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

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

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

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

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

On any given day, we see horrible images of violence, famine, floods, habitat and environmental loss on the news or … More

There is a really vibrant debate going on regarding the content and context of a Great Depression-era fresco within San … More

Curricula is always in flux, yet sometimes we get too comfortable or complacent with what we know, or perceive to … More

Throughout this blog, I have frequently written about and cited the work of Tim Rollins as a valuable contributor to … More