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Teaching with Contemporary Art

Dove and O’Keeffe… Get ‘Em While It’s Hot

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Dove and O’Keeffe… Get ‘Em While It’s Hot

by Joe Fusaro | Aug 19, 2009

There are many reasons that educators want to visit the Circles of Influence exhibit featuring Arthur Dove and Georgia O’Keeffe at The Clark Art Institute through September 7th, but one …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Dog Days and Banking

by Joe Fusaro | Aug 12, 2009

Last summer, while working at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, I had the good fortune of being blown away by the Marlene Dumas exhibition, Measuring Your Own …

Art21 Extended Play

Art21 Educator Joe Fusaro Teaching “Power” at Nyack High School

by Jessica Hamlin | Aug 5, 2009

Art21 Educator Joe Fusaro Teaching “Power” at Nyack High School

by Jessica Hamlin | Aug 5, 2009

Embarrassing as it is, this is the first video I’ve ever made. I am immersed in the world of film production each day, yet focused on the Education side of …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Avoiding Wallpaper

by Joe Fusaro | Aug 5, 2009

This week I’d like to breathe a blissful sigh after a quiet vacation AND take on the Flashpoints question for August… Does art expand our ability to imagine? My gut …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Reflections on the Art21 Educators Institute

by Joe Fusaro | Jul 22, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Reflections on the Art21 Educators Institute

by Joe Fusaro | Jul 22, 2009

I’m sure everyone has had moments of blissful exhaustion- those times when you pushed yourself over a certain period, gotten to the end and said, “That was outstanding…. and I’m …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Contemporary Art in Contemporary Classrooms: Art21 Educators 2009

by Joe Fusaro | Jul 15, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Contemporary Art in Contemporary Classrooms: Art21 Educators 2009

by Joe Fusaro | Jul 15, 2009

Starting today, Art21 is pleased to welcome K-12 teachers from across the country to participate in our first summer institute, Art21 Educators. Jessica Hamlin, Marc Mayer, Joy Lai (our amazing …

The Studio at Colton: A Look Back and Ahead

by John d'Addario | Jul 14, 2009

The Studio at Colton: A Look Back and Ahead

by John d'Addario | Jul 14, 2009

If you had to point to one institution that best illustrated the progress of the arts community in post-Katrina New Orleans—not to mention the progress of the city in general—you …

Flash Points

Arts Stimulus Funding & the Art Economy Part 2: Talking to the House Arts Caucus Co-Chairs

by Hrag Vartanian | Jul 9, 2009

Arts Stimulus Funding & the Art Economy Part 2: Talking to the House Arts Caucus Co-Chairs

by Hrag Vartanian | Jul 9, 2009

A few months ago, I went to the Bronx for a studio visit with an accomplished artist, John Fekner, whose personal brand of street graphics helped define a tumultuous era …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Straight from the Source

by Kristin Farr | Jul 8, 2009

New media tools are a rich addition to an art teacher’s toolbox and the Web is overflowing with opportunities to discover new artists and art forms. Here in San Francisco, …

Flash Points

Arts Stimulus Funding & the Art Economy Part 1: By the Numbers

by Hrag Vartanian | Jul 8, 2009

Arts Stimulus Funding & the Art Economy Part 1: By the Numbers

by Hrag Vartanian | Jul 8, 2009

Talking about federal arts funding in America can be very confusing because of the many facts and figures. So, in an effort to understand the current and historic levels of …

Flash Points

The value of didactic art and the gift economy—from object ownership to object affiliation

by Adelheid Mers | Jul 6, 2009

The value of didactic art and the gift economy—from object ownership to object affiliation

by Adelheid Mers | Jul 6, 2009

There is quite a tradition around visualizing information that reaches beyond the more familiar pie charts and quantifications used in science and commerce, dealing with the communication of complex thought …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Wrestling with the Past: A TwCA 2008-2009 Roundup

by Joe Fusaro | Jul 1, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Wrestling with the Past: A TwCA 2008-2009 Roundup

by Joe Fusaro | Jul 1, 2009

It’s been quite a year. Quite an academic year, that is. Between the country voicing a collective NO to four more years of the same Bushed policies and Bernie Madoff …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Talking with Students about Christian Marclay’s “Video Quartet”

by Julie Thomson | Jun 24, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Talking with Students about Christian Marclay’s “Video Quartet”

by Julie Thomson | Jun 24, 2009

With the opening of Christian Marclay’s Video Quartet at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University (on view through July 26, 2009), I have been thinking about how to …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Summer Reading Part 2

by Joe Fusaro | Jun 17, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Summer Reading Part 2

by Joe Fusaro | Jun 17, 2009

Continuing with my column from May 27, I’d like to suggest a few more books related to contemporary art education that you may be inspired to buy, borrow or steal …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

What’s “The End” Good For?

by Joe Fusaro | Jun 10, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

What’s “The End” Good For?

by Joe Fusaro | Jun 10, 2009

June can be a real catharsis of both the most beautiful and ugly kinds, but it doesn’t have to be a week-to-week whirlwind waiting for the next test. The last …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Playing with Contemporary Art

by Nate Morgan | Jun 3, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Playing with Contemporary Art

by Nate Morgan | Jun 3, 2009

Season 3 artist Jessica Stockholder states, “What kids do with play is a kind of learning and thinking. It is a kind of learning and thinking that doesn’t have a …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Summer Reading Part 1

by Joe Fusaro | May 27, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Summer Reading Part 1

by Joe Fusaro | May 27, 2009

As we get closer to rounding out another academic year, it’s probably a good time to think about some of the books that might make it onto our summer reading …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Reality Hits at CCS Bard

by Joe Fusaro | May 20, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Reality Hits at CCS Bard

by Joe Fusaro | May 20, 2009

In the final workshop of our three-part series at Bard College, titled “Teaching and Learning with Contemporary Art,” we were lucky enough to have Olafur Eliasson speak with us about …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Make Less Art

by Joe Fusaro | May 13, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Make Less Art

by Joe Fusaro | May 13, 2009

At one point in my panel conversation with Olivia Gude, Mark Bradford, and William Crow at the National Art Education Association’s annual conference in Minneapolis, the discussion got around to …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Authoritarian?

