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Artist Birthday: Sylvia Plimack Mangold (born 1938 US)

Friday, September 18, 2026 | Karl Cole

A large part of the early body of art work by Sylvia Plimack Mangold put the “real” in Photorealism. For awhile now, she has been producing lyrical studies of landscape and nature around h ...

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Artist Birthday: Gabor Peterdi (1915-2001 US, born Hungary)

Thursday, September 17, 2026 | Karl Cole

Besides being conversant in a number of modernism movements in the first half of the 1900s, Gabor Peterdi was very influential in exploring printmaking processes in modernist takes on landscape. &n ...

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Artist Birthday: Jean Arp (1886-1966 France)

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 | Karl Cole

Jean Arp was truly an artist who was in the right place at the right time when it came to helping discover the Dada art movement during World War I (1914-1918). His truly imaginative and unique works ...

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This Day in History 15 September, 1584: Completion of Palace of San Lorenzo el Real

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 | Karl Cole

In old timey days when secular rulers had absolute power over their subjects, it was not at all unusual for kings and queens to commission monstrous, oversized palaces (think Louis XIV and Versailles) ...

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Gem of the Month for September: Tone Vigeland (1938-2024 Norway)

Monday, September 14, 2026 | Karl Cole

Did you ever go “Wow!” when you see a certain work of art (something I do probably on a daily basis)? Well, that’s what I did when I saw the stunning jewelry by Tone Vigeland. She ha ...

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Artist Birthday: Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915 Japan)

Thursday, September 10, 2026 | Karl Cole

Kiyochika Kobayashi was undoubtedly one of the late, great masters of the Ukiyo-e style in the late 1800s Japan. He brilliantly blended tradition with Western influences.    ...

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What Makes Art Curriculum High Quality?

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 | Toni Henneman

Strong art curriculum does more than provide lessons, it creates opportunities for meaningful learning. Explore the thinking behind high-quality art instruction and the approaches that help students t ...

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Artist Birthday: Robert Arneson (1930-1992 US)

Friday, September 4, 2026 | Karl Cole

Robert Arneson was part of the West Coast version of the Pop Art scene. He was also part of the studio pottery movement, which helped raise the profile of ceramics to the level of fine art. ...

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September Contemplated with Claude Monet (1840-1926 France)

Thursday, September 3, 2026 | Karl Cole

You might know I would use any excuse to show a Monet. This may be one Monet with which you are not familiar, but it is a wonderful prefiguration of his rapidly developing Impressionist style and pale ...

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Artist Birthday: Rudolf Belling (1886-1972 Germany)

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | Karl Cole

Rudolf Belling is considered the outstanding example of modernism applied to classic sculpture subjects. He was influenced by Cubism, Neo-Plasticism, Constructivism, and De Stijl.     ...

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Artist Birthday: Doug LaFortune (born 1953, Coast Salish First Nations, Bellingham, WA)

Tuesday, August 25, 2026 | Karl Cole

Like the many other indigenous cultures of the US, the Coast Salish and other Northwest Coast cultures possess a rich, multifaceted artistic culture. Northwest Coast indigenous artists such as sculpto ...

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Late Summer Color: Theodore Robinson (1852-1896 US)

Monday, August 24, 2026 | Karl Cole

This is certainly one of the most French-Impression-like Theodore Robinson paintings that I can show you. He certainly mastered Monet’s “broken color” technique. No wonder he’s ...

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Artist Birthday: Eero Saarinen (1910-1962 US, born Finland)

Thursday, August 20, 2026 | Karl Cole

Having flown into Dulles Airport two times in my life, once at 9 years old, and once in my 30s, I can honestly say it is one of the most stunningly beautiful airports I’ve ever traveled through. ...

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Editor's Letter: Connection

Wednesday, August 19, 2026 | Frank Juárez

It is important to find a way to connect on students’ level of interest, figure out how to integrate it into their art experience, keep them curious about the creative process, and get to know t ...

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Artist Trading Cards: From One-Day Lesson to Schoolwide Collaboration

Wednesday, August 19, 2026 | Patty Kuropas

What started as a sub plan evolved into a successful schoolwide collaboration. I had a personal day approaching and decided the artist trading cards would be a fun activity for students to engage in w ...

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Welcome to the Art Studio: How Open Houses Cultivate Connections

Wednesday, August 19, 2026 | Zoey Graf

When planning art experiences with families and community members in mind, I try to cultivate moments for critical thinking, problem-solving, and meaningful discussion. Inspired by Reggio Emilia provo ...

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