The subway seems like one of the least likely places to be inspired in all of New York City, especially…
Creating a paradise
What is an appropriate assessment of what makes good educators and good artists? Can the idea of being ‘good’ be…
Artful Equations
In High School, I loathed math. I was obviously very interested and invested in art and music, and didn’t realize…
The Artful Environmentalist
How many types of trees and plants can you identify in your local ecosystem? Do you know what specimens are…
Labor of love: art, activism, collaborative learning
Creating art and reflecting on artwork is often a cooperative experience that supports empathic responses to lived experiences. Both the…
Rebelling against the whitewashing of history
Contemporary artist Dread Scott uses history as a medium to scrutinize ongoing systems of racial injustice. His work is largely…
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…
Still Climbing Booker T. Washington’s Ladder
One of Martin Puryear’s most iconic artworks is titled Ladder for Booker T. Washington (1996), which is a reference to…
Mondo Museum: A Sim that encourages decolonization and experiential learning
Imagination is one of our greatest and most humanizing characteristics, and playing games is beneficial for shaping our imaginative instincts.…
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…