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Time, Money, & Respect: The Very Real Challenges, Roadblocks, & Hurdles Public School Teachers Face
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Public school teachers in the United States face a mountain of obstacles in their daily dedication to our students and future. Year in and year out, public school teachers and Principals face significant challenges when it comes to the various factors making their job harder than they should and...
Nov 27, 2023
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The rich imagery of a Kerry James Marshall painting is full of color, emotion, and memory. Each new piece he creates embraces blackness as a signifier of difference, to explore the relationship of black people to American identity, the lack of black people as subjects or creators in the...
Nov 24, 2023
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How Principals Can Supercharge Their Elementary School Arts Program and Support Students and Families
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It is no secret that arts education has been on the decline in recent years. With schools facing budget cuts and an emphasis on standardized testing, many arts programs have been scaled back or eliminated altogether. And as Principals, you’re doing everything you can to enrich the school experience,...
Nov 13, 2023
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Last week we had a blast delivering our Screenprinting Workshop to a group of students at Edison Park Elementary (CPS) on Chicago’s northwest side. Luckily for everyone involved, we were provided with a beautiful, sunny day that allowed us to set up outside, right by the curb, and make...
Nov 07, 2023
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Vik Muniz’s photography embraces the painterly and sculptural with his unique process. He uses unconventional materials and found objects to create expressive images that often reference the work of the Old Masters, which he then photographs. Muniz’s pieces use anything from chocolate syrup to dust to diamonds to compose...
Nov 04, 2023
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Lorna Simpson is a multimedia artist best known for her black and white images displayed next to expressive and poetic snippets of text and her detailed collages featuring black women with fantastical hairdos. Simpson’s art is ambiguous, leaving space for imagination and deeper consideration. She delves deeply into identity,...
Oct 25, 2023
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The field of art history is always evolving, and only very recently has the issue of representation, and diversity in curation been discussed in earnest. What’s more, curators are constantly finding new artists, both alive and in history, whose contributions shouldn’t be overlooked. While European artists have long been...
Oct 16, 2023
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You’ve probably seen Barbara Kruger’s iconic black and white images overlaid with white-on-red text, loudly proclaiming uncomfortable truths about mass media, beauty standards, and power. Her word art is meant to provoke questions, interrogate assumptions, and challenge viewers to be more critical of advertising and mass media. Her pieces...
Oct 15, 2023
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Ai Weiwei is the most famous Chinese artist alive, although his status as a dissident in his home country complicates his relationship with Chinese identity. His prolific body of sculptural, installation, video and performance pieces span several continents and dozens of mediums. His installation piece and investigations about the...
Oct 05, 2023
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Kara Walker is best known for her large-scale installations made entirely of silhouettes cut from black paper. Her rooms are full of intricate paper tableaux that address race, the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow, sexuality, and power in America. She questions and disrupts romantic ideas of the American...
Sep 25, 2023