Artful Writing is centered on works of visual art. The images offer rich puzzles to investigate. The PERCEIVE cards guide students into a work and help them begin to build meaning. By practicing the habit of increased perception — slowing down to look before judging — students find evidence to help build their interpretations and opinions and gain an awareness of, and confidence in, their own thinking. Increased observation or sensory perception—taking time to notice things that others might miss—is…

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Be inspired by the art in the galleries and have your writing published. ArtWords is a writing competition with prizes and a chance to gain a little fame and recognition. Launched in 1998, ArtWords is an annual writing competition held in collaboration with the Creative Writing Program in the Department of English. It is open to undergraduate and graduate level University of Minnesota students. Participating students select an artwork on view from WAM’s permanent collection and develop an original short…

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Artful Writing’s Big Idea Students will learn that both art and writing are based on communicating ideas. Both provide meaningful opportunities to heighten perception, engage emotions, deepen thought, and broaden one’s understanding of the world. Through the practice of inquiry-based writing, reading, art viewing, and art-creating activities, we hope that students find an enduring understanding of the value and power of both art and writing to express ideas. The collaborative authors of this resource used tools from the Artful Teaching…

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