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What's a Curator?

Season 1 Episode 39
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Please Break the Law?

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How to Visit an Art Museum

How to Visit an Art Museum

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The Art Assignment: Vidcon Edition

The Art Assignment: Vidcon Edition

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Become Someone Else - Tameka Norris

Become Someone Else - Tameka Norris

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Please Do Not Touch

Please Do Not Touch

Season 1 Episode 35
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Movement Telephone - Ryan McNamara

Movement Telephone - Ryan McNamara

Season 1 Episode 41
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Encounters / Encuentros - Dignicraft

Encounters / Encuentros - Dignicraft

Season 1 Episode 43
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Notes from New Orleans

Notes from New Orleans

Season 1 Episode 44
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Assembly Line - Bob Snead

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The Art Assignment

Relative Strangers - Laurel Nakadate

Season 1 Episode 38

Laurel Nakadate makes art by connecting with strangers, and she wants you to do this, too! She gives us the challenge of finding little known family members and making their photographic portrait.

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