We find ourselves in an uncertain cultural context. Within this uncertainty and chaos, the study of art offers students a chance to experience and express their world in a more optimistic light. Rather than assuring ourselves that we are investing in a life long protection plan that will secure and separate us from all that is ugly, painful, and dangerous in the world, an education in the visual arts begins by acknowledging and celebrating our vulnerability and insecurity analogous to the creative openness and inquisitiveness of children. By acknowledging our fundamental openness, we discover the ground of our creativity.
To realize your potential, you will have to raise your antennae. You won’t be able to grasp it all with your thinking mind. Your intuitive powers must be developed and mixed with your intellect in order for you to embody what you have learned. You could spend a lot of time, money, and energy learning many facts, figures and formulas and quite possibly miss the whole point.
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