Imagination is one of our greatest and most humanizing characteristics, and playing games is beneficial for shaping our imaginative instincts. … More
Category: Multiculutural
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
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
Exhibiting Empathy
On any given day, we see horrible images of violence, famine, floods, habitat and environmental loss on the news or … More
Loud Halls, Silent Rooms
There is a really vibrant debate going on regarding the content and context of a Great Depression-era fresco within San … More
What does an equitable art education look like?
Curricula is always in flux, yet sometimes we get too comfortable or complacent with what we know, or perceive to … More
The Kids Are Alright
Throughout this blog, I have frequently written about and cited the work of Tim Rollins as a valuable contributor to … More
Social and Emotional Learning for Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the biggest and most ambitious futuristic concept that has arrived at our cultural doorstep (still no … More
Are we there yet?
“Are we there yet?” To answer this question, we might respond with several questions of our own, such as: “who … More
Street Smarts
‘Street smarts’ is a term most often used to signify knowledge that is gained outside of traditional classroom and school … More