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Curated Video
Learn English Words: Art
The goal of the GCF Reading Program is to help adults at all levels become more proficient readers. Utilizing various learning tools, learners will be able to learn and practice reading the top 1,000 most frequently used words in the...
Curated Video
Jean-Michel Basquiat's 'Untitled (Skull)': Great Art Explained
In 1982 at the age of just 22 years old, Jean-Michel Basquiat would produce this painting. A powerful and dazzling image that mixes text, colour, symbolism and mark-making in a raw and uncensored explosion. In a single painting, he would...
Amor Sciendi
Ekphrasis and the Art work of Sophie Calle
An explanation of Ekphrasis: the art of describing a visual experience in words. This is done through a look at Sophie Calle's art works "Last Seen" and "What do you see?"
Curated Video
Interpreting and Solving Word Problems Involving Division of Fractions
In this video, the teacher explains how to interpret and solve word problems involving division of fractions. They use examples such as sharing string for an art project and determining the number of houses on a street. The teacher...
Curated Video
Comics: Visual Storytelling and Expression
Comics are a form of illustrated storytelling that combines pictures, text, and visual elements to tell stories and convey ideas. From classic comic strips to modern graphic novels, comics have a rich history that spans across different...
Curated Video
My Transformation Animation Model
During this video we will learn how to animate a google slide presentation. We will make connections to the Grade 8 Math Standards for Transformations. This is fondly called the Animation Transformation Project where my students animate...
TED Talks
Sebastian Wernicke: 1,000 TED Talks in six words
Sebastian Wernicke thinks every TED Talk can be summarized in six words. In this talk, he shows how to do just that -- and less.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ellen Winner - The Psychology of the Arts
Ellen Winner is Professor and Chair of Psychology at Boston College, and Senior Research Associate at Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education. She directs the Arts and Mind Lab, which focuses on cognition in the arts in...
Curated Video
100 First Words for Little Artists
Calling all little artists! 100 First Words for Little Artists is the perfect arts-based language primer for budding prodigies! Creative kiddos will love repeating all the fun terms from across the visual arts spectrum. Fun, colorful,...
Makematic
Visual symbols speak
Visual symbols are everywhere, helping us find what we need, identify locations and communicate with others without relying on words. In this activity, children aged 12-14 will learn about the power of simple images by using shapes and...
Curated Video
The Art of Communication Using a Word Cloud
This video production is a STEAM project Grade 7 Math Students complete to communicate their understanding of Integers, Absolute Value, and adding integers. Students use a table of integer values assigned to each letter of the alphabet...
The Guardian
From Burna Boy to Beyoncé: how black culture is embracing its African roots
In recent years, Africans on the continent and in the diaspora have become leading voices in black culture – in music, film, fashion, social media, comedy and even our memes. When Grace Shutti was growing up, black culture usually...
Curated Video
Mastering SmartArt: Enhancing Your Presentations with Visual Graphics
This video tutorial provides a comprehensive guide on how to effectively utilize SmartArt in PowerPoint presentations to visually communicate information. The instructor demonstrates how to select, insert, and customize SmartArt graphics...
TED Talks
TED: A one-man musical phenomenon | Jacob Collier
Jacob Collier is a one-man band and force of nature. In a dynamic, colorful performance, he recreates the magical room at his home in London where he produces music, performing three songs in which he sings every part and plays every...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The poet who painted with his words - Genevieve Emy
Among the great poets of literary history, certain names like Homer, Shakespeare and Whitman are instantly recognizable. However, there's an early 20th century great poet whose name you may not know: Guillaume Apollinaire. Genevieve Emy...
TED Talks
Scott McCloud: The visual magic of comics
In this unmissable look at the magic of comics, Scott McCloud bends the presentation format into a cartoon-like experience, where colorful diversions whiz through childhood fascinations and imagined futures that our eyes can hear and touch.
Tate
Timeline of Modern Art
Visit Tate Modern to explore the Timeline of Modern Art. Visitors to the Clore Welcome Room, Level 0 at Tate Modern can explore the story of art from 1900 to the present day with the Timeline of Modern Art. The 6.5-metre-long digital...
Gresham College
Ruskin at 200: The Art Critic as Word-Painter
A lecture celebrating Ruskin's Bicentenary on 8 February 2019. His genius in art criticism and evocative word-painting will be explored. A lecture by Malcolm Andrews, Professor Emeritus of Victorian and Visual Studies, University of Kent...
Southbank Centre
Benjamin Britten's War Requiem | WORDS - the Latin requiem mass, Wilfred Owen's poetry
To commemorate 100 years since World War One in Nov 2014, Southbank Centre staged a special performance of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem featuring hundreds of young performers. UNCOVERING CLASSICS: Benjamin Britten's War Requiem. More...
Barbican Centre
The Art of Change: Community // DYSTOPIA by Richard Dixon Wheatley
In response to the idea of ‘Community’, Richard Dixon Wheatley presents a short film, DYSTOPIA, featuring spoken word artist Jolade Olusanya, exploring the issues that face the sprawling communities of London – shining a light on issues...
The Great War
Capturing the Horrors - The Art of World War 1 I THE GREAT WAR Special
The beginning of the 20th century saw rapid changes to the understanding of the fine arts and the First World War was a big catalyst for all the new art movements of Modernity like Cubism, Expressionism or Impressionism. Countless...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Dr. Girija Kaimal - Why Art and Creativity Matter
Dr. Girija Kaimal, professor and chair of the Creative Arts Therapies department, reflects on the fundamental role of creativity in human life. She explains that unlike most species, humans possess imagination—the ability to create,...
IT'S HISTORY
Arts and Culture During THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
The Industrial Revolution did not just change the way we work but our very social fabric. So, it is only natural that arts and culture underwent a fundamental change as well. Romanticism, Realism and the road to modernity with...
Creators
Remixing Television + The Art of Information
Distilling TV down to the essence of an emotion, words, or colors through data visualization is the specialty of art and tech studio Sosolimited. Watch how the former MIT grads and installation artists turn the Presidential debates into...