Teaching Children to Appreciate Art
I have a confession to make: As a child, I hated visiting museums and galleries. I grew up in rural Idaho where the closest art museum was a day’s car…
The Uffizi on TikTok | Art Museum’s Unique Response to the Pandemic
The pandemic has encouraged a lot of players in the art world to boost their online presences. Galleries and museums have had to get a little creative, finding ways to…
Modern Billings: Art on Fort Worth Billboards
The Modern Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas and Los Angeles artist Mark Bradford have been collaborating to bring art outside and make it accessible to people from a variety…
Subaquatic and Submarine Art Museums
Recently I wrote a post about art in space. Something about the idea of sending art somewhere so vast and unexplored is intriguing. A couple of recent museum openings have…
Art Museums Reopen with Precautions
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is leading the way as large art museums reopen in the United States. But with continuing concerns about the pandemic, the experience might be…
International Museum Day | A Tribute to Art Museums
Today is International Museum Day. Art museums around the world may be temporarily closed due to COVID-19 restrictions, but thinking back on my past art museum experiences reminds me how…
Art vs. Craft | Exhibition Questions the Nature of Art
What makes a hand-made object a piece of art vs. craft? Recently, I read Art in America’s review of “The Unknown Artist.” Curated by Lucy Cotter, this exhibition at Portland’s…
Studio Break | Take a Virtual Art Tour
You may have already seen the video tour Xanadu Gallery posted in March, but we’re not the only art venue that has found new, interactive ways to go digital. Galleries…
RedDot Podcast | Episode 022 | An Interview with Ninth Street Women Author Mary Gabriel
Many of you know that I love art history and deeply enjoy reading about the artists who made history. Earlier in the year I had a number of you reach…
Teaching Children to Appreciate Art
I have a confession to make: As a child, I hated visiting museums and galleries. I grew up in rural Idaho where the closest art museum was a day’s car…