Aesthetics and protests are inextricably linked. The choreography of people moving in tandem, singing, chanting and peacefully empowering one another to fight injustice, is in and of itself a form of performance. Protests are also replete with artfully rendered graphics, images and accessories; such as signs, costumes and sculptural effigies and puppetry.
Category: Performance Art
How Art Made Central Park a Happening Place
Like most of New York City’s landscape and cultural climate, Central Park has gone through many changes since its inception. … More
Artfully Exercising
In the spring of 2020 I began a daily physical fitness routine in an effort to lower stress and deal … More
Artfully Learning Audio Series Episode 20: Walk Like an Artist
Walking shares similar common traits with many traditional art making techniques. This is because the conscious, subconscious and physical ways … More
Back to School Icebreakers From Contemporary Art
By now most of the United States schools are back in session. As both new and familiar students and teachers … More
The Pedagogy of Pee-wee
It takes a lot of artistic skill and understanding of the human psyche in order to be successful as a … More
Spark of Knowledge: Fireworks and Contemporary Art
Summertime evenings are full of the sights and sounds of fireworks. These displays are a ubiquitous celebratory event throughout culture, … More
Artfully Learning Audio Series, Episode 17: Social Sculpture
Inside and outside of the classroom, art serves as a framework for understanding and expressing our lived experiences. Art and … More
The Drag Educational Model, Where Learning is Not a Drag
For a while now, drag has been caught in the crosshairs of the raging culture wars. The religious right and … More
How to Walk Like an Artist
Art teaches us that we can apply the creative and conceptual studio habits of mind to all aspects of our … More