In light of the pandemic’s winter wave and its continued toll on our already stressed infrastructure and personnel, I am … More
Tag: Public Art
Turning the Dismantling of Monuments Into Teachable Moments, Revisited
Since I wrote Turning the Dismantling of Monuments Into Teachable Moments so much has happened, so I figured that a follow … More
The Fabric of a City
Jackson Heights is a bustling high density neighborhood in Queens, which is notable for having one of the most diverse … More
Our Story
Our story begins in 1998, inside Liberty High School for Newcomers on Eighteenth Street and Eighth Avenue in Manhattan. Lee … More
Politics, place, performance and pedagogy
Miguel Braceli is a Venezuelan-born artist and educator, whose multidisciplinary work includes several participatory projects with students, such as Here … More
An artfully inconvenient truth: Art that educates about our dire climate situation
On a recent nice warm Summer’s day, park goers at Madison Square Park could be seen soaking up the sun … More
Teach them well and let them lead the way
There have been many notable artistic families throughout the history of art. Growing up alongside artistic parents can be a … More
Exquisite Community
An exquisite corpse (also known as picture consequences) is a visual and literary game, initially developed by the Surrealists (Yves … More
Pigeon Religion: Street Smarts via the Birds
I remember the first time I saw Tina Piña Trachtenburg (aka Mother Pigeon) and her soft-sculptures of pigeons. I was … More
Fröbel’s Gifts, Noguchi’s Playgrounds
If you are not listening to the 99% Invisible podcast, I highly recommend that you start! Two of the episodes … More
Artfully Learning 