Designing for Empathy® WORKSHOPS & events

On May 3, 2024, Chiara Bastoni created an intimate atmosphere at the Supertime Bookstore in Copenhagen, Denmark, to host a deep conversation on arts and empathy with Dr. Elif Gokcigdem . 

This free & online talk on April 24, 2024 was hosted by @gradtalks at Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, and live-streamed on YouTube.

WATCH A SHORT VIDEO FROM THIS EVENT HERE.  We explored the impact of art on our thoughts, insights, and emotions by going beyond preferences to discover other meaningful aspects of art experiences—the transformative moments, the sense of encounter, and the lasting impact on our thinking and outlook after interactions with art. The Mirror to the World event brought together experts in the psychology of art, art historians, artists, and museum leaders to collectively explore the power of art from diverse perspectives.

A Designing for Empathy Workshop | Empati Tasarimi Atolyesi took place at the invitation of Professor Kadriye Tezcan Akmehmet, Dean of  The School of the Arts & Design at Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi, and included graduate students, former graduates, museum professionals, faculty, and brief participation by the YTU President, Dr. Tamer Yilmaz. 

A Designing for Empathy Workshop | Empati Tasarimi Atolyesi took place at the invitation of Dr. Lale Gorunur, Curator at Sadberk Hanım Müzesi, where museum professionals with diverse expertise areas participated in a presentation and a dialogue, as well as a workshop.

Visit: Empathy Summit 2023 for more information.

Location: The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (East Building Atrium)

Date: Friday, April 21, 2023 

Time: 1:00 - 1:45 p.m.

A participatory gallery talk in front of Robert Motherwell’s Reconciliation Elegy. Elif Gokcigdem, PhD guided visitors through an interactive conversation, incorporating movement and dialogue, to explore belonging through art and empathy.

Detailed Description: https://www.nga.gov/calendar/lectures/collection/exploring-belonging-through-art-and-empathy.html/2023/04/21/1300

Contact: info@oneempathynetwork.com

A COLLECTIVE DIALOGUE: 

MANIFESTING LOVE THROUGH ART, EMPATHY, AND ACTION

Thursday, March 9, 2023 (3 p.m. to 5 p.m.)

at the GWU|Textile Museum

AN EVENT IN SUPPORT OF 

THE ANATOLIAN ARTISANS EARTHQUAKE RELIEF EFFORT.

Detailed Description: https://museum.gwu.edu/collective-dialogue-manifesting-love-through-art-empathy-and-action

Contact: info@oneempathynetwork.com

Program description: Facilitated by Dr. Elif Gokcigdem, this interactive dialogue that will take place throughout the two galleries of the Textile Museum. Visiting with the exquisite collection of prayer rugs in the Prayer and Transcendence exhibition that includes historic prayer rugs from Turkiye, as well as Anne Lindberg’s awe-inspiring art installation: What Color is Divine Light?, participants will embark on a collective journey to explore the nature of empathy and meaning through social inquiry and reflection.

Designing for Empathy® framework shaped a syllabus for a 12-week Interaction Design class at The George Washington University’s Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, which took place in Fall 2022. A small group of undergraduate students, all from different departments and different grade levels, who had never collaborated with each other and had not visited their campus museum before, collectively designed an empathy-building experience to create a culture of empathy among GWU students, using The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum as a central platform for inspiring connections.

Visit: https://oneempathynetwork.com/empathy-summit-2022 Contact: info@oneempathynetwork.com | Recordings can be found here.

This 4-hour workshop was offered at the ASTC - Association of Science and Technology Centers Annual Conference in Pittsburgh. As part of a select group of workshops, this "ASTC Intensive" took place the day before the annual conference began on September 11, 2022 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and included hands-on workshops facilitated by ONE, Exploratorium, Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, and Seattle Aquarium. -- More information: https://www.astc.org/astc-2022/intensives/

An informal Designing for Empathy Workshop was held for the National Gallery staff in alignment with the "Crossing Borders" Symposium. Contact: info@oneempathynetwork.com for more information.