Tag Archives: Education

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Finding a Balance (Part 2)

by Joe Fusaro | May 28, 2008

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Finding a Balance (Part 2)

by Joe Fusaro | May 28, 2008

Many thanks to Yolanda, MK, William, and Suzanne for their responses to our third post last week. To continue the conversation, I’d like to address some of the comments made …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Finding A Balance (Part 1)

by Joe Fusaro | May 21, 2008

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Finding A Balance (Part 1)

by Joe Fusaro | May 21, 2008

Time and time again, we are reminded how sharing work by a variety of artists can inspire new thinking, perspectives, techniques, and meaningful questions, but we often get swept up …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Expanding the Definition(s): Some Days Are Easier Than Others

by Joe Fusaro | May 14, 2008

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Expanding the Definition(s): Some Days Are Easier Than Others

by Joe Fusaro | May 14, 2008

Many thanks to those who have helped get the Teaching with Contemporary Art column off to a smooth start! Recently, a few friends and colleagues have mentioned (even e-mailed) about …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Teaching with Contemporary Art: An Introduction

by Joe Fusaro | May 7, 2008

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Teaching with Contemporary Art: An Introduction

by Joe Fusaro | May 7, 2008

This is my first-ever blog post. There…. I said it. Everyone and their Mom has a blog somewhere and I guess it was bound to happen to me, too. Blogging, …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

New column: Teaching with Contemporary Art

by Kelly Shindler | May 6, 2008

Teaching with Contemporary Art

New column: Teaching with Contemporary Art

by Kelly Shindler | May 6, 2008

Art21 is pleased to introduce a new column on our blog, written specifically for art educators. Teaching with Contemporary Art, written by our Senior Education Advisor, Joe Fusaro, will appear …

Art21 and Mel Chin’s “Fundred” team in overdrive at NAEA

by Kristin Farr | Apr 18, 2008

Art21 and Mel Chin’s “Fundred” team in overdrive at NAEA

by Kristin Farr | Apr 18, 2008

  Last month, Art21 and Mel Chin (Season 1) took arts educators from around the world by storm as they presented two of the most dynamic sessions the National Arts …

Art21 & Mel Chin at NAEA

by Ana Otero | Apr 4, 2008

Art21 & Mel Chin at NAEA

by Ana Otero | Apr 4, 2008

Check out Art21’s photos from last week’s NAEA conference in New Orleans. Featured are Art21-featured artist Mel Chin‘s SuperSession, Art21’s professional development workshop for teachers (coopted by Chin), and Art21 …

Save the date: Charles Atlas with Lia Gangitano at New York Public Library April 7

by Kelly Shindler | Apr 1, 2008

Save the date: Charles Atlas with Lia Gangitano at New York Public Library April 7

by Kelly Shindler | Apr 1, 2008

Art21, BOMB, & the Mid-Manhattan Library present a film screening and conversation Art:21‚ÄîArt in the Twenty-First Century Season 4 episode Paradox After the screening Lia Gangitano, Director of Participant Inc., …

Last chance to apply for Oliver Herring | Task

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 31, 2008

Last chance to apply for Oliver Herring | Task

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 31, 2008

Tuesday, April 1, 2008, is the last day to apply for participation in Task, a recurrent performance by Season 3 artist Oliver Herring. This iteration is organized by the Frye …

Art21 and Mel Chin at NAEA in New Orleans this week

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 25, 2008

Art21 and Mel Chin at NAEA in New Orleans this week

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 25, 2008

We’re heading down to New Orleans tomorrow to present a few sessions at this week’s National Art Education Association conference at the Morial Convention Center. In addition, Season 1 artist …

All About “Fundred” | Interview with Mel Chin part 2

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 24, 2008

All About “Fundred” | Interview with Mel Chin part 2

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 24, 2008

The following conversation concludes Art21’s interview with Season 1 artist Mel Chin about his national collaborative artwork, Paydirt/The Fundred Dollar Bill Project. Read Part 1, published last Friday, here. ART21: …

Mel Chin: “Fundred” at George Jackson Academy

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 20, 2008

Mel Chin: “Fundred” at George Jackson Academy

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 20, 2008

Art21-featured artist Mel Chin (Season 1) originated the Fundred Dollar Bill Project to draw attention to and develop solutions for environmentally responsible rebuilding of New Orleans from below the ground …

Conversations | Ursula von Rydingsvard with Martin Friedman part 2

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 13, 2008

Conversations | Ursula von Rydingsvard with Martin Friedman part 2

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 13, 2008

The second half of the conversation between Ursula von Rydingsvard and Martin Friedman that took place on February 3, 2008 at the Mid-Manhattan Library. It concludes with questions from the …

Tonight: “The Influence of the New West” panel on Robert Adams at New School

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 12, 2008

Tonight: “The Influence of the New West” panel on Robert Adams at New School

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 12, 2008

TONIGHT! The Influence of the New West Confounding Expectations: Photography in Context Originally published in 1974, Robert Adams‘s The New West signaled a significant shift in photographic representation of the …

Conversations | Ursula von Rydingsvard with Martin Friedman part 1

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 12, 2008

Conversations | Ursula von Rydingsvard with Martin Friedman part 1

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 12, 2008

The following interview took place at the Mid-Manhattan branch of the New York Public Library on February 4, 2008, following a screening of the Art:21 episode Ecology. Featured artist Ursula …

Photos from Judy Pfaff/Betsy Sussler at NYPL

by Ana Otero | Mar 6, 2008

Photos from Judy Pfaff/Betsy Sussler at NYPL

by Ana Otero | Mar 6, 2008

Check out the pictures from last Monday night‚Äôs screening of Romance and discussion with Season 4 artist Judy Pfaff and Betsy Sussler, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of BOMB Magazine, at the …

Mel Chin: The Fundred Dollar Bill Project

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 3, 2008

Mel Chin: The Fundred Dollar Bill Project

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 3, 2008

Over the past year, word has been spreading of a unique nationwide art project that gathers the individual expression of students into a collective call for action. The Fundred Dollar …