Art transcends borders, which is evident from just a quick survey of gloabal art history. Ideas, movements, techniques, and materials … More
Category: Public Art
Expressing Memory Through Art – Experiential Living/Learning
When we think about memory in an educational context, we might recall cramming dates, people, places, formulas, vocabulary, and mnemonic … More
Making Our Space / Documenting Our Place – Building and Maintaining a Better World
In the traditional capitalist method of production, the finished product is the only element of value to the producer. The … More
Connecting Culture Through Experience and Education
Pablo Helguera is a Mexican born, New York City based, socially engaged artist whose multi-disciplinary work has strong connections to … 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
We Live, We Learn, We’re all in this together. REMAP: Collaborative and Community Driven Learning
REMAP is a collaborative multi-disciplinary art project, conceived by Anna Adler, Julia Rooney, and Corinne Cappelletti after volunteering at some … More
Performance of the Oppressed
Cuban artist, Tania Bruguera’s politically charged performances present a challenging and worthwhile approach for the radical art educator to adapt … More
Social and Emotional Learning – Our Public Space, our Personal Experience: Abraham Lincoln: War Veteran Projection
Krzystof Wodiczko’s artistic practice transforms public spaces into sites of collective memory and historical memorialization. He has worked with diverse … 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