Yesterday in Santa Fe we went to the Museum of International Folk Art's free Family Celebration for the Days of the Dead. I'll be presenting on this subject with Susan Waddington this coming weekend i ...
Read MoreOne of the best things about teaching art is that through informal interaction during project time the classroom can become a community and smaller groups that work closely together daily can become a ...
Read MoreOne of the (many) reasons we moved to New Mexico is that it has four seasons. The leaves haven't been as colorful this fall, perhaps because it hasn't been that cold so far. Despite that, we still wel ...
Read MoreWhen allied forces liberated Auschwitz in 1945, towering masses of worn out shoes were one of the first things they saw, all that was left of millions of victims of Hitler's “final solution.&rdq ...
Read MoreWhen I was the Elementary Director of the National Art Education Association (NAEA), I worked on the committee to write a NAEA position statement on Social Justice, a cause I believe to be critically ...
Read MoreBill and I are just back from Alaska from our first Road Scholar trip. We spent 10 days in Denali and Kenai Fjords National Parks with park rangers, naturalists, and other experts guiding us on explor ...
Read MoreA wise professor I know once said that art reflects the times in which it was created. Is it any wonder that contemporary art today can be challenging, disturbing, or difficult to understand? Neverthe ...
Read MoreWe just spent two full days at Indian Market in Santa Fe this past weekend, sharing information about the programs at SAR (The School of Advanced Research) and IARC (The Indian Arts Research Center) a ...
Read MoreAdvocacy comes in many forms but taking action to promote your art program is incredibly important for its success. It is also up to you. Getting published, whether in a blog, newsletter, journal, or ...
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