The Art of Seeing™ is a visual literacy program developed in partnership between the McMaster University Department of Family Medicine and the McMaster Museum of Art to enhance and support professional growth and self-care. Learning to look at visual art is a means to better understand ourselves and others. Program participants will develop skills to enhance and support professional and personal growth with an emphasis on wellness, resilience and humanistic leadership. Art is a way to tell our stories. It helps us understand how we fit into our cultures, communities and workplaces. Overview Leveraging works of art as the basis for learning, each course will help develop greater skills in: - Perception - Critical and creative thinking - Communication - Active listening - Compassion - Innovation
