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About The Art Assignment

An educational video series that exposes you to alternative approaches to art making and the most innovative minds in art today..

The Art Assignment is an educational video series produced in partnership with PBS Digital Studios that focuses on the creative process and the act of making. The series is anchored by episodes that introduce you to emerging and established artists, each of whom devise and share an assignment that relates to their approach to art and serves as an open call for makers across the globe.

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The Art Assignment

The Art Assignment is a PBS Digital Studios webseries focused on contemporary art that debuted in February 2014. The Art Assignment is hosted by Sarah Urist Green who was a curator of contemporary art for the Indianapolis Museum of Art from 2007–2013.

• 2 Assignment Episodes
• 3.1.1 Episode 1: Meet in the Middle with Douglas Paulson and Christopher Robbins
• 3.1.2 Episode 2: Stakeout! with Deb Sokolow
• 3.2 The Case For
• 3.3 Art Trip
• 3.4 We Think Art is Interesting
• 3.5 Artline
• 4 You Are An Artist
• 5 Reception
• 6 References

Content [ ]

Green’s goal for this web series is to demystify the art making process and educate people on contemporary art and how it can be “accessible and social, rather than distant or intimidating”. Green travels the United States to meet and talk with various artists about their art; the artists then give an "assignment" to the audience. The series teaches its audience about contemporary art while providing historical context for the art. The audience is asked to participate by completing the "assignments" and continuing the conversation about art in the comments and on social media. The artists included in the series explore art history through the lens of the present with framing by Green. These artists include: Jesse Sugarmann, Alex Soth, Sonja Clark, Hope Ginsburg, Maria Gaspar, Molly Springfield, Michelle Grabner, Kim Beck, Jon Rubin, Jonn Herschend & Will Rogan, Allison Smith, Tameka Norris, Lee Boroson, Nina Katchadourian, Kate Gilmore and Deb Sokolow.

Green's husband John Green is executive producer of the series.

Assignment Episodes [ ]

There are over 50 videos in the Assignment Episodes playlist, and each one features one or more artists, their styles, and a brief biography of how they developed their particular aesthetic. Their assignments relate to either their style or a valuable topic to them. Each video features a clip called "Who's Done Stuff Like This Before" to examine the art history behind the ideas the contemporary artists present. The audience sees what the artists did as their assignment, from the methodology to the execution and final result. The artists often reflect on their choices and the trial and error process in the project. The final step in each assignment is to document the experience in any form, and upload it to any form of social media with the hashtag #TheArtAssignment, and it could be featured in the show.

Assignments [ ]

Episode 1: meet in the middle with douglas paulson and christopher robbins [ ].

The first official Assignment in which Sarah Urist Green and John Green introduce artists Douglas Paulson and Christopher Robbins. The two artists have collaborated in the past, and the video mentions their previous work and how they met personally. The instructions are to pick a friend, and calculate the exact midpoint between the two participants. After participants decide on a date and time to meet, they don't communicate until then, and document the experience using any medium of their choice.

Episode 2: Stakeout! with Deb Sokolow [ ]

Green talks with the Chicago-based artist Deb Sokolow about her style and how she developed it over time. Her pieces are huge and layered with text, images, and diagrams to tangle and de-tangle stories. This assignment plays with the relationship between the observer and the observed. The instructions are to find an object, place it in a public spot so strangers can interact with it, and pick a location to observe. Similar to the first episode, people record their observations using any medium of their choice.

The Case For [ ]

This video series features various artists and art movements and delves into the impact and value they have in history. The narrator includes how the style of a movement or individual creators began and the following positive and negative reception. This segment covers artists from both past and present stemming from various ethnicities and nationalities. The videos cover a wide range of mediums, and the playlist includes minimalism, abstraction, and performance art and highlights creative minds such as Andy Warhol, Mark Rothko, Kanye West, Yoko Ono, and Ai Weiwei.

Art Trip [ ]

Another playlist called Art Trip delves into the art history and culture in cities around the world. Currently the Art Assignment team has visited London, Tijuana, Los Angeles, Richmond, Washington D.C., the Twin Cities, and Chicago. The videos overview many national and local museums, current exhibits, and local artists.

We Think Art is Interesting [ ]

This playlist is a collection of miscellaneous topics and behind the scenes videos. Some deconstruct a bit of the mystery within the art world such as "What's a Curator?" and "How to Learn About Contemporary Art" while others give tips for art assignments and showcase a variety of artists like "Fierce Women of Art 1".

Artline [ ]

This segment has an "art hotline" with an actual phone so viewers can call in their questions about art. The number is 901-602-ARTY (2789). The questions range from personal advice to opinions on current issues in the art world and much more.

You Are An Artist [ ]

Sarah’s book, You Are An Artist went on sale on April 14, 2020. [1] This book brings together 53 assignments gathered during the course of making The Art Assignment and a number of new ones, expanding on the ideas presented in their videos. She had planned to do a book tour, but this was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] Instead, she did a virtual book tour, and all tickets for the tour were refunded. [3] [4] The assignments include sorting books [5] and drawing air. [6]

Reception [ ]

There are 24 assignment response videos which can feature over a hundred creations per video. The Phoenix New Times and Indianapolis Star both covered the show after the first episode aired on February 20, 2014. Despite its birth on the internet, The Art Assignment made it into real life with a physical exhibit in August 2016 that NUVO reviewed. It featured the work of three Indianapolis artists – Brian McCutcheon, Nathaniel Russel, and Lauren Zoll – who have previously given out assignments.

References [ ]

• ↑ https://twitter.com/artassignment/status/1250077245277945856
• ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQDlxJF9tvs
• ↑ https://twitter.com/sarahuristgreen/status/1237062839300431873
• ↑ https://twitter.com/artassignment/status/1253032315590111232
• ↑ https://twitter.com/artassignment/status/1253763691876618240
• ↑ https://twitter.com/artassignment/status/1258378444611543040
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Silhouette Cat Art Project

If you want to do a simple (and colorful) Halloween art with your kids, do give our silhouette car art project a go! While fun all year round, this one shines around Halloween, especially if you use a color palette that matches the season.

We have a handy template that goes along this art lesson, but it can be easily done without it as well.

While we didn’t your kids can also add a pair of eyes to this cat silhouette.

How to Make Silhouette Cat Art Project

What you need:

• printable template (optional)
• coloring supplies (brush markers are best, crayons are a great choice as well)
• black craft paint

Step by Step Tutorial

Begin by printing the grid template or drawing the grid on a sheet of paper. We also have a template with the cat silhouette included on it.

Have kids color each square with a different color, making a colorful mosaic. Any color goes, but for Halloween themed art project, we think orange, yellow, pink and purple are great chocies.

If you are using markers, we really recommend using brush markers to color in the grid, as regular markers do take a while.

The first row is done!

Once the grid is colored in, draw a cat outline on top of the colored grid with a pencil.

Paint the inner shape of the cat with black paint.

Slow and steady gets the job done.

Paint in the whole silhouette.

You can also outline the edges of the paper with black paint (basically making a frame).

Enjoy this fun and creative silhouette cat art project and be sure to check out some of our other Halloween art and craft ideas for kids .

These are a great classroom project for kids to make, super low prep and a collection of these will look amazing on your classroom wall.

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