Contemporary artist Dread Scott uses history as a medium to scrutinize ongoing systems of racial injustice. His work is largely … More
Category: Social Practice Art
The Fourth Grade Project
Students from around the world are the subjects and co-collaborators of an ongoing participatory artwork and educational experience titled The … More
Process of Play: confronting systems of inequity through art
What are some of the most poignant memories from your childhood? I am sure that if we each assessed our … More
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