* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. We're so used to narratives out of Africa being about war, poverty and devastation, says TED Fellow Wanuri Kahiu....

This art lesson is part three of a series on how to create Taxidermy Trophy Heads using Paper Mache. The lesson was created for 7th grade sculpture, but could be adapted for other ages. Products used in this video lesson...

This week we review some of the best responses to David Brooks's Art Assignment Ep. 4 -- Never Seen, Never Will

It's never a good idea to play with your food, but we may make an exception if you want to paint with it. 👨‍🎨
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This video explores the ancient art of tightrope walking, discussing its history, techniques, and the risks involved. It highlights notable performers throughout the years and explains the principles behind maintaining balance on a...

One summer evening in 335 BCE, Alexander the Great was resting by the Danube River when a band of strangers approached his camp. Alexander had never seen anything like these tall, fierce-looking warriors with huge golden neck rings and...

Can art pave the way for a politically divided nation to move forward? Artist, cultural strategist and TED Fellow Marc Bamuthi Joseph reflects on the role of art, forgiveness and remembrance in the pursuit of public healing — especially...

What's the best way to get over heartbreak? Rapper and writer Dessa came up with an unconventional approach after a chance viewing of Helen Fisher's TED Talk about the brains of the lovestruck. In a wryly funny talk, she describes how...

Before the fall of the housing market in 2009, Peter Mikulak was an average guy working as a contractor in New Haven, CT. Though he loved his career, he silently dreamed of a day when he could put his passion for art to use.

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Every fall, students from surrounding Yosemite communities participate in Gateway Expressions, a youth art contest and exhibit at the Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite Valley. Gateway Expressions is one way that Yosemite is working toward...

So the title's in French, the pronouns are separated from the antecedents, and some horse is scratching its butt...While Auden asks a lot of his readers, those that take the time to work through the poem often find it fascinating....

Rennie McQuilkin, has an extensive background participating in poetry readings and workshops in Connecticut, and beyond, has had a distinguished literary career with several published full-length collections of poetry. His work...

Lance is out in Berlin at Museumsinsel in Berlin to ask people about art.

Reuben Margolin is a kinetic sculptor, crafting beautiful pieces that move in the pattern of raindrops falling and waves combining. Take nine minutes and be mesmerized by his meditative art -- inspired in equal parts by math and nature.

"War and Peace." A tome. A slog. The sort of book you shouldn't read in bed because if you fall asleep it could give you a concussion. Right? Only partly. "War and Peace" is a long book, sure, but it's also a thrilling examination of...

This video demonstrates a Mixed Media Skeleton Bones drawing using oil pastels and watercolors. The project is inspired by the pelvic bones and skulls painted by Georgia O'Keeffe in the 1940s, as well as a lesson available for purchase...

Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher demonstrates Plaster and Paint Pumpkin Part 3 - Paint

Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher demonstrates Plaster and Paint Pumpkin Part 2 - Plaster

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In this video, Jessie explains how to use paint,...

In the third of a new series, James Payne and Joanne Shurvell combine their love of Art and Travel, as they travel to Venice for the world’s oldest and greatest art exhibition, the Venice Biennale.



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How did a British filmmaker fall in love with landfills? Waste Land is Lucy Walker’s love letter to Brazil’s most resourceful people - the catadores. Join us to find out what inspired her and how she linked up with Brazilian artist Vik...

Have you seen this sculpture? I came across it many years ago in the Vatican Museum, and it's one of those that stays with you. I never pursued my interest in the sculpture, though, until I came across a reference to it while reading...

We've digitized commerce, consumption, even dating. Why not art? A group called teamLab, through installations around the world and a new exhibit in Tokyo, shows how technology is redefining the scope of human expression.

Combining projection mapping and a pop-up book, Marco Tempest tells the visually arresting story of Nikola Tesla -- called "the greatest geek who ever lived" -- from his triumphant invention of alternating current to his penniless last...