When it comes to making art, we leave it to children… and highbrow artists. But what about the rest of us? Art museums are community spaces – not stuffy buildings full of stereotypical art critics. Colleen Bordeaux is a writer and consultant for the Art Institute of Chicago who spends her time reimagining galleries to help engage everyone from art history majors to people who have never stepped into an art museum in their lives.

Colleen encourages everyone to do some “art cardio,” where you start in the gift shop and run through a museum to find things that catch your eye. You’ll be an appreciator in no time! She also discusses why it is so hard to put your creativity out for the world to see and how you can challenge your belief systems to help unleash your inner artist.

* [00:56] - Colleen's background in human capital and journalism

* [02:34] - Projects with The Art Institute of Chicago and The Second City

* [03:56] - Creating for the sake of the process

* [05:06] - Throw people off-kilter

* [08:32] - Art therapy

* [11:06] - Tips for first-time museum visitors

* [16:09] - How to transform judgement into curiosity

* [22:48] - Am I Doing This Right? ( https://www.colleenbordeaux.com/book )

* [28:00] - Self-help junkies

* [32:12] - How does Colleen live a dope ass life?

Colleen Bordeaux ( https://www.colleenbordeaux.com/ ) is a best-selling author, speaker and human capital consultant. She’s been published everywhere from the Chicago Sun Times to the Huffington Post. Her book, Am I Doing This Right? ( https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578527812 ) (Amazon Publishing, 2019), called ‘brilliantly insightful’ and 'a modern guide to life,' became an immediate #1 Amazon best seller, endorsed by New York Times columnist and author Barry Schwartz and Sunday Times bestselling author Louise Parker. Her popular blog has reached more than 200,000 readers. She’s presented to Fortune 100 companies, spoken at national conferences, and is a frequent podcast guest. She’s currently working with The Art Institute of Chicago on creativity programs.

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