Seeing Beyond the Surface: Art, Racism and Personal Reflection Act 48 Workshop

This Act 48-eligible educator workshop explores art viewing and processing as a means of fostering empathy, understanding and an appreciation for multiple viewpoints. Using visual literacy and theoretical foundations in art therapy, workshop participants will investigate the work of a variety of artists, including Kara Walker, through visual analysis, self-reflection, art making and conversation while learning how to use these strategies in their classrooms.

This workshop is eligible for four (4) hours of Act 48 credit and is for teachers who are currently actively teaching in a classroom setting, grades K-12. Workshop reservation includes the cost of exhibition admission to Kara Walker: Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated), and breakfast and lunch. Reservations must be made in advance.

This workshop is facilitated by Maureen Vissat Kochanek, Art Historian and professor at Duquesne University, and Dani Moss, DAT (Doctorate of Art Therapy), board-certified art therapist and licensed counselor, and professor of graduate art therapy and counseling at Seton Hill University. Both facilitators are white women committed to facing racism and promoting social justice using their respective expertise and belief in the transformative power of art.