Our story begins in 1998, inside Liberty High School for Newcomers on Eighteenth Street and Eighth Avenue in Manhattan. Lee … More
Tag: Immigration
Pop/Punk Pedagogy: Home is where the art is
Where would America be without the historic and contemporary contributions of men, women and children from Asian and Pacific Island … More
Experiential Education for an Intersectional Internet
Vast numbers of individuals and communities were already experiencing a sense of social, cultural and somatic disconnect prior to the … More
Creating Refuge by Living, Loving and Learning Artfully
Pandemics, social and political upheaval and climate change have all poignantly shown us how unpredictable life is. The lack of … More
Strengthening Cultures & Literacy through Art for the 21st Century
In a previous post titled Connecting Culture Through Experience and Education, I described contemporary artist Pablo Helguera’s use of the … More
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 … More
Putting Art Education on the Map
Geography is the study of people, places, things, and the environment. Geographers, the practitioners of geography, scrutinize the relationship between … More
Transcending Boundaries
Art transcends borders, which is evident from just a quick survey of gloabal art history. Ideas, movements, techniques, and materials … More
Connecting Culture Through Experience and Education
Pablo Helguera is a Mexican born, New York City based, socially engaged artist whose multi-disciplinary work has strong connections to … More
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