TeachArt.org exists to help teachers stay in touch with emerging trends in contemporary art, and bring new curriculum strategies into the classroom. It is curated by Karissa Ferrell and updated monthly. Please use this as a resource for your own projects and teaching examples. Enjoy~ new HelloBar(40098,54206); (function() { window.PinIt = window.PinIt || { loaded:false }; if (window.PinIt.loaded) return; window.PinIt.loaded = true; function async_load(){ var s = document.createElement("script"); s.type = "text/javascript"; s.async = true; if (window.location.protocol == "https:") s.src = "https://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js"; else s.src = "http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js"; var x = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; x.parentNode.insertBefore(s, x); } if (window.attachEvent) window.attachEvent("onload", async_load); else window.addEventListener("load", async_load, false); })(); Tumblr (3.0; @kferrell)http://teachart.org/<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/40214766" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Yesterday, 3/13/13, San Francisco.  Finger painting is now a contact sport.  Introducing Troilo, from Milan.  Chiaroscuro remixed.</p>http://teachart.org/post/47993866447http://teachart.org/post/47993866447Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:56:23 -0700ChiaroscuroMilanSan Francisco<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5a5e2c3914d4f6c3e935d8adaa38690f/tumblr_mk8hi6Su8t1qfc4xho1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e981f8452bbe467162e4984c7a5808ba/tumblr_mk8hi6Su8t1qfc4xho2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://contemporary-art-blog.com/post/46275957802" target="_blank">contemporary-art-blog</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Mexican artist Carlos Amorales. Black Cloud, 2007</span><br/><a href="http://contemporary-art-blog.com/" target="_blank">Contemporary-Art-Blog</a></p> </blockquote>http://teachart.org/post/46287652000http://teachart.org/post/46287652000Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:56:37 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a9ec6e928e75e0e953dfddd0b6f50937/tumblr_mg8brlKvfK1qghk7bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.alexanderandbonin.com/artist/willie-cole" target="_blank">Willie Cole</a>, <em>The Difference Between Black and White</em>, 2005-06</p> </blockquote>http://teachart.org/post/39995786476http://teachart.org/post/39995786476Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:58:21 -0800globalizationsocial changepoliticalracePostconsumer<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/870d675f3309f34f85c5d0a585099c9e/tumblr_mga1rxkdDf1qz4cuyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Shepard Fairey, <a href="http://www.obeygiant.com/prints/sedation-pill" target="_blank">Sedation Pill</a></p>http://teachart.org/post/39995587552http://teachart.org/post/39995587552Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:55:05 -0800globalizationsocial changepublic<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f39afe17b4cf0b5b26df23cec02a3e97/tumblr_mg8awcfZpd1qghk7bo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.williecole.com/id113.html" target="_blank">Willie Cole</a>, <em>Sole Brother</em>, 2008</p>http://teachart.org/post/39995480070http://teachart.org/post/39995480070Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:53:17 -0800Postconsumerpost colonialglobalizationEveryday<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/733ee7794c295cc1c4e5f5e48aeea2f3/tumblr_mg6klujf0g1qb1quio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://paxmachina.co/post/39945917860/ozi-berlin" target="_blank">paxmachina</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>OZI - Berlin</strong></p> </blockquote>http://teachart.org/post/39995197123http://teachart.org/post/39995197123Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:48:37 -0800street art<p><span>&#8220;Given that Larson collects his raw materials from the streets, it’s no surprise that his works have the surface texture of weathered billboards.  But by bending, folding and meticulously arranging select scraps, he transforms them into richly hued geometric matrixes whose tonal values and patterns shift according to where you stand.  Units of identical measure are his building blocks, but the results vary enormously.  A foil-and-paper-based piece created from Marlboro Lights packages (</span><em>Gold Standard</em><span>), for example, recalls the minimalist, monochrome grids of Agnes Martin, while a similarly conceived work (</span><em>Red Honey</em><span>), rendered in sun-bleached shades of Marlboro red, appears as an Op-ish matrix of hexagonal patterns.&#8221; </span><span>–DAVID M. ROTH<img height="288" src="http://www.squarecylinder.com/wp-content/uploads/image/2012_SFMOMA%20ARTISTS_LARSON_MORAN_THOMPSON/1_Red_Honey_Larson.jpg" width="575"/></span></p> <p><span></span><span>Robert Larson, &#8220;Red Honey&#8221;, 1995-2011</span><span>  </span></p>http://teachart.org/post/39994947924http://teachart.org/post/39994947924Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:44:36 -0800Postconsumersocial changeinterdisciplinaryEveryday<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mel6pl6pV41rnwkh5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Do Ho Suh</span></p> <p><span>Via <a href="http://birblogsonra.tumblr.com/post/37284073601/karma-by-do-ho-suh" target="_blank">birblogsonra</a></span></p>http://teachart.org/post/37302422314http://teachart.org/post/37302422314Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:56:00 -0800Do Ho Suh<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdq44tHylN1r2z0mdo1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdq44tHylN1r2z0mdo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdq44tHylN1r2z0mdo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdq44tHylN1r2z0mdo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sharethebeautiful.tumblr.com/post/36053543421/fabric-and-metal-sculptural-works-by-do-ho-suh" target="_blank">sharethebeautiful</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>fabric and metal sculptural works by <a href="http://www.lehmannmaupin.com/artists/do-ho-suh#21" target="_blank">Do Ho Suh</a>.