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Author: Adam Zucker

I am an artist, art historian, curator and educator. I am interested in the discourse that art has outside of the 'art world.' My practice seeks to challenge existing notions and foundations within the Western canons of art, history, and education. I'm looking to develop a collaborative dialogue with other artists, curators, educators and anyone who is passionate about the role art can have within our collective culture.

Happy Little Accidents: Bob Ross and the Joy of Living Artfully

Note: this post discusses the recently released Bob Ross documentary on Netflix, so there may be some minor spoilers. However, … More

Art Education, Art History, Artistic Development, Bob Ross, happy accidents, Painting, Project Zero, Studio Habits of Mind, The Joy of Painting

Lessons In Critical Race Theory From the Arts

It seems like almost every school-related matter that we read or hear about these days involves a debate on Critical … More

Art Education, Art History, Civil RIghts, Clarissa Sligh, Contemporary Art, Critical Race Theory, Education, Ej Hill, Progressive Education, Racial Justice, Schools, social justice, Socially Engaged Art, Steve Locke

Fun enough for kids, but made for grownups

How does a play-date for adults sound to you? I am talking about kind we had as kids with activities … More

Adult Education, Art Education, Contemporary Art, Early Childhood Education, InnerKiddo, learning through play, LGBTQ, Marc Boone, Performance, play, Playful Learning, Storytelling

Experiential Education for an Intersectional Internet

Vast numbers of individuals and communities were already experiencing a sense of social, cultural and somatic disconnect prior to the … More

BIPOC education, Computer Programming, decolonization, DigiMyths, Digital Art, Education, game design, Immigration, Indigenous Culture, Internet, Multiculturalism, online learning, Storytelling, virtual learning

When schools are not schools

Indoctrination is not education, yet so-called “schools” throughout the colonial history of the United States and Canada have had a … More

Art Education, Art History, Contemporary Art, Education, Education Reform, First Nation Art, Indigenous Art, Indigenous Culture, Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, Schools, Socially Engaged Art

Artfully Assessing an American Education

What is an American education? Because of our vast geocultural landscape, imperialism, colonialism and partisan driven policies, the answers are … More

American education, American History, Art Education, Art History, Contemporary Art, Critical Race Theory, Education, Ej Hill, Exhibitions, Helen Molesworth, Jack Shainman, Jimi Hendrix, Karon Davis

A Brief History of Children’s Art Exhibitions

The display and contextualization of youth created art has a stable and wide ranging foundation in art pedagogy and museology. … More

Art Education, art exhibition, Art History, Art Teachers, Artistic Development, Brian Belott, Brianna Blue, Contemporary Art, Franz Cizek, Marion Richardson, Museum Education, Rhoda Kellogg, Roger Fry, Scholastic, Thomas Robert Ablett, Victor D'Amico

Artful Asylum

Struggling with mental health can significantly affect how an individual develops and functions at school, home and within the community. … More

Art Education, art therapy, asylum, Benjamin Rostance, collaborative learning, Contemporary Art, learning disabilities, mental health, Nottingham Asylum Project, Peter Cascoigne

What’s in a book?

A children’s book reaches iconic proportions when it maintains a lasting intergenerational admiration. Several well read children’s books have been … More

Anne Carroll Moore, Art Education, Children's Books, Clement Hurd, Contemporary Art, design, Education, Fort Makers, Goodnight Moon, Illustration, installation art, Library, Margaret Wise Brown, play

Made in America

As diverse as the United States of America is, our recording and presenting of its history is not nearly as … More

1619 Project, Art Education, Black History, Black Lives Matter, Contemporary Art, Education, Education Policy, History, Ligel Lambert, Made in America, Painting, racism, social justice

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