Pupil outcome: I can employ repetition to raise awareness of social issues and amplify underrepresented voices. Key learning points: - Art can bring awareness to social issues from around the world and can be about anything. - Art...

Art is the perfect tool for activists to get across their message and make people pay attention. In this episode of Crash Course Art History, we’ll learn about the centuries-long practice of iconoclasm, how art intersects with protest...

Art project of the day. Painting on tin foil and stamping

We have made a spinning top from a marker and an CD for this art project. Science lovers will appreciate how we can actually track the motion of the spinning tops.

We used toilet roll tubes to make those creative stamps for more arty fun. I gave Max a chance to make one himself but then I ended up finishing it myself. To make fun last even longer we have switched to black paper, that gave Max a bit...

For the introverts among us, traditional forms activism like marches, protests and door-to-door canvassing can be intimidating and stressful. Take it from Sarah Corbett, a former professional campaigner and self-proclaimed introvert. She...

In a lyrical talk full of radical imagination, poet Aja Monet and community organizer phillip agnew share the story of how they fell in love and what they've learned about the powerful connection between great social movements and...

Is art worth it? "Hell yeah," says graphic novelist R. Alan Brooks -- art has the power to scare dictators, inspire multitudes and change hearts and minds across the world. Reflecting on his journey to become an artist at a time when the...

French street artist JR uses his camera to show the world its true face, by pasting photos of the human face across massive canvases. At TED2011, he makes his audacious TED Prize wish: to use art to turn the world inside out.

Easy scratch art activity for Easter using coloured oil pastels.

2021-2022 7th Grade Art in Review

Are you overwhelmed by the plethora of art and art-related activities going on in the world? We’re here to help! Here are some ideas for how to learn about what’s going on in the world of contemporary art.

Today we visit artist Allison Smith in her Oakland, California studio. Her work focuses on historical reenactment and how the past influences the present -- and now she wants to know what YOU are fighting for. Sarah discusses how there...

This week we're talking about a group of supremely awesome and unapologetic artists who take risks, question art world practices, and also happen to be women -- we're calling them Fierce Women of Art. These are truly inspirational...

Explore Michelle Hartney’s powerful art project, 'Mother's Right', that confronts the high maternal mortality rate and birth practices in the U.S.

Explore Michelle Hartney’s powerful art project, 'Mother's Right', that confronts the high maternal mortality rate and birth practices in the U.S.

Meet Ami Vega, whose nail art in NYC carries powerful social messages, blending beauty with activism.<br/>

Mei Lum, the fifth-generation owner of Wing On Wo, uses arts and activism to support the Chinatown community through the WOW project.<br/>

Happy Mardi Gras! If you're looking for a unique way to celebrate the day, we have a fun craft activity just for you.
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Art is a powerful democratic tool because it can inspire emotion and empower people to take direct action to achieve a social or political goal.

I want to show you another way to use an empty chocolate box. This time I've made a sand art box for Alex to draw with a steel ball and a magnet. Two layers of coloured sand and a bit of glitter made the process a bit more exciting for...

Painting with ice cubes is a refreshing activity for hot days like today. We used this nice pineapple ice cube tray but a standard ice cube tray and lollypop sticks should be fine for this activity too.

Squeaks and Jessi are spending the day making art and revisiting some videos to help them remember all the different ways they can do it!

Glenn Cantave uses technology to highlight narratives of the oppressed. In a tour of immersive visual projects, he shares his work with the team at Movers and Shakers NYC, a coalition that executes direct action and advocacy campaigns...