Drawing as a Practice of Compassion

Authors

Rich Curtis, Thomas University

Abstract

In this reflection I discuss methods of teaching the visual art discipline of drawing as an awareness practice grounded in compassion through service learning projects. With my background in both drawing and performance art, I integrate a focus on process, material, and conceptual meaning-making. As the only professor of art in a humanities division, I focus on strategies that introduce students with little or no art background to the idea of using creativity to mindfully raise awareness of marginalized and under-served populations.

Recommended Citation

Curtis, Rich (2021) "Drawing as a Practice of Compassion," Journal of Contemplative Inquiry: Vol. 8: No. 1, Article 2.
Available at: https://digscholarship.unco.edu/joci/vol8/iss1/2