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Artist Birthday: William Thornton (1759-1828 US)

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 | Karl Cole

William Thornton was once called “First Architect” because his design for the US Capitol building was accepted by America’s first president. He is one of the architects responsible f ...

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Artist Birthday: Gabriele Münter (1877-1962 Germany)

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 | Karl Cole

Gabriele Münter was one of numerous women artists associated with German Expressionism. For some time she was a companion of pioneer abstractionist Vasily Kandinsky (1866-1944). There is nothing ...

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National Visit Your Relatives Day

Monday, May 18, 2026 | Karl Cole

What better way to observe this national day than by visiting family, such as these three adorable children (of ten) of the Lincoln family from New York state? Precious little is known about American ...

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National Bring Someone Flowers Day: Art by Joseph Blackburn (ca. 1730-ca. 1778 US)

Friday, May 15, 2026 | Karl Cole

Although the origins of this national day are obscure, National Bring Someone Flowers Day has been celebrated on 15 May to encourage the spur-of-the-moment gesture of giving flowers to someone dear. B ...

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Artist Birthday: Richard Estes (born 1932 US)

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 | Karl Cole

Like the American Scene works of Edward Hopper (1882-1967), Richard Estes’ Photorealistic views of American cities and towns are virtually devoid of a human presence outside of the evidence of t ...

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Artist Birthday: Frank Stella (1936-2024 US)

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 | Karl Cole

The paintings, sculptures and installations of Frank Stella have defied a single stylistic designation throughout his career. He among the many artists who established their mature artistic vision in ...

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A Weekly Beauty Attack

Monday, May 11, 2026 | Karl Cole

Beauty Attack Monday 11th of May is also the birthday of major Op Art artist Yaacov Agam (France, born 1928 Palestine [present day Israel]). Agam along with Julio le Parc (born 1928 Argentina) and Jes ...

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This Day in History: Passing of Pietro Longhi (1702-1785 Republic of Venice)

Friday, May 8, 2026 | Karl Cole

The Republic of Venice was established as a Duchy of the Byzantine Empire in 697, and was nominally its own country until Napoleon conquered Italy in 1797, not long after Pietro Longhi’s passing ...

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National Packaging Design Day: Art by Ruben Rausing

Thursday, May 7, 2026 | Karl Cole

National Packaging Design Day was first observed in 2015. Design Packaging, a company known for crafting creative and functional packaging, established this day to honor the designers who bring produc ...

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National Beverage Day

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 | Karl Cole

National Beverage Day began around 1921 or 1922, originally known as National Carbonated Beverage Day. The day encourages people to grab their favorite drink and relax with friends. But, beverages are ...

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Editor's Letter: Collaboration

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | Frank Juárez

The key to a successful collaboration is synergy, high engagement, common ground, accountability, and of course, patience. Extending the opportunity to engage and include others in what it means to cr ...

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Creative Collaborations Across the Campus

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | Meera Ramanathan

My fifth graders leave their positive mark on the school by creating a legacy mural at the end of each school year. I choose a theme, and each student creates an artwork—digitally or on paper&md ...

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Turning Data into Action in Art Education

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | Dr. Lucy Chen

We witness daily how the arts strengthen academic achievement, build confidence, and nurture social awareness and emotional well-being. Yet despite decades of research, arts education is still treated ...

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Artist Birthday: Robert Kobayashi (1925-2015 US)

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | Karl Cole

There were many Japanese-American artists who served in the US military during World War II (1939-1945) and afterwards became leaders in American modernism. Robert Kobayashi was a unique modernist who ...

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Gem of the Month: Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938 US)

Monday, May 4, 2026 | Karl Cole

This month's "Gem" is also a 4 May Birthday! Whether Thomas Wilmer Dewing is labeled an Impressionist, Tonalist, or Aesthetics artist, his beautiful portraits, mostly of youngish women, ...

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International Workers' Day (May Day): Art by Diego Rivera (1886-1957 Mexico)

Friday, May 1, 2026 | Karl Cole

International Workers’ Day commemorates the 1886 Haymarket Riots in Chicago where workers were fired upon by police protesting for workers’ rights for an eight-hour work day after one prot ...

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