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Editor's Letter: Understanding

Thursday, October 29, 2026 | Frank Juárez

I encourage my students to share their ideas, ask questions, and become observational learners. It is natural for them to want to learn more about who we are as people. The question becomes how much a ...

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Bridging Life with Art: Exploring Understanding through Art-Making

Thursday, October 29, 2026 | April Malphurs

Through discussions, I had students identify the “facts” they could see in Zimmerman’s paintings, then try to piece together the meaning. I shared Zimmerman’s story behind one ...

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Five Tips for Preparing for Substitute Teachers

Thursday, October 29, 2026 | Jordan DeWilde

Teachers are all too familiar with the stress that comes with writing substitute plans. This is often more work than our daily responsibilities. We must meticulously explain our schedules, routines, a ...

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National Hermit Day: art by Pu Ru (1896-1963 China)

Thursday, October 29, 2026 | Karl Cole

Chinese painter Pu Ru truly embodied the spirit of the tradition of the Chinese individualist, scholar/amateur painter (the so-called literati). According to National Day Calendar: October 29th is bel ...

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National Chocolate Day: a unique artwork by Janine Antoni (born 1964 US/Bahamas)

Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Karl Cole

Being half Swiss I’m delighted that there’s such a thing as National Chocolate Day. It was initiated by the National Confectioners Association. Performance, installation and Conceptual art ...

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Artist Birthday: Shimaoka Tatsuzō (1919-2007 Japan)

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 | Karl Cole

What with the thousands of years of evolution of Japanese ceramic arts --- some of the oldest developments in ceramics on Earth – it is little wonder that the Japanese have introduced the honori ...

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Awesome Autumn Color by William Keith (1839-1911 US, born Scotland)

Monday, October 26, 2026 | Karl Cole

Autumn is all too short of a season in my mind. I could basically look at fall tree colors all year round, but, of course, that isn’t possible. It is however possible to see autumn colors year r ...

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Artist Birthday: Sarah Lucas(born 1962 Britain)

Friday, October 23, 2026 | Karl Cole

Sarah Lucas is an English artist. She is part of the generation of the Young British Artists movement who emerged in 1988. Her works frequently employ visual puns and risqué humor by incorporat ...

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National Color Day: Cool and Warm Colors by Thomas Mukarobgwa (1924-1999 Zimbabwe)

Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Karl Cole

The origin of National Color Day is not known. Color is something that is silent but that says a lot to everyone’s eyes. As a painter, I am obsessed with color. The paintings of Thomas Mukarobgw ...

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Artist Birthday: Sophie Ristelhueber (born 1949 France)

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Karl Cole

Since the development of photography art form in the early 1800s, the medium has been considered ideal for documenting reality. “Reality” includes wars. The earliest wars documented by pho ...

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International Chef Day: art by Chaim Soutine (1893-1943 France, born Belarus)

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Karl Cole

International Chef Day was established by the World Association of Chefs’ Societies in 2004 to celebrate the culinary profession and to encourage chefs to pass on their knowledge to the next gen ...

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'F' is for Fabulous Fauve Fall by Maurice de Vlaminck (1876-1958 France)

Monday, October 19, 2026 | Karl Cole

Since I do not stick to colors found in nature in my landscapes (non-local color in art history words), and, since looking at vibrant color in paintings is one of my addictions, you might figure that ...

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National Sports Day: art by George Catlin (1796-1872 US)

Friday, October 16, 2026 | Karl Cole

National Day Calendar® created National Sports Day to celebrate the fans, families, and athletes of all the sports as they spend quality time at athletic events. Native Americans had sports all th ...

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Artist Birthday: Morton Schamberg (1881-1918 US)

Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Karl Cole

The abstractions of Morton Schamberg have numerous sources among the modernist movements of the first two decades of the 1900s. Among the strongest influences were Cubism and Futurism. ...

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Artist Birthday: Eugenie Baizerman (1899-1949 US, born Poland)

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Karl Cole

Eugenie Baizerman was one of a group of pioneer modernist women artists who received recognition “better late than never” in 1949, before the “star” artists of Abstract Express ...

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US Navy Birthday: art by Thomas Birch (1779-1851 US, born Britain)

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | Karl Cole

Navy Secretary Admiral Zumwalt declared October 13 the US Navy’s birthday in 1972. The Continental Congress established the US Navy in 1775. At the time, the colonies only had two ships with a t ...

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Editor's Letter: Understanding

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Five Tips for Preparing for Substitute Teachers

National Hermit Day: art by Pu Ru (1896-1963 China)

National Chocolate Day: a unique artwork by Janine Antoni (born 1964 US/Bahamas)

Artist Birthday: Shimaoka Tatsuzō (1919-2007 Japan)

Awesome Autumn Color by William Keith (1839-1911 US, born Scotland)

Artist Birthday: Sarah Lucas(born 1962 Britain)

National Color Day: Cool and Warm Colors by Thomas Mukarobgwa (1924-1999 Zimbabwe)

Artist Birthday: Sophie Ristelhueber (born 1949 France)

International Chef Day: art by Chaim Soutine (1893-1943 France, born Belarus)

'F' is for Fabulous Fauve Fall by Maurice de Vlaminck (1876-1958 France)

National Sports Day: art by George Catlin (1796-1872 US)

Artist Birthday: Morton Schamberg (1881-1918 US)

Artist Birthday: Eugenie Baizerman (1899-1949 US, born Poland)

US Navy Birthday: art by Thomas Birch (1779-1851 US, born Britain)

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