art and empathy

resilient creatives

I am honoured to be included in the premier of the podcast Resilient Creatives. “Artist Cornelia van Voorst shares how developing an art practice in her fifties helped her explore the benefits of art, in a world shaken up by the intergenerational trauma of war and colonialism.”I invite you to take in the podcast “ArtContinue reading “resilient creatives”

Art is often described as either a luxury or past-time. Rarely do we hear art being described as essential. But science is showing that art is a valuable tool for developing empathy and attention. I was thankful to be asked to provide a workshop ‘Art and Empathy’ for the ‘We Together‘ Conference for the AnglicanContinue reading “art and empathy”