos15 readings1 assignment
This module marks the end of the course, but not the end of your exploration of Artful Practices for Well-Being. In this module, you’ll have a chance to reflect back on the themes in this course, and on whether your definition of well-being has changed. You’ll also consider ways you can continue to bring art into your daily life to support your well-being.
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8 readings1 assignment
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University of Minnesota
University of Colorado Boulder
The Museum of Modern Art
University of Toronto
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