The dog days of summer are about to be behind us and for some teachers and students, that means another…
The Gutai Group: Play, Pedagogy and Possibility
Mainstream Japanese culture during and in the aftermath of World War II was heavily restricted to sensōga, which are works…
Educational Complex
This might sound shocking coming from a blog about education, but I have been wondering whether compulsory education and traditional…
We’ve Created a Monster: An Artful Response to Electoral Integrity and the Democratic Experience
There is definitely an aesthetic for patriotic art and design. Tried and true motifs such as color patterns, symbols and…
A Meme Against Misogyny: Artfully Using Memes For Activist Inspired Art Education
It is impossible to log into a social media platform and not see a meme being posted. For a while…
The Artfully Profound Impact of a Doodle
When famed modernist painter Charles E. Burchfield stated, “Doodling serves as a means of keeping the hand or fingers limber,…
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.…
Truth Hurts, But It Also Heals. Lizzo’s Artful Education
There is so much to like about the artist and musician known as Lizzo. From the moment she set foot…
Artfully Learning Audio Series, Episode 8: Junk Dump Magazine
When I first learned about Junk Dump Magazine, I knew that I would have to feature the incredible work the…
Drawing to Discover: Howard Schwartzberg’s Experiential Works on Paper
Several months ago, I was commissioned to write an essay for the monograph Howard Schwartzberg, published by Abstract Room. My…
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