Back to Nature: Learning about ecosystems of the past and building future ecological awareness

Some people call New York City a ‘concrete jungle.’ This metaphor refers in part to the city’s lack of greenery … More

Representing Pittsburgh and Tehran

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

Artful Quantification: Environmental Graphiti

In an age where data seems to dictate many aspects of our culture, it is nice to see the artful … More

The Kids Are Alright

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

Social and Emotional Learning for Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the biggest and most ambitious futuristic concept that has arrived at our cultural doorstep (still no … More

Collaborating with Kids for a Green New World

The enduring understanding among scientists is that climate change is happening all around us at an accelerated pace. Recently published … More

Spring Reading List

It is that time again, when both teachers and art world practitioners are getting some much needed respite. For educators, … More

Are we there yet?

“Are we there yet?” To answer this question, we might respond with several questions of our own, such as: “who … More

Street Smarts

‘Street smarts’ is a term most often used to signify knowledge that is gained outside of traditional classroom and school … More

How Art and Art Education Changed the Prison

Jeffrey Greene started working with prison populations throughout Connecticut in 1991, and is currently the Program Manager of Community Partners … More