Good article with lots of links for the curious, about hobbies. Don't be afraid to make and do weird stuff.
The science behind why hobbies can improve our mental health
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Moving Space Blog >> Moving Space Newsfeed >> My name is Chris Reed. I am an HCPC registered Drama and Movement Therapist with 30+years of professional practice in experiential and outdoor learning in the UK, EU and USA, and a BSc in Human Ecology. I make art outdoors to explore and express personal experience. Wandering …
Solway Walk – Moving On
A return to look at the art as experiential learning model befor moving on.
Solway Walk – Human Ecology
The penultimate post for the Solway Walk series about the human ecology of the place.
Solway Walk – The Epistemic Object
Some ideas about the use of art making and the art objects as modes of enquiry or knowledge production. Attached document available for download below.
Solway Walk – How to Perform a Walk
Introducing Augusto Boal’s ideas about performance as a creative space for experiential learning.
From ‘Artfully Learning’ – Fröbel’s Gifts, Noguchi’s Playgrounds
A great, well researched article from 'Artfully Learning' about Fröbel the US educational pioneer. As early as the 19thC he did some very interesting work with learning outdoors and through the arts, including 'Foebel Gifts' designed for open play.
What is Art ?
Introducing what we mean by art as experiential learning.
Quote – Thoreau on freedom and disobediance
A very interesting insight into Thoreau as a political commentator and activist in the current state of the union.
Arts and the New Deal. Can we learn from history?
During a Crisis, Is Art Just a Luxury? What the New Deal Has to Teach Us About the Importance of Supporting the Arts. Scholar Jody Patterson looks at how FDR’s New Deal policies, including the Federal Art Project, made art accessible in the United States.