Connecting with works of art and crafting innovative learning activities are Cindy’s superpowers, and she has dedicated her life to bringing the magic of art connection to others. A former art museum educator and art teacher, Cindy has supported teachers and their students through her work as founder and CEO of Art Class Curator since 2014. Cindy is passionate about taking art out of dark, stuffy lecture halls and out of the pretentious gatekeeping of “fine art” and into the hearts, minds, and lives of everyone.
Cindy delights in all things science, philosophy, art, and psychology and in being unironically excited about thoughts, ideas, and feelings. In Art and Self, Cindy combines her art and teaching expertise with her obsession of philosophy, personal development, and coaching to create a unique take on both how to engage with art and how to use art as a tool for self discovery, clarity, and action.
Blog
Find the answers in you with the Art Connection Circle
This past Monday, I was guest teaching an Art Connection Circle workshop in an intimate retreat of women business owners. Just like students,...
5 Things I Have Learned in the Last Year About My DAILY CREATIVE PRACTICE
Last May, I joined a daily (weekdays) writing group. I committed to attending these daily writing practices every session. NO. MATTER. WHAT Then, in...
Let me reintroduce myself…
You may have noticed over the years a shift in the things I am talking about in my emails and podcasts and programs. I have undergone a dramatic...
Find the answers in you with the Art Connection Circle
This past Monday, I was guest teaching an Art Connection Circle workshop in an intimate retreat of women business owners. Just like students,...
5 Things I Have Learned in the Last Year About My DAILY CREATIVE PRACTICE
Last May, I joined a daily (weekdays) writing group. I committed to attending these daily writing practices every session. NO. MATTER. WHAT Then, in...
Let me reintroduce myself…
You may have noticed over the years a shift in the things I am talking about in my emails and podcasts and programs. I have undergone a dramatic...
Your Artist Identity: Interactive Online Workshop for Soulful Creatives
Calling all Creatives! I'm excited to announce the Your Artist Identity Workshop on March 14 at 5pm CDT. During the workshop, I will lead you...
Recent Podcast Episodes
Exploring the System of Self: Dissociative Identity Disorder and Art with Geoffa Fells
After my Art and Self podcast conversations, I often say "wow that was my favorite one" and looking back I have a lot of favorites as each conversation is so rich and layered, but this one may be THE favorite. My art discussion about Dance of the Nine...
Geeking Out About Art Philosophy (Part 2) with Dr. Kate Wurtzel
After episode 117 with Kate Wurtzel, we realized we had been looking at a cropped image, and because of this we had more to say! In this episode, we have a blast geeking out about art philosophy, the idea of the artist as genius, the artist as a healer, following...
Word of the Year Update #6: Giving Myself Permission to Fully Listen to the Call to Create
This week I've gotten the delightful experience to witness the joy of creation through my 13-year-old daughter. That, plus my musing on the book Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey, have made me think more about the ways in which I am not following my own advice and...
Surviving Uncertainty and How to Pull It All Together with the Arts with Amanda Koonlaba
Amanda Koonlaba is a blogger and art teacher who has been running her blog “Party in the Art Room” for more than a decade. In this episode, Amanda and Cindy discuss One Woman Show by Celeste Rapone through our lenses as mothers, educators, and creatives. As former art...
Word of the Year Update #5 – The Benefits of Knowing Yourself Plus Being on the Other Side of the Artist/Viewer Equation
I've been talking about it for a while, but I'm finally sharing my painting I made! In this episode, I talk about the vulnerable process of sharing and creating this painting as well as what benefits I get from knowing myself better. Here's my painting! Links...
How to Examine Our Stories and Release Patterns That No Longer Serve Us with Dr. Charryse Johnson
Daniel Popper's Chasm is one of my favorite works of art as there are sooooo many rich, personal connections to be found. I was delighted Dr. Charryse Johnson, therapist and author of Expired Mindsets: Releasing Patterns That No Long Serve You Well (affiliate link),...
Exploring the System of Self: Dissociative Identity Disorder and Art with Geoffa Fells
After my Art and Self podcast conversations, I often say "wow that was my favorite one" and looking back I have a lot of favorites as each conversation is so rich and layered, but this one may be THE favorite. My art discussion about Dance of the Nine...
Geeking Out About Art Philosophy (Part 2) with Dr. Kate Wurtzel
After episode 117 with Kate Wurtzel, we realized we had been looking at a cropped image, and because of this we had more to say! In this episode, we have a blast geeking out about art philosophy, the idea of the artist as genius, the artist as a healer, following...
Word of the Year Update #6: Giving Myself Permission to Fully Listen to the Call to Create
This week I've gotten the delightful experience to witness the joy of creation through my 13-year-old daughter. That, plus my musing on the book Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey, have made me think more about the ways in which I am not following my own advice and...
Surviving Uncertainty and How to Pull It All Together with the Arts with Amanda Koonlaba
Amanda Koonlaba is a blogger and art teacher who has been running her blog “Party in the Art Room” for more than a decade. In this episode, Amanda and Cindy discuss One Woman Show by Celeste Rapone through our lenses as mothers, educators, and creatives. As former art...