</p> </blockquote>http://teachart.org/post/37302224235http://teachart.org/post/37302224235Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:53:44 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_meh8l2sxxb1qghk7bo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_meh8l2sxxb1qghk7bo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_meh8l2sxxb1qghk7bo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_meh8l2sxxb1qghk7bo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><pre><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.cavetocanvas.com/post/37189118085/do-ho-suh-floor-1997-2000-from-the-indianapolis" target="_blank"><br/>cavetocanvas</a>:</pre> <blockquote> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p>Do Ho Suh, <em>Floor</em>, 1997-2000</p> <p>From the <a href="http://www.imamuseum.org/art/collections/artwork/floor-suh-do-ho" target="_blank">Indianapolis Museum of Art</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote>http://teachart.org/post/37301645098http://teachart.org/post/37301645098Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:46:00 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp0g1cx2dh1qavdoeo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp0g1cx2dh1qavdoeo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp0g1cx2dh1qavdoeo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp0g1cx2dh1qavdoeo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp0g1cx2dh1qavdoeo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp0g1cx2dh1qavdoeo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp0g1cx2dh1qavdoeo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp0g1cx2dh1qavdoeo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp0g1cx2dh1qavdoeo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp0g1cx2dh1qavdoeo10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://thehoolie.tumblr.com/post/8142054149/tarot-series-from-2008-2010-india-ink-on-canvas" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">thehoolie</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Tarot</strong> series from 2008-2010. India ink on canvas or heavyweight paper. From top: <strong>Judgement, Moon, Hierophant, High Priestess, Hermit, Lovers, Hanged Man, Fools, Empress, Emperor.</strong></p> <p>These are in no way divination, but I do appreciate the imagery contained from an artistic standpoint.</p></blockquote>http://teachart.org/post/36960847584http://teachart.org/post/36960847584Sat, 01 Dec 2012 09:18:01 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_loswqxgqkZ1qavdoeo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_loswqxgqkZ1qavdoeo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_loswqxgqkZ1qavdoeo3_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_loswqxgqkZ1qavdoeo4_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://thehoolie.tumblr.com/post/7979494374/fire-pit-bed-night-stand-and-changing-screen-3" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">thehoolie</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Fire-pit bed, night stand and changing screen. 3 pieces shown together @USF BFA thesis show in 2007, Flight 19 Gallery, Ybor City. Welded from mild steel.</p></blockquote>http://teachart.org/post/36960769312http://teachart.org/post/36960769312Sat, 01 Dec 2012 09:16:48 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc0f75HDt71rozhkfo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc0f75HDt71rozhkfo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://museumoflatinamericanart.tumblr.com/post/33737557251/if-you-live-locally-have-you-had-a-chance-to-see" target="_blank">museumoflatinamericanart</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>If you live locally, have you had a chance to see <em>Sociales: Debora Arango Arrives Today</em> and <em>Lola Alvarez Bravo: The Photography of an Era</em>? If not, remember, we offer free admission every Sunday thanks to the support of Target and we are also free on the second Thursday of every month from 5:00-9:00pm.</p> </blockquote>http://teachart.org/post/33739808736http://teachart.org/post/33739808736Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:14:18 -0700<p><a href="http://www.ubu.com/film/index.html" target="_blank">UBUWEB: Film &amp; Video</a></p> <p><span>* The following films are presented for educational and non-commercial use only. All copyrights belong to the artists. </span><strong>Please support these filmmakers and their distributors</strong><span> by purchasing their films. Please support the presenters of these works by going to see them in theatres whenever you can. </span><br/><br/><strong>About UbuWeb Film &amp; Video</strong><span> </span><br/><br/><span>UbuWeb is pleased to present hundreds of avant-garde films &amp; videos for your viewing pleasure. However, it is important to us that you realize that what you will see is in no way comparable to the experience of seeing these gems as they were intended to