Art Conservators

We know about extinct species from prehistory through fossils. What constitutes a fossil is known as a “fossil record.” These … More

Art for Education’s Sake

Any work of art can be interpreted as an educational resource, because it informs us of our connections to culture … More

Living and Learning with AI?

Artificial intelligence (AI) means that computers are able to perform tasks which normally require human intelligence, including both cognitive and … More

The Childhood Origins of Working Artists

I am a big skeptic of the cultural obsession to bestow the term “child prodigy” as a way of signifying … More

Photographing Children’s Play and Art

American photographer Helen Levitt was once considered to be “the most celebrated and least known photographer of her time.” This … More

TV Party: The Arts in Children’s and Adult Television Programming

TV Party was the name of a public-access television show based in New York City, which ran from 1978 to … More

Abrégé de l’art des accouchements (The Art of Obstetrics)

You would be forgiven for thinking the soft-sculpture above was a modern or contemporary piece of art. In fact, it … More

Ancient Art Education

In a prior post titled Artfully Ancient Learning, I analyzed an early 2022 archeological discovery of pottery fragments from Ptolemaic-era … More

Whose History of Art?

Parody is a time honored artistic strategy that has potential to prompt critical thinking, stir emotions and even inspire cultural … More

Weaving Art with Life

In 1933, John Andrew Rice founded a private liberal arts school in the small town of Black Mountain, North Carolina, … More