A hallmark of a healthy creative culture is that its people feel free to share ideas, opinions, and criticisms. Lack of candor, if unchecked, ultimately leads to dysfunctional environments.
—Ed Catmull, President of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios. In this Milkin Institute discussion (1:19:41) Catmull discusses his book Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces that Stand in the Way of True Inspiration.
Charles McQuillen
Artistic Thinking Bookshelf: Releasing the Imagination
Reflections and Guiding Principles for Cultivating Social Imagination in the Classroom Maxine Greene’s Releasing the Imagination: Essays on Education, the Arts, and Social Change (Jossey-Bass Inc., 1995)… Read More
Medium a Month: Plastic Cups
Stacked or melted—art made from plastic cups One way to cultivate creativity is to make art from the mundane. There is tremendous freedom in experimenting with a… Read More
Literary Signposts Can Teach Visual Literacy Skills
How Notice & Note signposts support art appreciation and visual literacy The Lincoln Center Education’s (LCE) Capacities for Imaginative Learning emphasize authentic experiences with the arts—music, theater,… Read More
6 Nonfiction Reading Strategies that Cultivate Art Appreciation and Visual Literacy
What do nonfiction reading strategies and visual literacy have in common? These seemingly strange bedfellows share meaningful instructional ground when the nonfiction reading strategies are part of… Read More
Medium a Month: Toilet Paper
Elegant? Whimsical? Thought provoking?—Art made from toilet paper? One way to cultivate creativity is to make art from the mundane. This month’s medium is toilet paper. Last… Read More
10 Capacities for Imaginative Learning Inspire Imaginative Teaching
Lincoln Center Education (LCE), the education arm of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, has created the Capacities for Imaginative Learning. Operating as both strategies for, and… Read More
Teaching is more than direct instruction. Teaching is a process of enabling. It’s a process of giving people opportunities. It’s a process of encouragement. It’s a process of inspiration and of mentoring.
— Educator, researcher, writer, and speaker, Sir Ken Robinson, author of Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative. Can Creativity Be Taught? (video, 6:55) introduces some of his guiding beliefs and will link you to other talks.
Medium a Month: Hair
The rich historical and social symbolism of art made from hair One way to cultivate creativity is to make art from the mundane. There is tremendous freedom… Read More