by Oriana Delgado Gomez, guest blogger I’m a big advocate of having multicultural representation in art education because not only is it nice to not learn about American/European art constantly, but it’s also nice to learn about other cultures and be able to draw inspiration from them. I feel as though the main thing that art educators get wrong when teaching Hispanic art and culture is that they seem to focus on only one or two artists or cultural aspect. The most common examples of that being Frida Kahlo and Day of the Dead. Hispanic culture and art is so rich and beautiful, not to mention varied, that it doesn’t deserve to be boxed within the confines of just Frida Kahlo and the Day of th
by Annie Storr, guest blogger There is no argument that children need the visual arts in their lives. We all work hard to make sure they experience art throughout school years. More power to the educators of MAEA, and their allies, who make sure that continues to happen! Towns, state legislators, philanthropic charities and parents can be persuaded to pay for the arts—for children. So, it has become the norm to focus on art for students, both in school and out in the community. That doesn’t mean there are enough resources for art for young people, but there is something. Think of the maxim, “Politics is the art of the possible.” Well, don’t we need to consider whether or not it is also the
