Episodes
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Make a Book with Meat (or other atypical materials)
S6 Ep32 |Artist and designer Ben Denzer shares an assignment to make an ATYPICAL BOOK.
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The Definition of Art
S6 Ep31 |What is art? How do we define art? - Embedded Video LinkRemote image Url
Art That Was Never Finished
S6 Ep29 |John Green shares some of his favorite unfinished artworks. - Embedded Video LinkRemote image Url
Make a Cut-Out with Cécile McLorin Salvant
S6 Ep28 |She shares an art assignment on creating your own Theme and Variation Cut-Out. - Embedded Video LinkRemote image Url
Art Made in Adversity
S6 Ep27 |Allison Smith shares her thoughts and books about art made in adverse circumstances. - Embedded Video LinkRemote image Url
Art That Brings Me Comfort
S6 Ep26 |What art that brings you comfort right now? - Embedded Video LinkRemote image Url
Creativity is Overrated
S6 Ep25 |You don't need to be creative or inspired to make art. - Embedded Video LinkRemote image Url
What This Painting Tells Us About Frida Kahlo
S6 Ep24 |We take a close look at her painting The Two Fridas (Las Dos Fridas). - Embedded Video LinkRemote image Url
What Makes a Masterpiece?
S6 Ep23 |What do we mean when we call an artwork a MASTERPIECE? Who decides which art becomes one?
Specials
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Public Art Trip: New York City
On this trip, we focus on the abundant public art around New York City.
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Five Favorite Works of Art with Mike Rugnetta
This week Mike Rugnetta joins us to share five of his favorite works of art. - Embedded Video LinkRemote image Url
Self Shape - Tschabalala Self
If you were a shape, what shape would you be? - Embedded Video LinkRemote image Url
The Case for Ai Weiwei
Who is Ai Weiwei? And why is he considered one of the most renowned artists of our time? - Embedded Video LinkRemote image Url
Combinatory Play - Pablo Helguera
This week we meet Pablo Helguera, an artist, museum educator, and writer. - Embedded Video LinkRemote image Url
The Case for Performance Art
Dubious of performance art? There’s a reason. - Embedded Video LinkRemote image Url
Vanessa Hill of BrainCraft
We interview the remarkable Vanessa Hill, creator of BrainCraft. - Embedded Video LinkRemote image Url
Exquisite Corpse - Hugo Crosthwaite
This week we bring you an assignment from Hugo Crosthwaite. - Embedded Video LinkRemote image Url
Embarrassing Object Empathy
This week we share some of your excellent responses to two past assignments.
About The Art Assignment
The Art Assignment is a weekly PBS Digital Studios production hosted by curator Sarah Green. We take you around the U.S. to meet working artists and solicit assignments from them that we can all complete.
