Learning by Doing

A community workshop offering a year round curriculum for all ages. Taking inspiration from process art. The activities combine folk, environmental, and transformative art. 

     “𝖫𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖻𝗒 𝖽𝗈𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖻𝗋𝖾𝖾𝖽𝗌 𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀, 𝗌𝖾𝗅𝖿 𝖾𝗑𝗉𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝖿𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖾𝗑𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗋𝗈𝗅 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖿𝖾𝖼𝗍 𝗌𝗄𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗌. 𝖡𝗒 𝖾𝗇𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗋𝖺𝗀𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗌𝖾𝗅𝖿 𝖽𝗂𝗌𝖼𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒, 𝗈𝗋𝗂𝗀𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗒, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗂𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗏𝗂𝖽𝗎𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗌𝗆 𝗐𝖾 𝖺𝗏𝗈𝗂𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗉𝖾𝗍𝗂𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝖺𝗍𝗆𝗈𝗌𝗉𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖾𝗑𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗍 𝖾𝖺𝖼𝗁 𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗂𝖼𝗂𝗉𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝖼𝖾𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗂𝗋 𝗈𝗐𝗇 𝗉𝖺𝖼𝖾．
      𝖠 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗉 𝗈𝖿 𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗏𝗂𝗍𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝗌𝗎𝖼𝗁 𝖺𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗌𝖾 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝖻𝖾 𝖺 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗍𝖺𝗀𝗂𝗈𝗎𝗌 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝖼𝖾 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗂𝖽𝖾𝖺 𝗌𝖾𝖾𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝗉𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀; 𝖺 𝗅𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗒 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖽𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗅𝗈𝗉𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗈𝖿 𝗇𝖺𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝖼𝗎𝗋𝗂𝗈𝗌𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖾𝗑𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍．
𝖶𝖾 𝗁𝗈𝗉𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖾𝗑𝖼𝗂𝗍𝖾 𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝗐𝖺𝗒𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝗌𝖾𝖾𝗂𝗇𝗀, 𝖿𝖾𝖾𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖻𝖾𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗂𝗇 𝗈𝗋𝖽𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗈 𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖼𝖾𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗂𝗇𝗇𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗉𝗈𝗍𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝖺𝗅 𝗂𝗇 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗎𝗌."

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Process Art: An Exploration of Creativity

 

Process art focuses on the act of creating rather than the finished product. In this artistic approach, the journey of making art—the exploration of materials, techniques, and personal expression—takes precedence over the end result. It emphasizes spontaneity, discovery, and experimentation, allowing artists to engage deeply with the materials and processes at hand.

 

Key elements of process art include:

Experimentation: Artists are encouraged to explore and experiment without a fixed outcome in mind, allowing creativity to unfold naturally.

 

Emphasis on Materials: The choice of materials and how they are used becomes central to the creative experience, whether it's paint, clay, textiles, or found objects.

 

Focus on the Creative Journey: The artist's engagement with the medium—how they manipulate, shape, or transform it—is as important as, if not more important than, the final piece.

 

Personal Expression: Process art allows for a deeply personal approach to creativity, with no pressure to conform to conventional standards of "good" art. Each artist is free to express themselves uniquely.

 

Encouragement of Playfulness: The open-ended, non-judgmental nature of process art invites play, risk-taking, and the exploration of new ideas without fear of failure.

 

In workshops and educational settings, process art can be a powerful tool for encouraging creativity, individuality, and self-expression, making it ideal for both children and adults.

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