Artful Equations

In High School, I loathed math. I was obviously very interested and invested in art and music, and didn’t realize … More

The Artful Environmentalist

How many types of trees and plants can you identify in your local ecosystem? Do you know what specimens are … More

Labor of love: art, activism, collaborative learning

Creating art and reflecting on artwork is often a cooperative experience that supports empathic responses to lived experiences. Both the … More

Rebelling against the whitewashing of history

Contemporary artist Dread Scott uses history as a medium to scrutinize ongoing systems of racial injustice. His work is largely … More

The Fourth Grade Project

Students from around the world are the subjects and co-collaborators of an ongoing participatory artwork and educational experience titled The … More

Still Climbing Booker T. Washington’s Ladder

One of Martin Puryear’s most iconic artworks is titled Ladder for Booker T. Washington (1996), which is a reference to … More

Mondo Museum: A Sim that encourages decolonization and experiential learning

Imagination is one of our greatest and most humanizing characteristics, and playing games is beneficial for shaping our imaginative instincts. … More

Process of Play: confronting systems of inequity through art

What are some of the most poignant memories from your childhood? I am sure that if we each assessed our … More

Back to Nature: Learning about ecosystems of the past and building future ecological awareness

Some people call New York City a ‘concrete jungle.’ This metaphor refers in part to the city’s lack of greenery … More

Representing Pittsburgh and Tehran

Pittsburgh is a great city, but not one that you might automatically think of when discussing global issues. However, the … More