Course Spotlight: The Worcester Clemente Course Builds Community through Art and Connection
The Clemente Course in Worcester, MA continues to thrive through partnerships that bring the humanities to life in unexpected ways. Hosted by the Worcester Art Museum, the course benefits from inspiring classroom space and exclusive after-hours gallery tours led by Art History instructor Elissa Chase, the first of which took place in early October. A new partnership with Indigo Fire Studio in Watertown brought an especially hands-on dimension to learning this fall: the studio donated 25 pounds of clay and kiln space; and under the guidance of Mass Humanities' Sarah Carroll, students participated in a clay handbuilding class that wove together Philosophy of Art, Art History, and creative expression.
The Worcester Clemente community gathered again on December 9th for a community dinner bringing together current students, alumni, families, and community members to celebrate all things Clemente.
For student Atef Sorial, the course has opened new ways of understanding:
The Clemente Course in the Humanities gives me the opportunity to learn more about myself rather than only learning about others. It challenged my traditional way of learning. It is not about just learning, it is about learning how to learn.