be seen: in a dark room, on a large screen, with a good sound system and, most importantly, with a roomful of warm, like-minded bodies&#8230;</span></p>http://teachart.org/post/33739613067http://teachart.org/post/33739613067Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:11:34 -0700videoexperimentalCollectioncontemporary art<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_magnz1BmYJ1rnwkh5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Between the shadows: Explore Kumi Yamashita’s work with light and form</p> <p>See more of Kumi’s Light & Shadow work <a href="http://www.kumiyamashita.com/light-and-shadow/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>http://teachart.org/post/31683917610http://teachart.org/post/31683917610Sun, 16 Sep 2012 14:06:00 -0700identityphotographylights<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mad376kLfB1qclp6vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Transformation 2</p> <p>done in pen</p> <p>2012</p> <p>by Iain Macarthur</p>http://teachart.org/post/31681991893http://teachart.org/post/31681991893Sun, 16 Sep 2012 13:38:52 -0700portraitidentityculture<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma8jth37kR1qclp6vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Portrait 2 <br/>portrait: Lydia Roberts <br/>done in Pen<br/>2012<br/><br/>by iain macarthur </p>http://teachart.org/post/31681911790http://teachart.org/post/31681911790Sun, 16 Sep 2012 13:37:47 -0700identityportrait<p><span><img height="540" src="http://director.mercurynews.com/p.php?a=cHFxdSMzOyVpaWxndikzJUhaUSs4Pj01Kz85MS4nMyU%2BIi0qPyciKD87LiY0LTsuOjoyJT46&amp;m=1346447112" width="810"/></span></p> <p><span><br/></span></p> <p><span>Barry McGee&#8217;s &#8220;Untitled (2005), acrylic on glass bottles, on view in the &#8220;Barry McGee&#8221; retrospective at Berkeley Art Museum. Colin M. Day, Berkeley Art Museum.</span></p> <p><a href="http://manpodcast.com/search/barry+mcgee" title="MAN podcast" target="_blank"><a href="http://manpodcast.com/search/barry+mcgee" target="_blank">http://manpodcast.com/search/barry+mcgee</a></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_21447160/graffiti-gallery-barry-mcgee-retrospective-pops-at-berkeley#" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_21447160/graffiti-gallery-barry-mcgee-retrospective-pops-at-berkeley#" target="_blank">http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_21447160/graffiti-gallery-barry-mcgee-retrospective-pops-at-berkeley#</a></a></p>http://teachart.org/post/31681242508http://teachart.org/post/31681242508Sun, 16 Sep 2012 13:28:29 -0700graffitistreet artcontemporary art<p>See on <a href="http://www.scoop.it/t/inspiring-others-with-art/p/2470697029/graffiti-art-by-iskor" target="_blank">Scoop.it</a> - <a href="http://www.scoop.it/t/inspiring-others-with-art" target="_blank">Inspiring others with ART</a><br/><a href="http://www.scoop.it/t/inspiring-others-with-art/p/2470697029/graffiti-art-by-iskor" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.scoop.it/y4FnGUaWDPthXPCM6NaSRjl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBXEejxNn4ZJNZ2ss5Ku7Cxt"/></a><br/>Graffiti Art by Iskor - a source for graphic design inspiration and ideas, graphic arts, logo designs, typography, inspiration and visual arts- also brings news and useful resources for freelance graphic designers.<br/><a href="http://jayce-o.blogspot.be/2012/08/graffiti-art-by-iskor.html" target="_blank">See on jayce-o.blogspot.be</a></p>http://teachart.org/post/30066193650http://teachart.org/post/30066193650Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:55:00 -0700graffitistreet artAltered Place<div class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption"><span class="hasCaption">46,000 pieces of plastic litter float on every square mile of ocean. This museum exhibition shows how much plastic garbage is released into the sea every 15 seconds.</span></div> <div class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption"><span class="hasCaption"><br/></span></div> <div class="fbPhotoPagesTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftPagesTagList"></div> <div class="pts fbPhotoLegacyTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftLegacyTagList">The Museum für Gestaltung Zürich houses this &#8220;exhibition on the archaeology of the future&#8221;, which was assembled under the direction of the museum&#8217;s director, Christian Brändle. The exhibition is augmented by a free <a href="http://www.plasticgarbageproject.org/en/education/" target="_blank">education program</a> covering ocean ecology and the <a href="http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/oceanography/great-pacific-garbage-patch.htm" target="_blank">Great Pacific Garbage Patch</a>.  <div></div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.plasticgarbageproject.org/en/ausstellung/making-of/" target="_blank"><img alt="Plastic Flotsam Installation, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich Photo: C. Brändle, © ZHdK" height="400" src="http://www.plasticgarbageproject.org/typo3temp/pics/d4a5917804.jpg" width="602"/></a></p> <p>Additional coverage:<br/><a href="http://www.treehugger.com/culture/poignant-museum-exhibit-illustrates-plastic-catastrophe.html" target="_blank">Treehugger.com</a><br/><a href="http://www.projectaware.org/blog/aquamarine-diving-bali/feb-28-12/partnership-art-plastic-garbage-project-museum-design-zurich" target="_blank">ProjectAware.com</a> </p>http://teachart.org/post/27522636158http://teachart.org/post/27522636158Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:28:00 -0700ecoartenvironmentaltrashsubmission