Welcome to "Creative Arts as a Way of Knowing."  The arts have always played a central role in every culture throughout history, such as dancing for healing, painting for contemplation, drama for communication, music for relaxation or poetry for expression.  Throughout this course, in lectures and discussions as well as viewing arts and creating arts, we look forward to discovering with you how the arts allow us to know more about our world, our relationships and ourselves.  Whether well skilled with a brush or new to playing a drum, everyone can benefit from the arts.