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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.

Weaving together history, experience and STEAM based learning

Soft Monitor is an art, science, technology and engineering initiative exploring how to divert the detrimental effects of ‘screen time’ … More

Art Education, computers, Consumerism, Contemporary Art, Julian Goldman, loom, Soft Monitor, STEAM, STEM, Technology, textiles, Victoria Manganiello, weaving

Finding hope, exhibiting empathy and artfully learning through Quaranteens

My high school experience was largely defined by sociopolitical events. Freshman and sophomore years were book-ended by anxieties related to … More

activism, Art Education, Contemporary Art, COVID19, documentaries, Education, Educational Video Center, filmmaking, High School, Quaranteens, remote learning, Social Distancing, Technology

Conference of the Animals & 120 Years of Children Drawing New York City

“FOR a long time the animals had been watching the strange doings of people, and the day finally came when … More

Amy Zion, Art Education, Art History, Children's Art, Contemporary Art, History, mural, New York City, Politics, Queens Museum, Red Vienna, Tove Jannson, Ulrike Müller

Artfully documenting, contextualizing and transcending time

A lot of us have been relegated to atypical and banal regimens in the midst of sheltering-in-place. Have you been … More

Art Education, Art History, Conceptual Art, Contemporary Art, Education, Experiences, journaling, Lizz Brady, mental health, On Kawara, Performance Art, Teching Hsieh, time

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 … More

Art Education, Contemporary Art, George Segal, Gun Control, Gun Violence, John Filo, Kent State Shooting, Parkland Shooting, photography, Public Health, sculpture, This is Not a Gun, Vietnam War

Sewing and Growing: Communal Quilts for Education and Liberation

Quilt making is a powerful art-centered form of collaborative learning and communicating that has significant roots in shaping many social, … More

AIDS Memorial, Amanda Browder, Art Education, Art History, Bisa Butler, Contemporary Art, COVID19, Faith Ringgold, Feminist Art, Gees Bend Quilters, HIV/AIDS, Public Art, Quilts

Life imitates art: Communicating and discovering the world IRL via video games

When the COVID-19 pandemic began and it became clear that our new reality would include social distancing and going into … More

Animal Crossing, Art Education, Art History, Contemporary Art, Education, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Shing Yin Khor, video games, Visual Culture

The dog did my homework

Dogs, often endearingly called “a human’s best friend,” are a longstanding popular subject for realistic and imaginative portrayals in art … More

anthromorphic, Art Education, Art History, Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, Contemporary Art, Dog Days, Dog School, Dogs, Man Ray, photography, Poker Dogs, social media, William Wegman

Artist see, artist do

You have likely heard the saying “monkey see, monkey do.” This phrase refers to how primates, a taxonomic order which … More

Adrian Piper, Art Education, Art History, art lessons, Bob Ross, Cannupa Hanska Luger, Contemporary Art, Jon Gnagy, Joseph Beuys, Kim Beom, Martha Rosler, Paul McCarthy, remote learning

Getting Artfully Attuned to Higher Learning

Preface: I had started writing this post prior to the great wave of uncertainty and major changes in educational policy, … More

Art Education, art school, art therapy, asset mapping, attunement, BFAMFAPhD, Caroline Woolard, collaborative learning, Contemporary Art, Education, making and being, Susan Jahoda

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