Why do people wish they could write, sing, dance, and draw, long after they’ve given up on these things? Does creative activity have a biological function? Is there something common to everything we call the arts? What is it? This ancient ‘it’ has been around at least as long as we have had hands, and the state of mind it brings about is not plain old ‘thinking’. Lynda Barry, renowned cartoonist, author, and teacher will discuss human innate creative ability to work with images and what the biological function of this thing we call ‘the arts’ may be. Please note: There will be swear words, party tricks, and jokes about balls.

Professor Barry's Athenaeum presentation is co-sponsored by the Center for Writing and Public Discourse and the Gould Center for Humanistic Studies, both at CMC.

Photo Credit: Lynda Barry

Register Here: https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/events/20220922