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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.

Experiential Learning: Art Against Colonialism

Joseph Beuys’ 7 year opus, Das Kapital Raum 1970-77, consists of 50 chalkboard slates onto which the German artist, philosopher … More

Art Education, Art Museum, BIPOC, Contemporary Art, Curriculum, decolonization, education resources, Frankfurter Hauptschule, Indigenous Culture, Iringa Boma, Joseph Beuys, Multiculturalism

Our Octopus Teacher

It is a rare treat when a mainstream movie reflects so many relevant pedagogical and pragmatic perspectives, which is the … More

Art Education, Contemporary Art, documentary film, Ecoart, Education, Environment, film, Marine Biology, My Octopus Teacher, Nature

The Past, Present and Future of Art

“I believe the children are our future, teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty … More

art collection, Art Education, Art History, Children's Museum of Art, Children's Art, Contemporary Art, Education, Multiculturalism

Artfully Speaking

As another new school year begins, anxious and excited feelings and thoughts flow through the minds, bodies and souls of … More

Art Education, Code Switching, Contemporary Art, Education, ESL, Jeffrey Gibson, Jesse Chun, Kehinde Wiley, Kennedi Carter, Language, Nadia Myre, Tim Rollins and KOS

Physical Distance Learning: Resources, Materials and Lesson Plans

To all the teachers, administrators, school staff, students and guardians who are embarking on another unprecedented school year; know that … More

Art Education, Contemporary Art, Education, education resources, Lesson Ideas, Lesson Plans, remote learning, school

Turning the Dismantling of Monuments Into Teachable Moments

The recent iconoclasm via the removal, distortion and/or defacement of statues, plaques and reliefs dedicated to historical figures who have … More

Art Education, Art History, Black Lives Matter, Contemporary Art, Education, History, iconoclasm, Joiri Minaya, Kehinde Wiley, monuments, Nona Faustine

Find Your Way Back

In the era of 23andMe, Ancestry.com and other personal genomics and biotechnology companies, the age old question ‘where am I … More

African Art, African diaspora, Art Education, Beyonce, Black Is King, Contemporary Art, Dogon, Identity, music, Spirituality, Yoruba

Creating Refuge by Living, Loving and Learning Artfully

Pandemics, social and political upheaval and climate change have all poignantly shown us how unpredictable life is. The lack of … More

Art Education, Artolution, Contemporary Art, empathy, Friedl Dicker-Brandeis, Humanism, Immigration, Joel Artista, Krzysztof Wodiczko, More Art, Refugees, Tanya Aguiñiga, The Holocaust, William Kelly

Education and Empowerment via Entertainment Justice

Generations of human beings have taught and learned valuable lessons from songs that are created within the community and are … More

Art Education, Bryce Detroit, Complaints Choir, Contemporary Art, Entertainment Justice, music, Music Education, Performance Art, Resistance Revival Chorus, Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir, social justice, Will See

Nature’s Classroom

Forest schools are a popular pedagogical method and physical educational environment throughout Scandinavian countries, beginning in Sweden and Denmark during … More

Art Education, Climate Change, Contemporary Art, Ecology, Education, Environmental Art, Forest School, Nature, Nature's Classroom, pedagogy, STEAM

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