Proposal Title
Beg, Borrow, and Steal–Where Does the Art in Expressive Arts Therapy Come From?
Abstract
“Nothing is completely original: all creative work builds on what came before” (Kleon, 2012). Expressive arts therapists, like artists, work with art that has come before. Art materials, processes, products, and practices all take place within a cultural landscape. How do we think about and understand the art we build upon when taken within a cultural context? This talk will explore essential questions of multicultural competency, humility, and appropriation within the field of expressive arts therapy.
Start Date
24-3-2017 11:00 AM
End Date
24-3-2017 11:50 AM
Presentation Type
Paper
Disciplines
Art Practice | Arts and Humanities | Art Therapy | Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Cultural History
Beg, Borrow, and Steal–Where Does the Art in Expressive Arts Therapy Come From?
U-Hall 3-098
“Nothing is completely original: all creative work builds on what came before” (Kleon, 2012). Expressive arts therapists, like artists, work with art that has come before. Art materials, processes, products, and practices all take place within a cultural landscape. How do we think about and understand the art we build upon when taken within a cultural context? This talk will explore essential questions of multicultural competency, humility, and appropriation within the field of expressive arts therapy.
