Tag: Art
Whether in war-torn Ukraine, Laos or Spain, kids have felt compelled...
Paul Morrow, University of Dayton
“They still draw pictures!”
So wrote the editors of an influential...
As spiritualism’s popularity grows, photographer Shannon Taggart takes viewers inside the...
Beth Saunders, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
The word séance conjures images of darkened rooms, entranced mediums, strange occurrences...
Art illuminates the beauty of science – and could inspire the...
Chris Curran, Northern Kentucky University
Scientists have often invited the public to see what they see, using everything from...
How AI is hijacking art history
Sonja Drimmer, University of Massachusetts Amherst
People tend to rejoice in the disclosure of a secret.
Or, at the very least, media outlets have come...
How photography can build peace and justice in war-torn communities
Pamina Firchow, Brandeis University; Tiffany Fairey, King's College London, and Yvette Selim, University of Technology Sydney
It’s not easy...
Polar bears have captivated artists’ imaginations for centuries, but what they’ve...
Anne Collins Goodyear, Bowdoin College
Polar bears have long held visual artists in their thrall. Over time, the mythologies...
Why it’s important to see women as capable … of terrible...
Jessica Trisko Darden, American University School of International Service and Izabela Steflja, Tulane University
Born in 1593, Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi was the first woman...
One 19th-century artist’s effort to grapple with tuberculosis resonates during COVID-19
Elizabeth Lee, Dickinson College
Like everyone else, artists have been challenged by new conditions and routines since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many have...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
