OAA Members Receive Discount on Admission

A multidisciplinary, bilingual symposium on the neuroscience of art and creativity is coming to the Université de l’Ontario français in Toronto, and will also be offered virtually. Presented by BRAVO (Bureau des regroupements des artistes visuels de l’Ontario), ART: Between Emotions and Languages runs from April 5 to 7, featuring internationally renowned speakers and artistic performances

As a cultural partner, the OAA has a code for a 33 per cent discount: BRAVOCULTURE2022. Click here to register.

Three sessions in particular may be of interest:

The Brain, Emotions, and Visual Arts

(Jean-Pierre Changeux, CNRS et Collège de France)

The work of art is a cerebral production engaged in a kind of social communication—distinct and complementary to language. It intervenes mainly in the sharing of emotional states and is subject to constraints, which are those of the rules of art. How can the visual artist maximize the impact of his work on the viewer? (French with simultaneous English translation.)

Emotions, Culture, and Aesthetic response

(Gerald Cupchik, University of Toronto)

The depth of the aesthetic experience reflects the quality of the interaction that results from an encounter between either an artist or a beholder and a work of art. It involves a balance between familiar themes or qualities (mimesis) and personal meanings (spirit resonance). To what extent are our judgments of quality integrated with our lives and feelings?

Fostering Creativity: Insights from Neuroscience

(Oshin Vartanian, University of Toronto)

There is growing evidence from neuroimaging to suggest that creativity emerges from the dynamic interaction of large-scale networks in the brain—each of which supports a different mode of thinking. Can artists develop the ability to shift between these modes of thinking to boost the generation of novel ideas?