Workshops

Centering Black & Brown Narratives in Art History

This workshop provides attendees with skills to confront master narratives, and how to reframe and address the heteropatriarchy in art history. Attendees will be guided through examples on how to discuss & reframe art historical periods and famous works of art centering Black & Brown narratives using contemporary works of art. Understand expressions of power and how to reimagine Art Education through joy and authentic narratives in this 2 hour interactive session.

  • Gain knowledge of expressions of power and how to discuss them with students

  • Reimagine your visual critical analysis of art using frameworks centering joy & authentic narratives

  • Reflect on your teaching practice with journaling prompts

Culturally Responsive Teaching In the Visual Arts Classroom

This workshop provides attendees with the skills to co-create community norms in the classroom and understand the importance of students’ cultures and identities a through a deep dive into the practice and theory of Culturally Responsive Teaching Strategies in the Arts, with a focus on anti-bias and anti-racist education. Expect to leave with daily practices that can be used in the classroom and for personal growth around supporting our students from BIPoC communities in and through the arts.

Drawing on Black & Chicana feminist art scholars, this workshop emphasizes the importance of cultivating the imagination for liberation. Reconsider the role of family and the construction of knowledge in this experiential workshop that will lead educators to recognize and dismantle master narratives while centering and igniting student creativity.

  • Gain an knowledge of the practice and theory of Culturally Responsive Teaching Strategies in the Arts

  • Deepen your understanding of Black and Chicana scholars.

  • Learn strategies to build trusting relationships by co-creating community & community norms with students

  • Activate, engage, and incorporate creativity into reflective practices

  • Uncover how your feminism fits into your philosophies of education and your practices

“This workshop inspired me to reflect and gear up to do some critical work to center Black and Brown narratives in my elementary art room. Flavia’s philosophies, techniques, examples, and resources are just as impactful as her ability to grow a sense of community in a short period of time. The most meaningful two hours of my summer, for sure!”
“I would recommend this workshop to anyone interested in expanding their art history knowledge to be more centered on Black and Brown experiences. So many educators want to ‘do better’ but don’t know where to start. This workshop fills a gap in the art history education most of us received, and equips us with an alternative approach to the ‘canon,’ that centers artists of the global majority. I especially enjoyed the incorporation of popular culture and how to make this content more accessible for younger students. ”

DismantlingWhiteness in Arts Organizations

This interactive workshop will guide you to question, assess, and transform your art administration & museum training. Step away from Eurocentric master narratives and carve a permanent space for Black & Brown narratives in your organizational practices. We will use culturally sustaining teaching practices, dialogue, and reflection to learn how to stop reinforcing whiteness in museum & arts admin practices.

  • Gain knowledge of expressions of power and how to discuss them with staff & colleagues

  • Reimagine language in your interpretative texts, museum tour packets, and policies

  • Reflect on your curatorial practices & educational programming with journaling prompts.

  • Uncover the coded language and create sustainable change reflecting the social justice commitments you have set.