Join Dr. Kristin Baxter for a creative journaling workshop inspired by works of art in the LUAG collection. Explore a range of prompts and techniques for drawing and writing that will help you build habits to support your well-being, mindfulness, and developing a positive mindset. Discover how you can use everyday materials you have at home to create your own journal to document and track your progress. No prior experience is necessary. Have paper and pencil handy. This workshop is offered in partnership with Shanthi Project.

This event is part of our Connect & Create Series which offers a brief exploration and creative conversation around a work of art from the LUAG collection, followed by a hands-on activity and/or creative response.

Dr. Kristin Baxter is an Associate Professor of Art & Director of the Art Education Program at Moravian College and a Shanthi Project mindfulness and art teacher. She completed her degrees at New York University (B.A., liberal arts), Case Western Reserve University in collaboration with the Cleveland Museum of Art (M.A., art history and museum studies), and Teachers College Columbia University (Ed.D., art and art education).

Dr. Baxter has worked as an art educator in museums, community arts centers, and schools, teaching art and art history to children, families, and teachers. In higher education, she has worked as an adjunct professor of art education and art history at universities in New York, New Jersey, and Ohio. She is the author of numerous articles on using studio-art-practice-as-research and the educational value of incorporating family snapshots in art education. Her most recent book is Creating Vibrant Art Lesson Plans: A Teacher's Sketchbook (2019), published by Teachers College Columbia University.  Dr. Baxter is also a professional artist and exhibits her work regionally.

Workshop offered in partnership with Shanthi Project.