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NH Institute of Art Program to Explain the Neuroscience of Art in Portsmouth
"Creativity and the Brain" is a multi-media presentation about what happens in the brain during the process of creating and viewing art.
New Hampshire Institute of Art (NHIA) faculty members will present “Creativity and the Brain,” a multi-media presentation about what happens in the brain during the process of creating and viewing art, at The Music Hall Loft located at 131 Congress St. in Portsmouth at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 25. The event also marks the first installment of The Music Hall Loft Art Talks, based off of NHIA’s current popular Manchester-based Art Talks series.
Dr. Foad Afshar, Psychology and Art Education faculty at NHIA and Mike Ariel, NHIA faculty, artist, photographer and filmmaker, will help explain how the brain translates visual and emotional data, specifically when appreciating art.
“When we engage in the arts…we activate networks in our brain and then create new ones. Every time we create a new network, we expand our brain’s capacity. It’s as simple as that,” Afshar said.
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Tickets for the event are $17 and available at www.themusichall.org or by calling 603-436-2400 or at The Music Hall box office at 28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth New Hampshire. The box office is open noon to 6 pm Monday through Saturday.
About the NH Institute of Art: Established in 1898 as the Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences, the New Hampshire Institute of Art (NHIA) offers Bachelor of Fine Arts, Master of Arts in Art Education and Master of Fine Arts degrees as well as Certificate and Community Education programs. The Institute’s Sharon Arts Center offers a wide variety of art classes and programs in the school facility in Sharon, NH as well as a Fine Craft Gallery, a Juried Artist Member Gallery, and an Exhibition Gallery in Peterborough, NH.
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The New Hampshire Institute of Art is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. More information is available at www.nhia.edu and www.sharonarts.org.
About the NH Institute of Art: Established in 1898 as the Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences, the New Hampshire Institute of Art (NHIA) offers Bachelor of Fine Arts, Master of Arts in Art Education and Master of Fine Arts degrees as well as Certificate and Community Education programs. The Institute’s Sharon Arts Center offers a wide variety of art classes and programs in the school facility in Sharon, NH as well as a Fine Craft Gallery, a Juried Artist Member Gallery, and an Exhibition Gallery in Peterborough, NH.
The New Hampshire Institute of Art is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. More information is available at www.nhia.edu and www.sharonarts.org.