by Joe Fusaro | May 6, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Authoritarian?

by Joe Fusaro | May 6, 2009

As I mentioned last week, the Teaching with Contemporary Art column over the next few weeks will focus on questions generated at the recent NAEA conference in Minneapolis. This week’s …

This Week’s Round-Up

by Trong Gia Nguyen | May 4, 2009

This Week’s Round-Up

by Trong Gia Nguyen | May 4, 2009

On April 22nd, the collector Donald Hess opened the world’s first James Turrell Museum in Colomé, Argentina. The 18,084sf space is based on a plan created by Turrell himself, and …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Getting Beyond

by Joe Fusaro | Apr 29, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Getting Beyond

by Joe Fusaro | Apr 29, 2009

Last week I promised to begin addressing some of the questions that came up at the recent National Art Education Association conference in Minneapolis. One of our first questions comes …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Burn Baby Burn

by Joe Fusaro | Apr 22, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Burn Baby Burn

by Joe Fusaro | Apr 22, 2009

As I was thinking about Art21’s recent visit to the National Art Education Association’s annual conference in Minneapolis, I came across this quote from Season 4 artist, Mark Bradford: Once …

Weekly Round Up

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Apr 20, 2009

Weekly Round Up

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Apr 20, 2009

Robert Adams has won the 2009 Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography. Based in Astoria, Oregon, the Season 4 artist received the $61,000 prize at a ceremony in San Francisco …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

A Live Feed: Art21 Tweets Mark Bradford

by Marc Mayer | Apr 18, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

A Live Feed: Art21 Tweets Mark Bradford

by Marc Mayer | Apr 18, 2009

Art21 is presenting at the National Art Education Association’s convention in Minneapolis. We are working with Mark Bradford at this year’s convention on a couple presentations as well as shooting …

Flash Points

Curating and Activism at Moore College of Art & Design

by Daniel Fuller | Apr 15, 2009

Flash Points

Curating and Activism at Moore College of Art & Design

by Daniel Fuller | Apr 15, 2009

Daniel Fuller, Senior Program Specialist at the Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative, recently helped organize the Curating and Activism symposium at Moore College of Art & Design. The following is a recap …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

The Hope Hippos Head to NAEA

by Joe Fusaro | Apr 15, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

The Hope Hippos Head to NAEA

by Joe Fusaro | Apr 15, 2009

Beginning this Friday morning, I will be joined by my equally energetic and optimistic colleagues, Jessica Hamlin and Marc Mayer, as we descend on the National Art Education Association’s Annual …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Art21 Educators 2009-2010 – Apply Now!

by Marc Mayer | Apr 9, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Art21 Educators 2009-2010 – Apply Now!

by Marc Mayer | Apr 9, 2009

Art21 Educators: Contemporary Art in Contemporary Classrooms 2009-2010 Are you interested in contemporary art? Are you a K-12 art and/or media teacher? Do you teach in Los Angeles, Chicago, or …

Announcing new student artwork Flickr pool!

by Kelly Shindler | Apr 8, 2009

Announcing new student artwork Flickr pool!

by Kelly Shindler | Apr 8, 2009

Educators, have you taught lessons in your classes on the Art:21 series? Students, want a place to showcase your Art21-inspired art? Art21 recently launched a new Student Art Projects pool …

Art21 at NAEA: An Interview with Mark Bradford

by Marc Mayer | Apr 7, 2009

Art21 at NAEA: An Interview with Mark Bradford

by Marc Mayer | Apr 7, 2009

In anticipation of Mark Bradford‘s Artist Keynote at the NAEA Convention this month, Art21 spoke to the Season 4 artist about his thoughts on art education, access, and the job …

Weekly Roundup

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Apr 6, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Apr 6, 2009

Tonight at the University of Southern California‘s Roski School of Fine Arts, Season 3 artist Krzysztof Wodiczko will engage in a discussion with Teddy Cruz and Marjetica Potrč about their …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Art21 at NAEA 2009

by Marc Mayer | Apr 6, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Art21 at NAEA 2009

by Marc Mayer | Apr 6, 2009

Art21 @ NAEA Convention, Minneapolis April 18 & 19, 2009 Once again Art21 is bringing contemporary art to this year’s National Art Education Association Annual Convention. Season Four artist Mark …

Flash Points

Flash Points: Art+Politics, Looking Back & Moving Forward

by Hrag Vartanian | Apr 1, 2009

Flash Points

Flash Points: Art+Politics, Looking Back & Moving Forward

by Hrag Vartanian | Apr 1, 2009

These last two months have proved to be full of lively posts about the sometimes clear and often nebulous intersection of Art+Politics. Art21’s own Marc Mayer kicked things off when …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Teaching with Film, Teaching with Objects

by Joe Fusaro | Apr 1, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Teaching with Film, Teaching with Objects

by Joe Fusaro | Apr 1, 2009

Last week, it was my pleasure to begin working with the CCS Bard Hessel Museum at Bard College to initiate a three-part workshop series for teachers titled, Teaching and Learning …