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Category: Public Art

No Kings

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.

Art Education, Art History, Basquiat, Community, Contemporary Art, Education, Multiculturalism, No Kings, Protests, Public Art

A Grand Display of Humanity

Grand Central Terminal is one of New York City’s greatest architectural marvels. It features a Beaux-Arts design with elements from … More

Art Education, art exhibition, Art History, Community, Contemporary Art, Education, Grand Central Station, Humans of New York, New York City, photography, Public Art

Win! A Tribute to Mel Bochner

Artists have a unique status in the world where their work continues to embody a vital cultural role long after they’ve passed on.

Art Education, Art History, Contemporary Art, Education, Language, Literacy, Mel Bochner, Pop Art, Public Art, Sports, Vocabulary

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

Allan Kaprow, Art Education, Art History, Central Park, Contemporary Art, Herbert Kohl, Marc Bamuthi Joseph

An Exhibition of Art Education and Street Smarts in the Film Drylongso

The film Drylongso by visual artist Cauleen Smith, is a tale of two art educations; one via the traditional route … More

Art Education, Cauleen Smith, Contemporary Art, Drylongso, Film Review, Multiculturalism

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

Art Education, collaborative learning, Contemporary Art, Education, Ellen Mueller, Podcast, Walking, Walking as art

Education is Eternal

I cannot say or truly fathom what happens after we stop living in the corporeal sense. However, just because our … More

Art Education, Contemporary Art, Green-Wood Cemetery, History, memorials, New York City History, Public Art, Rowan Renee, William Russell Johnson

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

Art Education, Art History, Cai Guo-Qiang, Contemporary Art, Fireworks, Judy Chicago, Multiculturalism, Public Art

Bee-auty and Brains

I know that Summer has truly arrived when I am greeted with the sight of honeybees working hard to get … More

Art Education, Beehive, Bees, Contemporary Art, Ecoart, Emily Puthoff, Environmental Art, Joseph Beuys, Rudolf Steiner, Science, sculpture, STEAM

Parks and Re-creation

Summer is here throughout the Northern Hemisphere, and with its arrival is a much needed break from traditional schooling. Enjoying … More

Art Education, Art History, Augusta Savage, Basquiat, Contemporary Art, Frida Kahlo, Parks, Physical Education, Public Art, Recreation, Romare Bearden, Travel

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