The Art Assignment

Join the Art Assignment community for projects with great American contemporary artists.

Episodes

  • The Case for Video Games

    Video Games are fun, but are they art?
  • Having a Coke with Frank O'Hara

    We explore his life as a poet and art curator at MoMA.
  • Art Therapize Yourself

    What is Art Therapy? How can you use aspects of it in your next art encounter?
  • Why Is This Woman in the Jungle?

    What is it about this artwork that captivated audiences then and now?
  • The $150,000 Banana

    Artist Maurizio Cattelan duct taped a banana to a wall and sold 5 editions of the artwork.
  • Is Instagram Changing Art?

    How is it changing the way we interpret and interact with art?
  • Why Do Corporations Buy Art?

    Corporate lobbies and board rooms are often graced with impressive art, but why?
  • My Top 40 Art Reflections

    Host Sarah Urist Green shares 40 reflections about art.

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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.