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Season 2 Episode 38
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Art Trip: Washington D.C.

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The Art Assignment

Present Perimeter - Jonathan Nesci

Season 2 Episode 37

This week we meet with artist and designer Jonathan Nesci at the First Christian Church in Columbus, Indiana. Jonathan uses systems of design to experiment with new materials and processes, and his assignment for you invites you to do the same by combining a set of particular shapes into different variations.

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