Self-curation and artificial intelligence in the arts

a methodological proposal for artistic training

Authors

  • Celina F. Lage Minas Gerais State University image/svg+xml , Postgraduate Program in Arts

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47456/rf.rf.2234.53329

Keywords:

artificial intelligence; arts education; self-curation; creative processes; expanded studio

Abstract

In this article, I present an arts teaching methodology I developed, grounded in the use of artificial intelligence as a tool for self-curation and critical mediation within the creative process. I implemented this experience in the course "Digital Arts, Artificial Intelligence, and New Technologies Studio"—which I taught within the Graduate Program in Arts at the State University of Minas Gerais (PPGArtes/UEMG)—and subsequently adapted it for the Bachelor of Fine Arts program at the Guignard School. The proposal integrates exercises such as brainstorming, concept mapping, the use of an expanded process journal, exhibition design simulations, and career planning supported by artificial intelligence. Drawing on an account of this pedagogical experience, I discuss the approach's impact on the training of contemporary artists, particularly regarding autonomy, awareness of one's own poetics, and the construction of artistic trajectories.

Author Biography

  • Celina F. Lage, Minas Gerais State University, Postgraduate Program in Arts

    Professor in the Postgraduate Program in Arts (PPGArtes-UEMG) and in the Undergraduate Courses at the Guignard School, University of the State of Minas Gerais (UEMG).

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Capitura de tela do filme Blade Runner que mostra um boneco de palitos em cima de uma mesa com um cinzeiro do lado. Na parte superior da imagem, lê-se Farol, inverno de 2026, volume 22, número 34. Centro de Artes, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. ISSN 1517-7858

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Published

2026-07-30

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 34 (2026)

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Seção Temática

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How to Cite

LAGE, C. F. Self-curation and artificial intelligence in the arts: a methodological proposal for artistic training. Farol, v. 22, n. 34, p. 31–44, 30 Jul.2026.