In 1933, John Andrew Rice founded a private liberal arts school in the small town of Black Mountain, North Carolina, … More
Category: Social Practice Art
The Beuys and the Bees
In 1961, conceptual artist Joseph Beuys was appointed professor of “monumental sculpture” at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf in Germany, where he … More
Utilization of Artists and Art in Societal and Environmental Maintenance
In her 1907 essay, “Utilization of Women in City Government”, renowned social reformer and influential public administrator Jane Addams wrote, … More
Enduring Lessons From Watts
In kindergarten was when I (and probably many others) first heard the saying “one person’s trash becomes another’s treasure.” This … More
Artfully Learning Audio Series, Episode 9: Glorious Wounds
I was delighted to have the recent opportunity to speak with artist and educator Gabo Camnitzer about the past, present … More
Survival is Not Enough
Audre Lorde, Paulo Freire, W.E.B Du Bois, Joseph Beuys and Malcolm X walk into a classroom…This is not the start … More
Carrying the Weight of Institutional Inaction
“Accountability” is an overarching term for describing what is required to proactively address systemic problems and grave abuses of power. … More
Hunter Reynolds and Artfully Acting Up for HIV/AIDS Education
The HIV/AIDS epidemic of the 1980s should have revealed how important it is to implement an accessible and overarching public … More
Elvira Leite and the Art of Playful Pedagogy in the Streets
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Public Art Dialogue on 17 May … More
New Devices of Dissemination: A Conversation
Several weeks ago, I had the honor of speaking with artist Chantal Feitosa and the artist and curatorial collective Hyperlink … More