Sarah and John answer your questions and walk through the many ways to experience and participate in The Art Assignment.

This week we explore some of the most powerful artworks ever made, making the case for political art one work at a time. Pablo Picasso's Guernica, Kathe Kollwitz's prints, Kazimir Malevich's Black Square, Iri and Toshi Maruki's Hiroshima...

An analsysis of Kathleen Gilje's restoration paintings

Just the Facts: The Emergence of Modern America: The Depression uses fascinating historical footage to explore six decades that shaped modern America. The series examines the Gilded Age in the late 19th century, the Progressive Era of...

Join host Kristin as she introduces you to each letter of the alphabet and museum artwork from A to Z! Light-hearted, kid-friendly illustrations depict famous works of art, artists and things you will find in museums across the globe,...

Where do the worlds of ART and FOOD intersect? GEORGIA O'KEEFFE was a groundbreaking artist, but also a serious health food enthusiast. We make: 1) Whole Wheat Bread, 2) Tiger's Milk smoothies, and 3) Green Chile with Garlic and Oil +...

When art is generated by Artificial Intelligence, what or who can we call the artist? We look to art history to consider the long collaboration between humans and technology.

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Vikings on the Silk Road

Are artists really more tortured than the rest of us? Let's consider this myth and the studies that assess whether there might be a link between creativity and mental illness.

Corporate lobbies and board rooms are often graced with impressive art, but why? What's the rationale behind this expense, and what impact does it have on the rest of the art world? We look at the history of corporate collecting,...

We take an art pilgrimage to Houston, Texas, and visit the likes of the Rothko Chapel, James Turrell's Twilight Epiphany, the Menil Collection, and Project Row Houses, among others. Come with us we feast upon Houston's many cultural...

Art History of full of amazing artist couples. Let's look at a handful of talented individuals who joined forces either for a lifelong collaboration or a finite but fruitful romance: Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore, Merce Cunningham and...

This week Sarah breaks down why The Art Assignment sign-off cannot be "Please Don't Break the Law," and discusses artists Ai Weiwei and Pussy Riot who have broken the law for good reasons. What should our sign off be?

You've probably seen a few cubes sitting in an art gallery and questioned why they were there. How could cubes be important? How did we get here? This is the case for Minimalism.

In which we feature some of the best and most interesting responses to Robyn O'Neil's Art Assignment to draw a psychological landscape.

We've spent quite a bit of time exploring art in other people's cities, so we figured it was time to come back home and try being tourists in our own town.

This assignment comes to you from Chicago based artist Geof Oppenheimer. Geof's work reflects personal experience and the social and political atmosphere they were created in, and he wants you to make an object that does the same. John...

In which Los Angeles-based artist Robyn O'Neil challenges you to draw a psychological landscape.

This video explores the artistic heritage of the French Riviera, from the American millionaires who brought patronage to the artists in the 1920s to the modern works of Jean Plensa. The trail of the Riviera's great masters, such as...

Gordon Matta-Clark (1943 - 1978) was one of the most influential artists of his generation, and was also the brainchild behind the infamous BONE MEAL in 1971 at the artist-run Food restaurant in New York City's SoHo neighborhood. He...

Of course he wasn't the absolute least interesting man in the world, but when compared with those artists who died young, or were never appreciated, or continually struggled with their inner demons, Franz Joseph Haydn certainly didn't...

Artist Lia Chavez talks about the inspiration behind her latest work.

*and other things I learned about art from the internet.

Artist and educator Allison Smith shares her thoughts and library of books about art made in adverse circumstances. Featured are Vladimir Arkhipov's project Home-Made, archiving Russian artifacts made during Perestroika, and Trench Art,...