Artful Learning Through Active Listening

Active listening is one of the most valuable skills that an educator can bring into the classroom in order to … More

Activating Art and Education for Activism

“Art isn’t functional.” Too often, I hear that statement (or a variation of it) when I engage in a conversation … More

Artful Assessment: Depicting the Problem, Visualizing the Solutions

Education is intrinsically an art form in practice. There is no single way to instruct, teach, or learn. As discussed … More

Transcending Boundaries

Art transcends borders, which is evident from just a quick survey of gloabal art history. Ideas, movements, techniques, and materials … More

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