Expressing Memory Through Art – Experiential Living/Learning

When we think about memory in an educational context, we might recall cramming dates, people, places, formulas, vocabulary, and mnemonic … More

Making Our Space / Documenting Our Place – Building and Maintaining a Better World

In the traditional capitalist method of production, the finished product is the only element of value to the producer. The … More

Summer Reading List

It’s that time of the year when both educators and students are dreaming of long days on the beach (or … More

Embodied Learning Makes ‘The Classics’ Relevant

Embodied Learning is a Constructivist educational theory and practice that integrates sensory and cognitive responses in order to solve a … More

Connecting Culture Through Experience and Education

Pablo Helguera is a Mexican born, New York City based, socially engaged artist whose multi-disciplinary work has strong connections to … More

Remixing the Canon

A whole curriculum around inquiry-based projects aimed at ‘remixing the canon’ would reveal how contemporary artists improvise on the Western … More

Participatory Learning: Artworks as Experiences

According to recent opinions and research, experiences and not objects are the preferred type of consumerism among young adults, who are … More

Intrinsic Value in Contemporary Art Collaborations…and Learning Through Them

I am thankful that I was recently introduced to the work of the Slow Art Collective through Louisa Penfold, who … More

Visualizing Our Complex Identities through Art

Less than 65 years ago there were separate schools for children based upon the color of their skin. When contemporary … More

Cityscape and the personalized experience

Artists have been depicting their natural and built environments and using their surroundings as inspiration for centuries. Observing and analyzing … More