Overview

This workshop will introduce learners to a spectrum of ways to engage with visual art in an art museum context. Through exercises of close looking, guided drawing, and reflection, we will approach art via its basic utterances of colour, line, and pattern to develop our appreciation of different forms of expression and witnessing. Through an exploration of narrative artwork, we will develop our relationship with visual storytelling, and its value for professional and personal growth.

Facilitated by two specialists in arts-based medical education, this full-day workshop will combine practices of relational aesthetics and graphic medicine to enrich learners’ visual literacy, capacity for reflection, and appreciation for the relevance of visual art to the practice of medicine.

Goals

This workshop will address learners’ needs for:

• Mental and emotional flexibility
• Awareness of preconceptions and biases
• Practice in disrupting assumptions
• Alternatives to judgment and self-judgment through fostering reflective capacity
• Observational acuity and visual literacy

Objectives

Through viewing, describing, discussing, and creating visual art, learners will:

• Practice alternative ways of perceiving
• Develop a vocabulary to articulate what they see
• Practice variations in narrative approaches to “change the story”
• Reflect on their cognitive and affective responses to visual images and narratives
• Practice art-making as a means of understanding and reflection

Accreditation

College of Family Physicians of Canada – Mainpro+® (Group Learning):
This 1.0 credit(s)-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by Continuing Professional Development, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto for up to 5.0 Mainpro+® credits.

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada – Section 1
This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, approved by Continuing Professional Development, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. You may claim a maximum of 5.0 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

Program / Agenda

After a full group introduction to the workshop and agenda for the day, we will break into small groups for tours of the gallery with guided group discussions and reflection exercises.

Fee

Program Fee: $425

All amounts are in Canadian Dollars (CAD $) and are subject to 13% HST.

Cancellation

Cancellations will be accepted until Friday, May 5, 2023, and are subject to a processing fee of $60 plus applicable taxes. Refunds will not be processed after this date. No refunds will be issued where the cancellation fee exceeds the registration fee.

Requests for cancellation must be made in writing to cpd.programs@utoronto.ca .

Registrations are not transferable.

The University of Toronto reserves the right to cancel events. Registrants will be notified at the earliest possible date in the event of a cancellation. Registration fees for events canceled by the University will be refunded; however, the University will not be liable for any loss, damages, or other expenses that such cancellations may cause.