Spring 2025 OLLI Digital Catalog

Learning To Look At Art And Other Interesting Things (A220)

A – Art History and Appreciation

This course is about learning to engage with a work of art in a new way. By slowing down to look carefully; describing what we see, think and feel; and sharing our interpretations; we go beyond first glance and gain insight and understanding of the work, ourselves and others. The slow-looking techniques used in this course have been integrated into education, medicine, mindfulness, law enforcement and even business. No art expertise is necessary, just a willingnes

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This offering meets for a total of 5 session(s).

INSTRUCTOR: Christine Vitsorek

VITSOREK, CHRISTINE–M.Ed., University of Delaware. After a career in IT, I followed passions for learning, art, and teaching as a Delaware Art Museum docent. While there, created Slow Art Program based on Harvard’s learning through art routines, visual thinking strategies (VTS) learning, and Penn mindfulness classes.

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