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WindhamARTS and the International Centre for Creativity and Imagination, is hosting a monthly Creativity Networking series on the first Wednesday of each month until June. The next session is from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4 , at WindhamARTS, 866 Main Street, Willimantic, Conn.
ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP
One of the major means by which human beings liberate themselves from conditioned responses and usual choices is through creativity. For many, creativity and spirituality are intertwined. The spiritual is not morality, not ethics, not organized religion (although it can be for some), not psychic. Spirit is an essential need of human nature. There is something in all of us that seeks the spiritual. It is a yearning that varies in strength from person to person. Come and explore the connections between creativity and spirituality.
ABOUT THE FACILITATOR:
Doris J. Shallcross, Ed.D., is professor emeritus of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where she directed the graduate program in creativity. Her major work there was with doctoral candidates specializing in creative behavior. She is a consulting editor for the Journal of Creative Behavior. She is president of the board of trustees of a performing arts charter high school and past president of an arts-in-education nonprofit that trained teachers to integrate the arts into their curricula.
Please post this flier to help spread the word about this event:
http://www.appliedimagination.org/june2008promo.pdf
This series is open to all and participants can come to individual
sessions or the entire series.
A $5 donation and RSVP ( 860-450-1794 or
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) is requested.
Following the session,
receive 10 percent off dinner across the street at Willimantic
Brewing Co / Main Street Cafe (967 Main Street, Willimantic)!
ABOUT THE SERIES:
The series provides a forum for exploring the many facets of creativity
and for discovering other people interested in creativity. Creativity
matters in all aspects of society. If you want to reconnect with your
inherent creativity and explore new ways of expressing it, don't miss
this series. It will cover topics about creativity in all forms
(including, but not limited to, arts), creative thinking, creative
communities, creativity and education, creativity in organizations,
creative persons, the creative process, creative aging and more. The
series includes opportunities to learn with others, to think in new
ways, and to generate new ideas. The format of the monthly Creativity
Networking sessions will be informal and will usually include about
30 minutes of a presentation or experiential workshop (from a
different facilitator each month), 30 minutes of dialogue about the
topic, and 30 minutes of networking with other participants. Come and
be inspired to apply your imagination and invent new possibilities
for yourself and your community.
In addition, watch for Creativity Networking coming to the
New Britain Museum of American Art on July 31 and August 28!
The Creativity Networking series is part of a larger initiative
to widely promote a more "Creative Connecticut." More details about
this statewide project coming soon!
Steven Dahlberg heads the International Centre for Creativity and
Imagination, which is dedicated to applying creativity to improve the
well-being of individuals, organizations and communities. He
collaborates with artists, scientists, business people, educators
and others to help people develop their creativity. Dahlberg authored
the foreword to the book, "Education is Everybody’s Business:
A Wake-Up Call to Advocates of Educational Change."
http://www.appliedimagination.org
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