Stimulating creativity through the study of art history

Abstract

The systematization of this experience in Art History (AH) sought to establish strategies for stimulating creativity in 15 students studying Culture and Arts at UNAN-Managua, using a Participatory Action Research (PAR) design and a dialogical and maieutic methodology. The results confirm the success of the strategy: 80% of the students perceived the link between AH and other components, and 100% validated cultural background as the foundation of artistic inspiration. The observation showed that the methodology fostered interest and greater conceptual understanding, which translated into an improvement in the four key characteristics of creativity in the integrative products: fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration. Finally, the teacher evaluation highlighted the implementation of an Integrative and Contextual Approach and a Creativity-Centered Assessment, concluding that the practice succeeded in redefining the teaching of art history by activating it as a discipline that directly stimulates creation through the analysis of the past.