In August 2018, the carcasses of nearly 120 deep-diving beaked whales washed up along the coastlines of Iceland, Ireland, the Faroe Islands, and Scotland’s Hebrides archipelago. Scientists concluded they were victims of the sonar signals from naval exercises, which can confuse the echolocation systems the animals use to survive. Mhairi […]
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Who We Were When We Were Here : Open Space
Un-Disclosure We were teaching on the reservation when, overnight, the campus closed. We were working remotely, seeing students in person only when shopping at Fred Meyer. The tribe took care of us, valuing science over the bottom-line. There were challenges for students — finding Wi-Fi in Starbucks parking lots, dealing […]
Interview with Yuliya Martynova: Watercolour World of Peace and Tranquillity
“Like a paper plane whose flight path is never straight, embrace uncertainty – just go with it. Try see things from a different angle.” By Aimee Morris | 04 Nov 2022 Yuliya Martynova is a woman of many talents. The Kazakhstan born artist has worked in Law, Wealth Management and […]
Medieval Hungary: The Island – Saint Margaret and the Dominicans (new exhibition in Budapest)
A new temporary exhibition opened at the Budapest History Museum, dedicated to St Margaret and the Dominican monastery on Margaret Island. The story and fate of Saint Margaret, the thirteenth-century saintly princess, has always captured the imagination of people interested in history. The exhibition offers visitors a selection of artifacts […]
Thomas Nast and the Santa Claus We Know Today
Share: by Cynthia Close Santa’s Portrait (above), a color illustration by the noted German born American political cartoonist Thomas Nast, appeared in an 1881 edition of Harper’s Magazine. It is credited with being the first image to establish all the visual elements we associate with America’s version of Santa Claus we […]
Zuzanna Pieczyńska’s Paintings of Loss
Zuzanna Pieczyńska won the Emerging Artist Award in the Jackson’s Painting Prize this year with her work ‘Christie’. In this interview, Jessica Alazraki, winner of the Emerging Artist Award last year, asks Zuzanna about how she investigates liminal space, grief and disappearance through light, space and colour. Jessica: When […]
Just Stop Oil now threatening to slash artworks
The ignorant idiots who’ve been assaulting artwork around Europe are now reportedly threatening to start slashing paintings – despite the fact the oil in the paintings is nothing to do with the oil they are protesting about. Alex De Koning, a spokesman for Just Stop Oil, said it was “insane” […]
First Days of Art with Kindergarten!
I have found that nearly every art teacher has struggled with teaching kindergarten at some time. I think the reason is that they are like a magical bag of tricks: you never EVER know what to expect! That’s why I dedicated an entire section of my book Art Teacherin’ 101 […]
New Futures: What have they been up to?
December is a time to reflect, to come together and to celebrate. Well, in our opinion the success of the 2022 New Futures program is definitely something to raise a glass to. Across 12 global art fairs this year, we presented the work of 35 New Futures winners, supported by […]
3 Ways to Incorporate Theater Techniques in the Art Room
Sitting at a desk all day listening to lectures sounds draining, tedious, and boring. As a matter of fact, classes with predominately lecture-style instruction have been proven to be ineffective. It can be challenging to deliver lessons packed with both information and hands-on engagement. One way to make learning more […]