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A Collaboration with Son Lux

A Collaboration with Son Lux

Season 2 Episode 30
1:26
Fake Flyer - Nathaniel Russell

Fake Flyer - Nathaniel Russell

Season 2 Episode 31
8:23
What is ArtPrize?

What is ArtPrize?

Season 2 Episode 32
1:53
Object Empathy - Diana Shpungin

Object Empathy - Diana Shpungin

Season 2 Episode 35
7:34
Fierce Women of Art

Fierce Women of Art

Season 2 Episode 36
8:34
Present Perimeter - Jonathan Nesci

Present Perimeter - Jonathan Nesci

Season 2 Episode 37
7:06
News Photographer - Alec Soth

News Photographer - Alec Soth

Season 2 Episode 38
9:08
Art Trip: Twin Cities

Art Trip: Twin Cities

Season 2 Episode 39
5:22
Caption Contest - David Rathman

Caption Contest - David Rathman

Season 2 Episode 41
7:59
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The Art Assignment

Paper Weavings - Michelle Grabner

Season 2 Episode 29

Michelle Grabner is curator, critic, professor, and artist who works in multiple mediums, but much of her work centers around pattern and color. Her assignment asks you to recall an activity you may have done in kindergarten and explore it’s potential as a design project.

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Make a Book with Meat (or other atypical materials)
5:25
Artist and designer Ben Denzer shares an assignment to make an ATYPICAL BOOK.
The Definition of Art
13:04
What is art? How do we define art?
Art That Was Never Finished
9:32
John Green shares some of his favorite unfinished artworks.
Make a Cut-Out with Cécile McLorin Salvant
6:50
She shares an art assignment on creating your own Theme and Variation Cut-Out.
Art Made in Adversity
6:14
Allison Smith shares her thoughts and books about art made in adverse circumstances.
Art That Brings Me Comfort
11:38
What art that brings you comfort right now?
Creativity is Overrated
9:55
You don't need to be creative or inspired to make art.
What This Painting Tells Us About Frida Kahlo
9:26
We take a close look at her painting The Two Fridas (Las Dos Fridas).
What Makes a Masterpiece?
12:35
What do we mean when we call an artwork a MASTERPIECE? Who decides which art becomes one?
The Case for Video Games
12:45
Video Games are fun, but are they art?
Having a Coke with Frank O'Hara
15:29
We explore his life as a poet and art curator at MoMA.
Art Therapize Yourself
12:00
What is Art Therapy? How can you use aspects of it in your next art encounter?
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