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UNM – TAOS
Syllabus
Spring 2015
Course Name & #:Art and Healing 2 HHHA 231
Instructor: Ginger Mongiello, MA, LPAT
Office Hours: By appointment
Contact:758-8892 or
Textbook: Johnson, Robert (1986) Inner Work
(Recommended: B. Ganim and S. Fox. (1999). Visual Journaling.
Wheaton, Ill: Quest Books.
Course Description Continuing the study of the role of imagination and creative process in health and wellbeing, this class will provide a deepening experience of the power of images to provide sensory and intuitive insight through art, music, stories, dreams, and the natural world. We will continue to explore the function of the creative imagination within a holistic model of health, through art-making, “image-tracking”, sand tray, and sound, as well as reading and discussion. The work of CG Jung on dreams and Active Imagination will be included. Music, writing, film,and guest speakers will deepen our understanding of the role that creative expression has played in health and well-being in our own and other cultures of the world. The profession of Art Therapy will be discussed within the framework of imaginal studies.
Course Objectives:
1)To increase knowledge of the cross-cultural and historical context of the role of the arts in human health and well-being..
2)To deepen the experience of the significance and necessity of creativity for all human development.
3)To increase skills with a variety of art media and further explore the practice of creating images which express personal experience and awareness..
4)To advance the understanding, through reading, discussion, and writing, of the psychological and philosophical underpinnings of the role of metaphor and imagination in wellbeing.
5)To further develop right and left brain interaction by approaching art-making from both intuitive and cognitive modes of thought.
6)To further explore the field of art therapy as a healing modality within the framework of holistic studies.
Student Learning Outcomes:
1)Students can demonstrate familiarity with basic use of the following art materials and processes: basic drawing tools, paint, clay, collage, and assemblage. (Students are expected to try working in both two and three dimensional media through the course of the semester.)
2)Students can describe and demonstrate the emotional and behavioral effect of a holistic approach to the imagination through the development of a visual journal and its resulting insights.
3)Students can demonstrate the integration of right and left brain hemispheres by making images generated from cognitive, sensory, and intuitive modes of thought.
4)Students can demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of Ego, the Unconscious, and Archetypes through a process of reading, observing dreams with creative exploration in art media, and sharing their knowledge through a final paper and presentation.
Expectations:
Success in this course depends largely on attendance and participation. There will be time devoted each week to discussion of the assigned reading as well as art-making time.
It is very important that we, as a group, develop an atmosphere of trust and safety. This class involves a degree of reflection on, and sharing of personal experience and knowledge . It is helpful to keep the following in mind:
1)Please be mindful of the privacy and personal space of others, and help maintain a calm, quiet and peaceful atmosphere.
2) Maintain confidentiality outside of class in regard to other peoples’ experiences.
3)In witnessing others’ creations, practice an attitude of curiosity and inquiry rather than commentary, projection, or judgment.
4).In sharing personal images please be mindful of your own and others’ comfort level. THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT TO DISCLOSE PERSONAL MATERIAL BEYOND YOUR COMFORT LEVEL.
5) The instructor is available by appointment to discuss any issues which may arise from the work with images that students may find initially unsettling.
Course Requirements:
Reading and Discussion: WEEKLYas assigned, for group discussion and comprehension. Please come prepared with at least one question or comment about a specific idea in the reading EVERY WEEK.
Image Work: The better part of each class will be spent in open studio format, creating and exploring personal images. In addition to this class time, each student will create a visual journal or portfolio to be developed over the semester. This will include a collection of images that may be drawn, painted, found, collaged etc.which have personal and archetypal significance to the student. Visual entries in the journal may be accompanied by some written reflections about the images. It may include poetry, dreams, or other expressions of the imagination. Visual journals will not be graded on personal content, but rather by the student’s commitment to this way of exploring experience. You will need at least 15 entries. Occasional assignments will be given, to be completed in the visual journal.
Midterm Paper: Students will write a three page personal reflection paper describing your experiences with art-making, in relation to the ideas presented in the writing of Robert Johnson,
Shaun McNiff, Edith Wallace , or any films we may watch.
Midterm Presentation: Working in groups of 3, meet outside class and discuss your images and ideas . Consider how your process is similar to or different from each other. Share your artwork and ideas with the class in a 15 – 20min. presentation.
Final Paper and Presentation: TO BE ANNOUNCED
Student Art Exhibit: (optional) This class is invited to participate in the UNM Student Art Show in the last week of the semester at The Stables Art Gallery. Dates and details will be available in class.
Attendance Policy:
Students must attend class regularly and punctually. Excessive lateness/ absences may result in a student being dropped from the class. In block classes such as this, it is UNM-Taos policy that a student MAY have their grade lowered, or be dropped by their instructor after two absences. Students are expected to call the instructor at (575) 758-8892 in case of absence. Success in this class depends on showing up. Any student who fails to show up for a final presentation may receive a failing grade.
