The impact of art on education and the culture at large occasionally makes the mainstream news. Unfortunately this time it … More
Category: Curriculum
Kunstgarten: Early Childhood Learning in Art Museums
In an editorial article published on Hyperallergic, titled “Museums Could Help Families and Children While Saving Our Democracy,” painter Alison … More
Artfully Mindful
Several years ago, my wife started reading these small rectangular books, no larger than 4 x 6 inches, each title … More
Gemeinschaftsgarten
Kevin Beasley was one of the fifty-one contemporary artists invited to envision works of art for the fifth iteration of … More
More Monumental Teachable Moments
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character–that is the … More
Is There Time for TikTok in Art Education?
As far as social media goes, I am somewhat of a Luddite. The most novel social media app I use … More
bell hooks: radical education and empathy
Above is a portrait of bell hooks that I painted for my ongoing series, The Educators. The quote, which is … More
2021 Yearblog
In the tradition of observing the impending new year and the symbolic action of making resolutions, here is something a … More
Turning the Dismantling of Monuments Into Teachable Moments, Revisited
Since I wrote Turning the Dismantling of Monuments Into Teachable Moments so much has happened, so I figured that a follow … More
Artfully healing our glorious wounds
I am one of the approximately 2.3 million people who call the borough of Queens home. The “World’s Borough” has … More
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