Critical Thinking through Art

Creator: Erasmus+|Art form: Crafts, Visual arts|Knowledge valorisation : Outreach|Place: Thessaloniki,Greece|Location : Offline|Target group: Educators|Domains: Democratic Change and Society|Duration : One-time event

Hands-on art experiences and engaging discussions across disciplines

Challenge: Employ the arts to stimulate analytical thinking, enhance problem-solving skills, and foster creativity in education.

Discover the transformative power of art in education with an intensive one-week course. Designed for educators across diverse backgrounds, this program explores how art enhances critical thinking, fosters creativity, and enriches learning. Through interactive sessions and hands-on activities, participants will develop practical strategies to integrate art into their curriculum, analyse artworks for deeper insights, and engage in place-based learning in museums and galleries.

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Location for hosting the workshops and workshop materials

Purpose of artistic intervention

This course empowers educators to integrate art effectively into curricula, fostering creativity, enhancing problem-solving skills, and promoting deeper understanding and intercultural communication across Europe through hands-on experiences and discussions on art and critical thinking

Positive impacts

The course empowers educators with practical strategies to integrate art, fostering creativity, enhancing problem-solving skills, and promoting deeper understanding through hands-on experiences and critical thinking activities. It also cultivates a collaborative environment that facilitates intercultural communication, shares best practices across Europe, and enriches teaching practices and student engagement by harnessing art’s potential in education