Includes Museum Entry
This small-group workshop uses the art museum as a place to slow down and look at how you think. No art knowledge or creative skills are required.
It’s designed for people who feel mentally overloaded, stuck in their thinking, or under sustained pressure and want a structured way to step back and reset. Using the museum as a quiet, neutral environment, we slow down observation and use art as a shared reference point for reflection and conversation.
Location: Art Institute of Chicago (111 S Michigan Ave)
Cost: $137 per personCovers your full-day museum entry and all facilitation.
If you are an Art Institute Member,[click here] for the member rate.
Select Your Session Upon Checkout
Wednesday, March 4: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Thursday, March 5: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Friday, March 6: 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Saturday, March 7: 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM
The Experience: 3 hours total. 90 mins in the galleries + 90 mins of conversation at nearby offsite venue
Bonus: Included 1-hour group Zoom follow-up two weeks later.
Capacity: Limited to 8 participants. Workshop runs with a minimum of 3.
Questions? Email me with questions or for information on team or group rates.
In a previous workshop, one participant was drawn to a large, dark abstract piece. She described it as her “busy brain,” a reflection of what too much feels like.
In the next room, she found a piece filled with colorful beads moving in different directions, connected at intervals by birds. Her insight was noticing how her thoughts could string together with grounding elements. She left with a new way to see her complexity as something structured and workable rather than overwhelming.
The pace is structured and unhurried, creating space away from daily routines.
We move through the museum using simple observation prompts, noticing what draws attention, what creates contrast, and what stays with us. Our reactions to art are immediate. One piece can feel calming while another feels unsettling. These responses offer insight into what feels like pressure and what holds meaning in our own lives and work.
Afterward, we talk about what resonated, using the art as a shared reference point rather than personal disclosure. This allows for reflection without the pressure of explaining ourselves, and helps insights emerge naturally through conversation.
I’m Ryan. I’ve worked in the arts for over 20 years and as a business coach and mentor. Across both worlds, I see the same patterns repeat: pressure, perfectionism, and the gradual buildup of overwhelm.
This workshop uses art as a practical way to create perspective on how we think and work.fo
Includes Museum Entry
This small-group workshop uses the art museum as a place to slow down and look at how you think. No art knowledge or creative skills are required.
It’s designed for people who feel mentally overloaded, stuck in their thinking, or under sustained pressure and want a structured way to step back and reset. Using the museum as a quiet, neutral environment, we slow down observation and use art as a shared reference point for reflection and conversation.
Location: Art Institute of Chicago (111 S Michigan Ave)
Cost: $137 per personCovers your full-day museum entry and all facilitation.
If you are an Art Institute Member,[click here] for the member rate.
Select Your Session Upon Checkout
Wednesday, March 4: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Thursday, March 5: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Friday, March 6: 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Saturday, March 7: 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM
The Experience: 3 hours total. 90 mins in the galleries + 90 mins of conversation at nearby offsite venue
Bonus: Included 1-hour group Zoom follow-up two weeks later.
Capacity: Limited to 8 participants. Workshop runs with a minimum of 3.
Questions? Email me with questions or for information on team or group rates.
In a previous workshop, one participant was drawn to a large, dark abstract piece. She described it as her “busy brain,” a reflection of what too much feels like.
In the next room, she found a piece filled with colorful beads moving in different directions, connected at intervals by birds. Her insight was noticing how her thoughts could string together with grounding elements. She left with a new way to see her complexity as something structured and workable rather than overwhelming.
The pace is structured and unhurried, creating space away from daily routines.
We move through the museum using simple observation prompts, noticing what draws attention, what creates contrast, and what stays with us. Our reactions to art are immediate. One piece can feel calming while another feels unsettling. These responses offer insight into what feels like pressure and what holds meaning in our own lives and work.
Afterward, we talk about what resonated, using the art as a shared reference point rather than personal disclosure. This allows for reflection without the pressure of explaining ourselves, and helps insights emerge naturally through conversation.
I’m Ryan. I’ve worked in the arts for over 20 years and as a business coach and mentor. Across both worlds, I see the same patterns repeat: pressure, perfectionism, and the gradual buildup of overwhelm.
This workshop uses art as a practical way to create perspective on how we think and work.fo
