French painter Jean Siméon Chardin devoted his entire career to documenting the quotidian, domestic and laborious nature of life in … More
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Happy Little Accidents: Bob Ross and the Joy of Living Artfully
Note: this post discusses the recently released Bob Ross documentary on Netflix, so there may be some minor spoilers. However, … More
Made in America
As diverse as the United States of America is, our recording and presenting of its history is not nearly as … More
Art Education: The Gift That Keeps on Giving
Modern art schools have an extraordinary origin in early childhood education; most notably, the pedagogical breakthroughs of a nineteenth century … More
Portraying Pedagogy’s Progression
What do artistic representations of classrooms, teaching and learning tell us about how a society’s positions on pedagogy have progressed … More
W.E.B. Du Bois’ Visual Lessons About the Black Experience in Academic, Professional and Everyday Life
Infographics are aesthetic visual representations of data, which present quantitative and qualitative information in a concise and accessible manner. Infographics … More
Aesthetic Alphabets
The language of art is rooted in a variance of archetypes and experiential knowledge that are assigned or convey specific … More
Howard Schwartzberg and Reality Art
Brooklyn based artist and educator Howard Schwartzberg, realizes the potential that art can have for improving everyday life. Like Tim … More