In the wake of yet another cold blooded murder of an innocent citizen on the streets of an American city, … More
Category: collaborative learning
Alt Text as Art Education
Alt text (alternative text) is a descriptive form of text used to describe an image that appears online. The use … More
A Leap of Faith
In Yves Klein’s Le Saut dans le Vide (1960), the artist’s body works in tandem with traditional artistic processes to … More
Machine Unlearning
The art classroom offers students a unique way of interdisciplinary learning, which is experiential, experimental and enriching for personal and … More
Still Learning
When Clyfford Still was making art in the middle of the twentieth century, the United States was at the crossroads … More
Artful Union
Art and labor are intrinsically connected, and the relationship is well documented throughout art history. Examples of artworks within a … More
A Monumental Moment for the Masses
When I was teaching art history, I would begin the course with a big and broad question: “Who writes history?” … More
The Art of the Assignment
In their essay, Blake explains that “Good assignments awaken us to the breadth of possibilities available to us rather than narrow things down to one possibility. They are the scaffolding we build to touch the unexpected and wild within ourselves. They are how we stretch. There is no right or wrong answer. There is only the next thing to do.”
Signs of the Times
The streets of New York City can feel overwhelming due to the massive amount of stimulating sights, sounds and activities … More
Shibboleth
Nine times out of ten, a 548-foot long hairline crack in the floor of a historic building would be a … More
Artfully Learning 