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January 13, 2010
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Banner: Julie Mehretu in Berlin. Art in the Twenty-First Century, production still, 2009. Season 5, Episode: Systems. © Art21, Inc. 2009. Left: William Kentridge in Johannesburg. Art in the Twenty-First Century, production still, 2009. Season 5, Episode: Compassion. © Art21, Inc. 2009. |
Announcing Art21 Educators 2010-2011
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Art21 is launching the second year of Art21 Educators, an intensive, year-long professional development initiative designed to cultivate and support K-12 art educators interested in bringing contemporary art, artists, and themes into their classrooms.
This program provides a unique professional development opportunity for educators to: spend an intensive year working with Art21 and a network of peers which kicks off with a 6-day institute in New York City; share innovative ideas, resources, and strategies with educators from across the country; and use video and other media to document and reflect on your teaching practice.
This round of Art21 Educators will be accepting applications from K-12 art and media teachers from across the United States. Emphasis will be placed on creating a diverse group of participants who reflect urban, rural, and suburban communities as well as distinct student populations.
Join a national group of educators to explore, design, and implement curriculum utilizing the visual art of our time. For more information and an application form, please visit art21.org.
Applications must be received by the Art21 Education Staff by Monday, February 26, 2010.
Questions? Check out our FAQs or if you're still stumped, email education [at] art21.org
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Blog This! Blogging the Contemporary Arts: A Panel Discussion
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Art21 Blog Editor Kelly Shindler will be part of panel discussion on blogging about contemporary art. Organized by ArtTable, the event explores the increasingly important role that contemporary art blogs play within the art world. The panel incorporates a wide spectrum of practicing bloggers, writing about art news, art education, and the art market, taking the online art world to a whole new-networked level. The panel, moderated by Robin White, takes place Friday, January 15, at X-Initiative in New York City. Panelists include: Barry Hoggard, Bloggy, ArtCat, Culture Pundits: blogger, collector, entrepreneur Paddy Johnson, Art Fag City: news and opinion blogger, writer William Powhida: artist, blogger Kelly Shindler, Art21: educational blogger Edward Winkleman: gallery owner, blogger Please visit the Art21 Blog for more information.
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Announcing Culture Wars: A Night of Trivia with Art21
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Art21 and 92YTribeca present a trivia event inspired by contemporary art and the culture of our time. In the spirit of Art21's mission to increase knowledge of contemporary art and in combination with the social traditions of game night and happy hour, this multimedia event invites you to test your knowledge of current art, film, music and online cultural phenomena.
Culture Wars: A Night of Trivia with Art21 takes place on Thursday, January 28, 2010, 6:30 p.m., at the 92YTribeca in New York City.
All are invited to form a team of colleagues, friends, and
frienemies--or come solo and join a team on the spot to meet other art
appreciators/lovers/aficionados--and compete for cultural
greatness...or maybe just a prize.
Teams will be limited to 5 people. This is not a ticketed event; however, there will be a cost of $5 per team, payable at the bar, to participate.
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Web Exclusive: Cao Fei, Avatars
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In celebration of the one year anniversary of Cao Fei's RMB City, Art21 has released a new video set in the artist's Second Life online universe. "I think the avatar's identity is basically akin to one's true persona," explains the artist. What would James Cameron say?
Keep up with the Exclusive series on the
Art21 Blog, or subscribe to the series via RSS or iTunes (note: link opens in iTunes). A blend of newly-shot original filming and previously unreleased archival footage, videos from the weekly Exclusive series focus on singular aspects of an artist's process, significant individual works and exhibitions, provocative ideas, and biographical anecdotes.
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Highlights from the Art21 Blog
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Think you have what it takes to write for us? Email interest and writing samples to blog [at] art21 [dot] org.
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We would like to thank everyone who donated to Art21 these past several months--your endorsement of our programs is truly heartwarming and we can't thank you enough!
If you haven't already, please consider making a donation to Art21 today. Your support will help to underwrite Art21's award-winning documentary films and videos, educational resources, and public programs in the new year.
We thank you again from the bottoms of our hearts for your continued support and enthusiasm.
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Season 5 Companion Book:
At 224 pages, with more than 400 illustrations, the Season 5 Companion Book
features interviews with the artists and an essay by Art21 Executive
Producer and Curator Susan Sollins. Edited by Marybeth Sollins. Visit the Art21 Shop for more information.
DVD and Blu-ray:
Season 5 is now available in both standard-definition DVD and high-definition Blu-ray disc formats. Visit ShopPBS.org to view products from all 5 seasons.
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