One of the most satisfying experiences of my career was teaching art students. When you teach an art student, you teach as much of the human being as they offer you. Art comes from the humanity of the student.
This kind of engagement is not psychology. It is connection, mentoring, teaching. Engagement with students’ humanity made me look at my own humanity. For me, this was a direct consequence of the students, faculty, staff and mission of the Art Academy of Cincinnati.
COVID-19 has brought higher education into a fully digital state. This is a necessity, but a terrible loss of core experiences of the education of young artists. The task for the future of educating artists is how to maintain this humanity.
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