The Art Assignment
Try these proposals! | Peter Liversidge | The Art Assignment
We drop in on London-based artist Peter Liversidge, who gives us proposals in the place of assignments. Do one or do all three and show us your good work!
History Hit
Rodin and the art of ancient Greece: The thinker and the gates of hell
Learn how one of the most famous pieces by Rodin was meant for a much bigger piece, the gates of hell. Rodin and the art of ancient Greece, Part 3
ProTeachersVideo
The Victorians - The Great Exhibition 1851
A short clip ideal for use as a lesson starter, introducing the Great Exhibition of 1851 and some of the exhibits. Lesson starter clip - a young Victorian printer is finishing off some catalogues detailing the various exhibits on show at...
The Art Assignment
Art Trip: London | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
For our second international art trip, we travel to London during Frieze Art Fair. We saw a lot of art! Almost too much.
Englishing
Lesson on the PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE and the PAST SIMPLE (I have lived - I lived)
This video is about the difference between Present Perfect Simple and the Past Simple. Both tenses are often confused even by native English speakers. The Present Perfect Simple is both a past and a present tense and it describes an...
The Art Assignment
Connect with your neighbor through film. | Jon Rubin | The Art Assignment
This week we meet with Jon Rubin, a Pittsburgh based artist whose practice often focuses on cultural exchange, pushing us to imagine other people and their lives more complexly. For his assignment, he asks you to do the same by bridging...
The Africa Channel
Currency of Wealth: West African blades of beauty and death
Host Gugulethu Zuma-Ncube introduces the unusual yet fascinating forms of ethnographic African currencies; from personal adornments such as beads, shells, jewelry and even massive iron forms weighing as much as 100 pounds, to the...
The March of Time
1952: CARNEGIE MUSEUM: Angled WS Carnegie Museum w/ people walking steps. WS Exhibition sign '1952 Pittsburgh International of Current Paintings' MS Director Gordon B. Washburn (1904-1983) sitting at desk SOT saying show as about 'youth', now, future
MOT 1952: CARNEGIE MUSEUM: Angled WS Carnegie Museum w/ people walking steps. WS Exhibition sign '1952 Pittsburgh International of Current Paintings' MS Director Gordon B. Washburn (1904-1983) sitting at desk SOT saying show as about...
Kult America
Zakopane - Wonderful Tourist Trap
Zakopane is one of my favourite places to visit in Poland, the town is terribly over crowded but some how manages to maintain its magical appeal. Perhaps its the local food, perhaps its the amazing tatry mountains, or maybe its the fact...
Odd Quartet
Cannons In The Orchestra The Story Of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture
Maybe one of the most popular remixes of all time - we take a closer look at the 1812 Overture composed by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky and why exactly he added cannons to the orchestra.
Curated Video
Exhibition vs Expedition, What's the difference? #shorts
Do you know the difference between exhibition and expedition?
SWPictures
Helping Social Entrepreneurs - Friends International
Thousands of children live on the streets of the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh. Friends International provides education, vocational training and work experience in their restaurants and shops so children can earn their way off the...
The Africa Channel
Currency of Wealth: The diversity of Ancient African Currencies
Host Gugulethu Zuma-Ncube introduces the unusual yet fascinating forms of ethnographic African currencies; from personal adornments such as beads, shells, jewelry and even massive iron forms weighing as much as 100 pounds, to the...
Food Farmer Earth
Object Focus: The Bowl 2
The first part of the exhibit "Reflect + Respond" is an assembly of bowls drawn from private collections —170 bowls—from functional bowls to decorative art pieces put on display at the museum. The second part of the exhibit "Engage + Use...
Food Farmer Earth
Object Focus: The Bowl 3
The exhibition aptly starts with a bowl that is representational of our 'first' bowl -- two hands cupped together. As Wiggens explains, the ability to put food into a container, a bowl, allows us to share a meal with someone else.
Curated Video
Chinese art at the Guggenheim: a window on the country's modern history
Chinese contemporary art is being showcased at the Guggenheim museum in New York. Many of the artists have been banned from exhibiting in China, but their work gives a unique perspective on a country that censors cultural expression.
The Wall Street Journal
The Museum As Mirror
How do museums reflect on key cultural moments in our society? What are the challenges that curators face as they incorporate those interpretations into the museum-going experience?
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Making a Great Exhibition, Read Aloud
“Making a Great Exhibition” by Doro Globus and Rose Blake is a special book to inspire children to explore art galleries and museums as well as to MAKE ART! Thank you David Zwirner Books for the copy I read aloud in this video.
The Africa Channel
Currency of Wealth: Ancient African weaponary and crafts
Host Gugulethu Zuma-Ncube introduces the unusual yet fascinating forms of ethnographic African currencies; from personal adornments such as beads, shells, jewelry and even massive iron forms weighing as much as 100 pounds, to the...
History Hit
Rodin and the art of ancient Greece: The burghers of Calais and dance movements
Learn the history and intent of the Berghers of Calais, be it in England or in Calais. Finally, what inspired Rodin to capture motion and how did he inspire future generations of artists? Rodin and the art of ancient Greece, Part 4
Independent Producers
The Art of Michelangelo
In 2013, a rare collection of paintings by Michelangelo was on display at the Muscarelle Museum at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. This audio story reflects on Michelangelo's life and looks at what makes his...
ProTeachersVideo
The Holocaust
This programme contains 6 KS3 Lessons Starterson the topic of the Holocaust: 1. These rare home movies capture the personal lives of a Jewish family in Germany in the years leading up to second world war. 2. A Jewish woman, born in...
Press Association
‘Rollercoaster of emotions’ in year since felling of Sycamore Gap tree
Northumberland National Park Authority is marking the anniversary of the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree with the opening of the first phase of an exhibition, including the largest remaining section of the tree. The much photographed...
Press Association
The Last Caravaggio exhibition goes on display at the National Gallery
The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula (1610) and Salome receives the Head of John the Baptist (1609-10) go on display during a preview of The Last Caravaggio exhibition at the National Gallery in London. They were the last paintings by artist...