In the book, Lifelong Kindergarten: Cultivating Creativity Through Projects, Passion, Peers and Play (2017), Mitchel Resnick asserts that the playful … More
Category: Exhibitions
Attention to Details: Noticing Deeply Through Art
The art critic Ben Davis recently described the artist curated works at the 33 Bienal de Sao Paulo (components of an … 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
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
The State of the Art In Schools
Symphony for a Broken Orchestra teaser from Temple Contemporary on Vimeo. A Symphony for a Broken Orchestra aims to fix … More
Social and Emotional Learning – Our Public Space, our Personal Experience: Moon Guardians
Paulo Freire (1970) called for an educational model where we learn by participating in social and political events. To him, education … More
STEAM based learning through Contemporary Art and Ecology
Brandon Ballengée’s Love Motel for Insects and Amy Youngs’ Holodeck for House Crickets are great examples of how contemporary art has the ability … More
Lenka Clayton’s Inquiry Based Learning
Lenka Clayton’s artistic practice re-presents the history of art by making work in response to iconic themes and archetypes throughout … More
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