Tag Archives: Education
Teaching with Contemporary Art
It Ain’t the Heat, It’s the Stupidity
Teaching with Contemporary Art
It Ain’t the Heat, It’s the Stupidity
As promised last week, let’s talk about the plight Mr. Curtis Acosta finds himself in. As a public school teacher in Arizona, obviously a state with its share of issues …
Open Enrollment
Introducing Open Enrollment’s Newest Writers
Open Enrollment
Introducing Open Enrollment’s Newest Writers
We are pleased to announce Open Enrollment’s incoming class for the Spring 2011 semester. Our newest correspondents will write from their outposts in Helsinki, London, Los Angeles, and NYC, where …
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Teaching with David Wojnarowicz (and Not Teaching with the Smithsonian)
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Teaching with David Wojnarowicz (and Not Teaching with the Smithsonian)
In light of the recent debacle at the Smithsonian involving the removal of David Wojnarowicz’s A Fire in My Belly, I thought it might make sense to suggest some ways …
Open Enrollment
Open Enrollment: And the Nominations Are In…
Open Enrollment
Open Enrollment: And the Nominations Are In…
Yesterday morning, the announcement of the Golden Globe nominations kick started the award season for excellence in television and movies. A variety of awards have already been given out this …
Letter from London
Letter from London: Tuition and Hopin’
Letter from London
Letter from London: Tuition and Hopin’
This week, Britain’s coalition government (narrowly) passed a proposal to dramatically hike university tuition fees, the results of which were a number of occasionally violent protests in central London. The …
5 Questions for Contemporary Practice
5 Questions with Carin Kuoni of the Vera List Center for Art and Politics
5 Questions for Contemporary Practice
5 Questions with Carin Kuoni of the Vera List Center for Art and Politics
For six years, Carin Kuoni has been director of the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at The New School in New York City. I wanted to pose my …
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Art21 William Kentridge: Anything is Possible
Kentridge in the Classroom
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Art21 William Kentridge: Anything is Possible
Kentridge in the Classroom
Support Art21 The William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible BACK TO SCHOOL campaign is dedicated to raising awareness and funds for Art21’s free education programs and resources accompanying William Kentridge: Anything …
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Hard Conversations (Exploring Inequality)
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Hard Conversations (Exploring Inequality)
In the New York Times last week, Nicholas Kristof reported that the richest 1 percent of Americans now take home almost 24 percent of the income, up from 9 percent …
Open Enrollment
Open Enrollment: Disciplinary Complex
Open Enrollment
Open Enrollment: Disciplinary Complex
Over the past few decades, “interdisciplinary” has emerged as a popular designation in academic culture, particularly in the arts and humanities. Both as an undergraduate in studio art and as …
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Skills Worth Teaching
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Skills Worth Teaching
This past April at the National Art Education Association’s annual conference in Baltimore, Craig Roland hosted and participated in a panel presentation called “What’s Worth Teaching in Art?” But before …
Art21 William Kentridge: Anything is Possible
Watch “William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible” Online and Download the Educators’ Guide
Art21 William Kentridge: Anything is Possible
Watch “William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible” Online and Download the Educators’ Guide
We have a special treat for anyone that was unable to catch last week’s broadcast of William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible. The full program is now available for immediate online …
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