Amor Sciendi
Prehistoric Cave Art from Font de Gaume Cave - MENA
We discuss mankind's beautiful ability to think abstractly while looking at cave paintings.
Curated Video
How an Architect Uses Math- How it's Math Series (Math Interview for Kids
Are your elementary students ever curious about how an architect uses math? This educational kids math video shows upper elementary math students how math is used in architecture and how it is linked to what they are learning in math...
Curated Video
Exploring the World of Animation
Animation is an optical illusion that happens when a series of still images pass rapidly, creating the illusion of motion. Learn about the history of the art and how it has evolved from hand-drawn animation to stop motion and computer...
Curated Video
Understanding Perspective: The Illusion of Depth in 2D Drawings
Perspective illusion allows us to see two dimensional images as three dimensional. Learn how the human brain's interpretation and perception of patterns fills in the gap of these images to allow us to see depth when it is not actually...
Independent Producers
The Art of Michelangelo
In 2013, a rare collection of paintings by Michelangelo was on display at the Muscarelle Museum at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. This audio story reflects on Michelangelo's life and looks at what makes his...
60 Second Histories
Andreas Vesalius and The Fabric of the Human Body
Vesalius describes how he came to publish the Fabric of the Human Body
The Art Assignment
Make a Cut-Out with Cécile McLorin Salvant
Cécile McLorin Salvant is a visual artist and Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, and she shares with us an art assignment.
60 Second Histories
Planning an Egyptian pyramid
This short video is a fascinating look at how the Egyptians designed their pyramids without the aid of modern technology.
Makematic
The best of me
Sharing stories about ourselves deepens understanding of social and emotional skills that influence relationships with others. In this activity, children aged 3-7 will create illustrations that show how they interact with others. Showing...
Makematic
Math path
Art helps kids understand math ideas as they observe, talk about and sketch what they see. When students connect what they are learning in school to art experiences at home, it deepens understanding. In this activity, children aged 8-11...
Curated Video
World Press Cartoon: Drawing the news!
Every picture tells a story and at this year's World Press Cartoon event in Portugal, for the first time in 13 years of competition, a woman won the coveted Grand Prix award. It was with tears in her eyes that Italian cartoonist Nardi...
Curated Video
Portuguese cartoonists take aim at Trump and Kim Jong-un
Argentinian artist Oscar Grillo is this year’s guest of honour at the annual Cartoon Xira. The event, which takes place in a town not far from the country’s capital Lisbon showcases drawings by hundreds of Portuguese artists. Their...
Curated Video
Van Gogh book of drawings slammed as fake
An extraordinary row has broken out over a new book that claims to contain previously unpublished drawings by Dutch master Vincent Van Gogh. ‘The Lost Arles Sketchbook’, collated by Canadian art historian Bogomila Welsh-Ovcharov, shows...
Curated Video
Canadian artist documents 9/11 tragedy through his art
John Coburn's pen and ink drawings are heading to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum to be part of the permanent collection
Curated Video
Berlin show highlights artists’ holiday pictures in “We’re off then”
Travel pictures immortalised by artists are special, and an exhibition in Berlin, Germany celebrates that in an era when phone images have replaced the camera or paintbrush. For centuries, we have been inspired by foreign lands and...
Curated Video
Leonardo Da Vinci – the imagination and inventions of a genius
From winged flying machines and parachutes, to diving suits and giant crossbows, London’s Science Museum is exploring the inner workings of Leonardo da Vinci. In total there are 39 historical models on display. They were originally...
Curated Video
Adult Colouring Explodes in Popularity
Meet a Canadian artist whose adult colouring books are flying off bookstore shelves.
Curated Video
NJ Lotto machine glitch leads to 2 sets of winning Pick 4 numbers
The machine malfunctioned and a second set of numbers was drawn.
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US capital hosts 12 'beautiful, glowing' Leonardo da Vinci sketches for the first time
The city of Washington, DC is hosting 12 original sketches and drawings by Leonardo da Vinci that illustrate the Renaissance master’s interests and research into fields including geometry and physics.
Curated Video
One man and his ballpoint pen: Meet the artist behind these stunning photorealistic portraits
Artist James Mylne spends hundreds of hours on each of his drawings. His preferred tool is a standard Bic ballpoint pen, leaving no room for mistakes, slips or smudges.
Curated Video
The New Yorker magazine honours Sempé, one of its favourite artists
The Frenchman became an artistic icon across the pond, designing over 110 covers for the notable magazine.
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Exhibit showcases work of late Montreal-born surrealist artist Alan Glass
Worlds of Wonder: The Surrealist Journey of Alan Glass will be displayed at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts until the end of September. Although not well-known in Canada, Glass became part of the surrealist movement, spending most of...
Bloomberg
Why Siemens Is 'Absolutely Ready' for Trump Tariffs
Barbara Humpton, CEO of Siemens, discusses how the company has adapted to the changing supply chain landscape as they prepare for President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House. She joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Technology" to...
Curated Video
Despite long-shot odds, more Americans are buying lottery tickets
Overall in 2023, U.S. lottery sales totaled more than $113 billion, according to the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries.