088 - A (Virtual) Museum as a Workshop Space with Roumayne Schepers

What is art-based learning? And how can art-based learning workshops be successful virtually? In this episode of workshops work, I find out how we can facilitate deep insights through art and how to overcome the challenges of shifting this intimate workshop experience from a physical museum to a virtual one. Here to answer all of my questions is Roumayne Schepers, an art-based learning facilitator at LerenVanKunst.nl. Roumayne speaks passionately about her role and reveals how she uses art-based learning to help people develop personally and build strong bonds with their teams. Listening to her processes was fascinating, and I was especially interested to hear how she’s successfully managed to transition her workshops from in-person to a fully online experience. I hope you find this episode as eye-opening as I did and encourages you to approach art in a new and exciting way. Find out about: What led Roumayne to art-based learning and why she’s considered a facilitator What art-based learning is and what it aims to achieve How participants grow, and often surprise themselves, through the learning process How to shift art-based learning from a museum to an online space How to facilitate the online transition from a personal to a group experience What art-based learning can bring to a team How to facilitate a safe space for sharing ideas What to bear in mind if you’re considering using art in your workshops Don’t miss the next show: Subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player. Questions and Answers [01:10] – When did you start calling yourself a facilitator? [02:47] – How did you go from the pharmacy to the museum? [05:44] – What does art-based learning mean? [07:47] – What is art-based learning’s goal? [12:26] – How do you choose the artwork? [13:59] – How do you choose the question? [16:25] – How does art-based learning work online? [17:56] – How do you guide the group from a personal to a group experience? [22:08] – Is it beneficial if learners know the artwork already? Or is it better to exclude them? [23:18] – What is your experience transitioning from offline to online? [27:59] – What is your strategy or your favourite exercise to create a safe space? [30:19] – How can you find out what’s holding a participant back? [33:00] – When you’re sharing stories, do you move as a group from artwork to artwork?  [34:18] – How do you approach a breakout room without disrupting a potentially intimate conversation? [35:21] – What is your role in smaller group discussions? [36:39] – What makes a workshop fail? [37:21] – How do you create a safe environment? [39:29] – What would you recommend for someone who would like to use art in their workshops? [43:35] – What is the one thing you would like listeners to take away from this episode? [46:17] – Do you use any exercises to help the group be present before starting?  Links Roumayne's website Free access to Roumayne's museum The founder of the art-based learning method Further information about Jeroen Lutters Connect to Roumayne: LinkedIn Any thoughts? Share them with us! Support the show ✨✨✨ If you miss the "workshops work" podcast, join us on Substack, where Myriam builds a Podcast Club with monthly gatherings around old episodes: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/