Creature Comforts USA - Art

This video is great, and when reading the comments below you can see that this video has been used in art education curriculum. Different perspectives of art are discussed (actual interviews) through the use of animated characters. Check it out! What is Art??? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDo_vs3Aip4

Art & Technology!!!

Here's a video I found relevant to our cyberpedagogy course. I never thought of traditional art techniques as a form of technology but after watching this video, it makes sense.

~About Art 21~

The Art 21 Series serves as a great resource for artists, educators, and students. I really appreciate how they categorize each artist's work by themes such as power, place, and identity. This becomes really useful when trying to address larger concepts, particularly for art lesson plans. The 15 min interview videos of each artist provide insightful first-hand information about the artist's work, but they can also be misguiding and almost function as a turn-off. After viewing some of the videos, a type of friction developed between my prior aadmiration and thoughts about certain works and the manner in which some of these artists discuss their work.

http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/index.html

Cabrini Green Marks End With Poetry and Lights

Wow, thanks Jessica for posting this article and the link to the project's website. I've been interested in the issue of gentrification for a while now and the community of Cabrini Green is a great example of its consequences, or as some would say, its benefits. There's a thesis written by former SAIC student Irina Zadov titled "Saying Goodbye to Cabrini Green: Self-Representation Through Community Mapping" that addresses these same issues with students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade from Cabrini Green. This sound and light installation accompanying the demolition of the last government housing high-rise is a great way to emphasize the importance of this community and an opportunity for residents to say goodbye. It's the least they can do- allowing former residents to have the opportunity to voice their thoughts, feelings, and past experiences before losing their homes and community. The time and effort put into this project shows respect to the Cabrini Green's legacy. Evian Bridgeman, a member of the Cabrini Green marching band said he saw the demolition as a beginning both for the neighborhood and for the former residents who had started new lives throughout the city. “It’s bitter,” he said. “And it’s sweet”. I agree, the only question is if it will be a good one.

http://www.chicagonewscoop.org/cabrini-green-to-exit-with-poetry-and-lights/
 Project: http://www.projectcabrinigreen.org/index.php

The 10 Best Apps. 4 Art Teachers

Thanks Lindsay and Emily for sharing this site, it's a really great resource!

http://theteachingpalette.com/2010/12/13/the-10-best-iphone-and-ipad-apps-for-art-teachers-2010/

http://theteachingpalette.com/2009/08/03/30-best-iphone-apps-for-art-teachers/

Teenage Curators

I think the idea of teenage curators is great! Museum's could benefit greatly from using youths' influential ideas. According to museum's director, Jill Medvedow, of the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, “So many contemporary artists deal with issues of identity, sex, politics, gender and authority...Those are the issues that so many teenagers deal with.”  Teenagers as leaders within the art world helps broaden the general audience by introducing innovative ideas that address a variety of interests usually not met in a common museum setting. Additionally, students are able to interact and immerse themselves in art through ways that would not be provided otherwise. More museums, and organizations in general, should implement programs as such that involve the youth- so much can be gained.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/17/arts/design/teenage-curators-at-the-institute-of-contemporary-art.html?_r=3&ref=artsspecial

Crazy Food Art

This video made me think of Sarah's and Jessica's possible thesis work.
Here's also a link to Balla Tamas's website (some of his work is featured in this video):
http://www.ballatamas.com/kreativ/en_creative.html
His food sculptures and manipulation of objects in general is really amazing! I highly recommend checking out his website...it's crazy.