Grading Policy:
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Attendance and participation in art process - 30%
Reading and discussion – 15%
Visual Journal – 15%
Midterm Paper and Presentation – 25%
Final Paper and Presentation 25%
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ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act):
In accordance with UNM Poliicy 2310 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), academic adjustments may be made for students with disabilities. Accessibility Services, at the Center for Academic Success and Achievement (CASA), coordinates accommodations and services. If you have a disability for which you may request academic adjustments and have not registered with their office, please do so as soon as possible. Also, meet with Diego Trujillo (Academic Student Success Manager) privately to discuss your specific accommodations needs and how they relate to course expectations and assignments. CASA is located on the Klauer Campus and can be reached at (575-737-3695).
Academic Integrity:
The policy of the University of New Mexico-Taos is that academic honesty is one of the basic steps toward personal and academic development. All University policies regarding academic honesty apply to this course. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating or copying, plagiarism (claiming credit for the words or works of another from any type of source such as print, Internet or electronic database, or failing to cite the source), fabricating information or citations, facilitating acts of academic dishonesty by others, having unauthorized possession of examinations, submitting work of another person or work previously used without informing the instructor, or tampering with the academic work of other students. The University’s full statement on academic honesty and the consequences for failure to comply is available in the college catalog or online at
Dropping the course:
It is the student’s responsibility to drop a course. The instructor is not required, nor should be expected to drop a student from the official roster. Do not assume that failing to come to class will result in your being dropped from the course.
Due Process:
If you have any problems in the class that cannot be directly handled by talking with the instructor, the appropriate person to contact is the Kirstie Segarra @ 741-7808 or the Student Affairs Department (Patricia Gonzalez @737-6225).
The instructor reserves the right to make changes to the syllabus as needed to accommodate the individual nature of the class.
Useful links:
Academic calendar for Spring 2015: <
UNM online bookstore: <
Ted Talks: Jill Bolte Taylor/ Stroke of Insight: <youTube.com>
Course Outline: Art and Healing 2 HHHA 231
Image Work
1/14/15 /Intro, course overview
SyllabusNote calendar dates
Studio Orientation
Art exercise
Circle
Impulse/Intuition/Imagination
Symbolic Language/ Sand Tray / Word/Image exercise
1/21/15 / Handouts: Ganim:
Intro, Chpt. 1
Chpt 4 / Art and the Whole Brain
Left Brain/Right Brain: integration through art-making
TED talk
Art and the Balanced Psyche
Relationship to the Image: Kingship or Kinship / Homework
Visual journal exercise
“My relationship to my creativity.” / Introduction: “Where am I in my life now?”
Collage
1/28/15 / Handout; “Psychology and Myth”
Hillman
“The Soul’s Code” excerpt / Holistic Approach to Imagination
Discussion of stress images
The Ego and the Unconscious (or the little self and the Big Self)
Personal vs. Archetypal
Collective Unconscious
Jung film / Homework
Imaging Stress
Ganim Chpt 4 exercise
2/4/15 / Johnson pp
1-35
Handout
“Meeting The Shadow” / Developing Intuition
Archetypes in Myth, and Fairy Tales
Shadow Archetype
Audio CD Estes
“Bluebeard” / Homework
Collage:
Sand Tray/Tarot Image / Shadow Image
2/11/15 / McNiff
Daimon
Angel
Shaman / Archetypes of Creative Process
Mother
Trickster
Shaman/Wounded Healer
Fool
Daimon/Angel / Soul figure:
Inner healer
2/18/15 /
Johnson :
pp. 137-159Wallace: “Healing through the Visual Arts / What is Active Imagination?
Active Imagination Dialogue
Discussion / Amplification of the Image
2/26/15 / Johnson: 160-end / Working with Active Imagination
Jung’s Red Book
Writing exercise
Listening to the Image/dialogue / What does the soul image want?
3/4/14 / Johnson
pp41-64 / Approaching Dreamwork
Basic principles
Dream share / Visual Journals Due / What is my relationship to the dream world?
3/11/15 / SPRING BREAK
3/18/15 / Midterm Presentations
Paper due
3/26/15 / Active Inagination with Dreams
4/1/15 / Aisienstadt
“Dream Tending” / Working with Dreams
Association
Amplification
Animation / Homework
Active Imagination w/dream image / Dream Images Amplified
4/8/15 / Sargent article / Dreams in the Nuclear Age
Discussion:
Archetypal Dominants / Masks:
Shaman/ Unbroken Male
4/15/15 / Guest Presenter: Indigenous traditions of dreaming
4/22/15 / Westcott / Native perspective on creativity and well-being / Visual Journals Due
(final image: your relationship to creativity) / Finish final projects
4/29/15
5/6/15 /
Final Papers and Presentations
NOTE:
APRIL 25, 2015 – OPEN STUDIO AT ART SPACE 9AM – 12AM
?– Deliver work to student art show at Stables Gallery (Optional)