Although pop-up books are largely associated with children’s literature, their origins are in both scholarly and esoteric teachings such as … More
Category: Publications
Artfully Remembering
The impact of art on education and the culture at large occasionally makes the mainstream news. Unfortunately this time it … More
Kunstgarten: Early Childhood Learning in Art Museums
In an editorial article published on Hyperallergic, titled “Museums Could Help Families and Children While Saving Our Democracy,” painter Alison … More
Essential Art for Essential Workers
In light of the pandemic’s winter wave and its continued toll on our already stressed infrastructure and personnel, I am … More
bell hooks: radical education and empathy
Above is a portrait of bell hooks that I painted for my ongoing series, The Educators. The quote, which is … More
Artfully Learning to Transcend Isolation
“This is an Accepted Manuscript (AM) version of the following article, accepted for publication in Art Education. Citation: Adam Zucker (2021) Artfully Learning … More
What’s in a book?
A children’s book reaches iconic proportions when it maintains a lasting intergenerational admiration. Several well read children’s books have been … More
Book smART
“Art makes us smart.” That phrase has become a personal mantra, which I picked up as I developed greater understandings … More
Art Education: The Gift That Keeps on Giving
Modern art schools have an extraordinary origin in early childhood education; most notably, the pedagogical breakthroughs of a nineteenth century … More
The Flow Of Knowledge
I haven’t published a suggested reading post in quite some time (see prior suggested reading posts). I thought that I … More