Rebelling against the whitewashing of history

Contemporary artist Dread Scott uses history as a medium to scrutinize ongoing systems of racial injustice. His work is largely …

Still Climbing Booker T. Washington’s Ladder

One of Martin Puryear’s most iconic artworks is titled Ladder for Booker T. Washington (1996), which is a reference to …

Process of Play: confronting systems of inequity through art

What are some of the most poignant memories from your childhood? I am sure that if we each assessed our …

Exhibiting Empathy

On any given day, we see horrible images of violence, famine, floods, habitat and environmental loss on the news or …

Loud Halls, Silent Rooms

There is a really vibrant debate going on regarding the content and context of a Great Depression-era fresco within San …

Art and Education, Not Jails

Prisons, jails, and detention centers may seem like the least likely venues for art-centered learning, however, these sites, which account …