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Connecting with Identity and Place
Monday, April 11, 2022 | Abby Birhanu and Lori SantosAdolescents are on a quest to discover themselves through their social relationships. For this lesson, we wanted to expand their quest to include a connection to place and community. Elements of Indig ...
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Happy Birthday Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
Monday, April 11, 2022 | Karl ColeApril 11th is the birthday of one of the leading women artists of pre-Revolutionary France, Adélaïde Labille-Guiard. A fantastic portraitist, she’s right up with her contemporary &Ea ...
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World Landscape Architecture Month: Nanzen-ji
Monday, April 4, 2022 | Karl ColeThe landscaping and gardens at Nanzen-ji certainly could be considered an outdoor sculptural installation. As landscape architecture, the garden of this extraordinarily peaceful place in Kyoto approac ...
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Women's History Month 2022: Karin Davie
Monday, March 28, 2022 | Karl ColeKarin Davie is a Canadian artist who has explored traditional elements of art in a completely novel manner. Her emphasis on the action of line could put her work into the realm of Process Art, althoug ...
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Women's History Month 2022: Julia Margaret Cameron
Monday, March 21, 2022 | Karl ColeJulia Margaret Cameron is counted among the first professional woman photographers in Western art history. ...
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Women's History Month 2022: Toyin Ojih Odutola
Monday, March 14, 2022 | Karl ColeNigerian-born artist Toyin Ojih Odutola explores contemporary definitions of gender, culture, and society with a unique graphic/painting technique. ...
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Co-Editor’s Letter: Contemporary Art
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 | Frank JuarezContemporary art is around us more than we may think. It exists in our communities, on social media, in the news, in magazines, and even on billboards. It serves multiple purposes driven by the artist ...
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Organized Chaos
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 | Sue LiedkeI was pleased to take students to see Sol LeWitt’s 2003 sculpture Splotch. Students examined the colorful towers from all sides and sketched it. I asked them for words to describe the work. &ldq ...
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Art on the Fly
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 | Brian SommersbergerShowing students that art can be drawn on nontraditional substrate materials was a great introduction before allowing them to draw or paint on their own flying discs. For inspiration, we explored a va ...
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The Amazing World of Jen Stark
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 | Jane B. MonteroI have known about Jen Stark’s colorful paintings and sculptures for many years, but it wasn’t until last spring that I finally settled on a Stark-inspired digital drawing project for my f ...
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Ancient to Modern Life
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 | Marie ElcinBy pairing contemporary local artwork with ancient artifacts, students see themes emerge in how art is part of everyday life in any era. The concept of rules in society is especially rich for young ad ...
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Women's History Month 2022: Maria Martinez
Monday, March 7, 2022 | Karl ColeI’m going to feature examples of outstanding women artists who played key roles in art history for Women’s History Month. Ceramic artist Maria Martinez was truly at the forefront of Pueblo ...
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Black History Month 2022: John Biggers
Monday, February 28, 2022 | Karl ColeWhile John Biggers is known for his murals, he is equally as renowned for his graphic works. His realist style is tempered by an abstract simplification reminiscent of African art. He drew his subject ...
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Black History Month 2022: Mary A. Jackson
Tuesday, February 22, 2022 | Karl ColeMary A. Jackson is instrumental in bringing the African American tradition of sweetgrass basket making (called “Gullah” basketry) to international recognition. Sweetgrass basketry of ...
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Black History Month 2022: Mark Bradford
Monday, February 14, 2022 | Karl ColeLet’s continue to celebrate art for Black History Month with the work of Mark Bradford. ...
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