Instructional Video6:19
The Art Assignment

Use video for an expanded moment. | The Art Assignment | Jan Tichy

9th - 12th
This week we meet Jan Tichy, a Chicago-based artist who gives us the assignment to create an Expanded Moment using video. We also discuss how this assignment is a play on THE DECISIVE MOMENT by photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, who...
Instructional Video6:55
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher

How to Create a 3D Sign Using Chipboard, Part 1 | Middle School Art Lesson

K - 5th
Instructions and demonstration on how to make a 3D Sign using chipboard (thin cardboard). This art lesson was inspired by Shelley Speidell and is used to instruct students in my 8th grade 3D Design course. Part 2, Painting and Connecting...
Instructional Video9:20
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher

Clay Coil Bowl Part 2

K - 5th
For CLAY, I always use Amaco White Art Low Fire Clay. For GLAZE, I like Amaco's F Series low fire glazes for SOLID colors. Or for FUN GLAZE colors, I use Amaco's Crystaltex low fire glazes. Royalty-free music from BenSound.com
Instructional Video4:06
Amor Sciendi

What Happened to Those Ancient Cities?

12th - Higher Ed
We explore the Temple of Artemis, The Library of Alexandria, and the city of Ephesus.
Instructional Video6:07
The Art Assignment

Art Made in Adversity

9th - 12th
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,...
Instructional Video13:12
The Art Assignment

Art + Life Rules from a Nun

9th - 12th
Sister Corita Kent was a master printmaker and teacher, and her rules for artists and teachers are legendary - let’s break them down.
Instructional Video3:30
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher

Portrait Drawing: Pencil Shading Demo

K - 5th
In this short video, you can watch artist and art teacher Ryan Thiele draw and shade a portrait using a pencil. He will offer a few basic tips that will help you try this yourself at home or at school!
Instructional Video21:31
The Art Assignment

What Did Monet Eat in a Day?

9th - 12th
This episode of Art Cooking explores the life, art, and eating habits of the great Impressionist artist Claude Monet. We prepare a menu based on the journals Monet kept during his years in Giverny, France, enjoying the freshest produce...
Instructional Video6:30
The Art Assignment

Facilitate an Encounter / Encuentro | Dignicraft | The Art Assignment

9th - 12th
The Art Assignment visits artist collective Dignicraft during their residency at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Omar Foglio, José Luis Figueroa, and Paola Rodriguez give us the assignment to...
Instructional Video19:22
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher

How to Make Slime for the TOTAL BEGINNER (Like Us!)

K - 5th
Do you like slime? Do you want to make your own? My five year old wanted to make slime and this was our experience!
Instructional Video8:31
The Art Assignment

Create someone's Lost Childhood Object. | Lenka Clayton | The Art Assignment

9th - 12th
This week we visit Lenka Clayton, another Pittsburgh based artist whose work finds meaning in ordinary, everyday objects. For her assignment, she asks you to partner with someone and recreate a lost childhood object, using their memory...
Instructional Video6:28
The Art Assignment

Photo a Friend Highlights | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios

9th - 12th
Happy Participant Appreciation Month!! We're taking the next 4 weeks to show off all the hard work you've put into making responses for The Art Assignment, and recognize the many ways in which you support and contribute to this community...
Instructional Video6:20
The Art Assignment

Air Guitar: Book Club # 1 | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios

9th - 12th
This week we kick off The Art Assignment Book Club with Dave Hickey's "Air Guitar: Essays on Art & Democracy." We discuss everything from John geeking out in a library to Michael Jackson's chimpanzee - Bubbles. Oh, and we discuss the...
Instructional Video1:52
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher

Circles in Color: Watercolor Timelapse and Tutorial

K - 5th
Get out a stencil and watercolor paint and create a colorful piece along with me! The watercolor set of 16 colors by Prang is GREAT to start with! Along with watercolor paint, you will need watercolor paper.
Instructional Video14:54
Indigo Artbox

How to Draw with Oil Pastels

K - 5th
Use inspiration from art history, Claude Monet, to learn how to draw with oil pastels. Want the supplies in this video? Visit us at indigoartbox.com.
Instructional Video4:16
Amor Sciendi

Allegory of Calumny: Changing the Canon of Art History

12th - Higher Ed
Here is our argument that Botticelli's Calumny of Apelles is the greatest example of the High Renaissance. Another example of resurrection in 15th century.
Instructional Video18:33
Amor Sciendi

Musée des Beaux Arts and Auden's View of Suffering

12th - Higher Ed
A close reading of WH Auden's peom Musée des Beaux Arts
Instructional Video5:36
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher

Oil Pastel Blending Demo

K - 5th
Demo for how to blend colors with oil pastels in a worksheet for practice. 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...
Instructional Video5:11
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher

Ink Drawing Timelapse and Tutorial - Lion

K - 5th
Watch how I start an ink drawing from start to finish, and see what basic materials I use. Try your own this #inktober! KEEP CREATING! :)
Instructional Video4:18
Amor Sciendi

St. Paul's Cathedral: Religion and Science

12th - Higher Ed
How can do the Sciences, Artistic Expression, and Religion come together to create a useful, inspiring, and beautiful structure? Learn about Christopher Wrens Process in designing and building St. Paul's Cathedral
Instructional Video7:52
The Art Assignment

Use creativity to transform a discarded object. | Brandan Odums | The Art Assignment

9th - 12th
The Art Assignment continues its journey through New Orleans with Brandan "BMike" Odums, the mastermind behind "ExhibitBE", a collaborative street art exhibition that transformed an unoccupied apartment building and gave it new life. Now...
Instructional Video10:07
The Art Assignment

Fierce Women of Art 2 | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios

9th - 12th
Our first video on fierce women artists didn't even begin to cover the volume of interesting and boundary-pushing work made by women, so we had to make another. This week we talk about the incredible Artemisia Gentileschi, Mona Hatoum,...
Instructional Video6:22
The Art Assignment

Imprint Highlights | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios

9th - 12th
This week Sarah and John review your submissions to Sopheap Pich's Art Assignment "Imprint" while doing the assignment themselves.
Instructional Video4:40
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher

Craft Knife Safety and Tips for Beginners

K - 5th
I have found this knife to be best to work with (X-Acto #2 blades). I am using a Self-Healing Mat to work on.