The Art Assignment
Should Art Be Publicly Funded?
Public funding for the arts is a hotly-debated topic, but let's look at where arts funding goes, what it accomplishes, and how we compare internationally.
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Italy, Venice - Santa Maria della Presentazione church
There are more than 250 churches in Venice, both consecrated and desecrated. Obviously, the sacred ones are first of all places of worship, but all together they make up a cultural, artistic and human heritage of inestimable value.
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Mixed Media Journal Ideas
Learn simple and fun mixed media techniques to try in your visual journal! Royalty free music by bensound
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Italy, Venice - Santa Maria dei Miracoli church
There are more than 250 churches in Venice, both consecrated and desecrated. Obviously, the sacred ones are first of all places of worship, but all together they make up a cultural, artistic and human heritage of inestimable value.
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Watercolor Techniques: How to Create a Sample Sheet | Painting Demo
In this video I demonstrate the 7 Basic Watercolor Techniques shown in the handout made by The Art of Ed.
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Magazine Tape Transfer Tutorial for Translucent Mixed Media Collage
Learn how to create a Magazine and Shipping Tape Transfer for a Translucent Mixed Media Collage with me! I’m Mrs. Thiele and I want to share my love of art with YOU! You can use this technique and others I share on my channel for your...
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Italy, Venice - Church of Saint Stephen
There are more than 250 churches in Venice, both consecrated and desecrated. Obviously, the sacred ones are first of all places of worship, but all together they make up a cultural, artistic and human heritage of inestimable value.
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Italy, Venice - Church of the Most Holy Redeemer
There are more than 250 churches in Venice, both consecrated and desecrated. Obviously, the sacred ones are first of all places of worship, but all together they make up a cultural, artistic and human heritage of inestimable value.
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Italy, Venice - San Giorgio Maggiore church
There are more than 250 churches in Venice, both consecrated and desecrated. Obviously, the sacred ones are first of all places of worship, but all together they make up a cultural, artistic and human heritage of inestimable value.
The Art Assignment
The Case for Ai Weiwei | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
Ai Weiwei has been called an iconoclast, a radical, a voice for the voiceless, and was once named the most powerful artist in the world. Who is Ai Weiwei? And why is he considered one of the most renowned artists of our time?
Makematic
Meet me
Creating portraits helps children notice the similarities and differences between images of people. Portraits can be realistic or fantastical. But they all reveal something about the person. In this activity, children aged 8-11 will...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
How To Create Your Personal Flag
Follow along and create your own personal flag drawing or painting!
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Auckland: A City of Lovers and Cultural Treasures
Welcome to this video where we delve into the wonders of Auckland, New Zealand's vibrant and diverse city. Join us as we uncover the rich history, cultural heritage, and culinary delights that make Auckland a must-visit destination.
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Salt Painting (How To Rainbow Paint With Salt And Glue)
This fun little painting project is good for any age and experience level. Watching colors bleed and blend is very satisfying and FUN! Thank you BenSound.com for your royalty free music!
Indigo Artbox
How to Draw with Oil Pastels (inspired by Claude Monet!)
Learn simple techniques for how to draw with oil pastels. We'll also learn about the art master and father of impressionism, Claude Monet.
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Beginning a Tiki Mask Carving
In this video, I’ll demonstrate how to create a Tiki Mask drawing and transfer the drawing to Linoleum. KEEP CREATING! :)
Makematic
Late arrivals
Addressing time in stories helps children understand how sequence impacts the narrative of any story – personal, real or imagined.
In this activity, children aged 3-7 will create illustrations that reflect the beginning, middle and end...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Tiffany Glass In Oil Pastels, Part 1
I am using Sakura Cray-Pas Junior Artist Oil Pastels (set of 16) in this video. If you want more colors to work with, and extra fine quality oil pastels, try the pack of 36, also by Sakura Cray-Pas.
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Alcohol Ink Speed Painting | Time-lapse Art
Watch me create a non-representational painting using Alcohol Inks on Yupo paper from start to finish! This process is so much fun to work with and to watch. If you want to give it a try yourself, click on the links below for the...
The Art Assignment
BUTTER + EGGS = ART, sometimes
Fluxus was a network of artists who thought anything could be art, and anyone could be an artist. This video explores the food-related work of George Maciunas, Yoko Ono, and Alison Knowles, et al.
The Art Assignment
Make an imprint. | Sopheap Pich | The Art Assignment
In which we meet Cambodian artist Sopheap Pich and receive the assignment to make an IMPRINT. We filmed with Sopheap at Indianapolis Fabrications while he was in town installing a new work for the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
The Art Assignment
The Case for Realism
What's the point of making realistic paintings when photography can do the trick? We look at the history of artists recreating the world as we see it and ponder why it's still happening.