Teach them well and let them lead the way

There have been many notable artistic families throughout the history of art. Growing up alongside artistic parents can be a …

Exquisite Community

An exquisite corpse (also known as picture consequences) is a visual and literary game, initially developed by the Surrealists (Yves …

Pigeon Religion: Street Smarts via the Birds

I remember the first time I saw Tina Piña Trachtenburg (aka Mother Pigeon) and her soft-sculptures of pigeons. I was …

Art Education: The Gift That Keeps On Giving

Modern art schools have an extraordinary origin in early childhood education; most notably, the pedagogical breakthroughs of a 19th century …

Sanctuary

The origin of the word sanctuary is connected to physical and spiritual spaces (such as shrines, tabernacles and pooja rooms) …

Resilient Vessels

Beverly Buchanan’s shack sculptures are research-based architectural representations, which symbolize the cultural identity and experiences of the Southern working class. …

The Kent State Shooting was 50 Years Ago

Schools have experienced many of the deadliest mass shootings in the history of the United States of America. This should …

The Artful Environmentalist

How many types of trees and plants can you identify in your local ecosystem? Do you know what specimens are …

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 …

Seeing is Feeling – Art & Experience for Visually Impaired Individuals

Contemporary culture is permeated with sensory experiences that envelope our daily lives. Educational reformer, John Dewey (1938), stated that knowledge …