2 girls color inspiring women in bright tones
Can a coloring book inspire middle school girls, and those of all ages, to change the world? 2 Baltimore City girls hope so.
Visual Arts
Boy drew lynching, has to take mental health exam
Creativity takes a blow, and teachers who expect students to be artistic should be better trained or more qualified to evaluate that artistic output.
2 art winners in 1st Amendment freedoms contest
The Anti-Defamation League & other Chicago organizations announced winners of an art & essay contest covering 1st Amendment freedoms.
Mountain Ridge students document the rails
Students at a high school in Allegany County, Md., have created a documentary about the history of rail transportation in the western part of the state.
Alliance for Young Artists & Writers awards
A Maryland H S senior is one of 8 national gold medal winners in the Art Portfolio category, but hundreds of winners will be honored.
IL fine arts week honors winning artwork
Illinois Arts Education Week capped off with an award ceremony for the poster contest at the Governor's Mansion last week.
Digital arts might help Cleveland students learn
A proposed high school in Cleveland might tap students' creativity in the digital arts of movie making, music, and video games not only to learn core subjects but to demonstrate what they know.
Lincoln-Way North student wins IL tollway art contest
Crystal Thorns, a senior at Lincoln-Way North High School in Frankfort, won the grand prize in the 2014 Illinois Tollway map cover art contest.
Stolen art may have been burned in Romania
Stolen art, including works by Picasso, Gaugin, and Matisse, may have been burned by a Romanian mother in order to protect her son from prosecution. If so, it's a great loss.
Kids pick pockets, cause The Louvre to close
Pickpocket gangs caused The Louvre to close its doors Wednesday, keeping an estimated 25-30,000 visitors away. The museum will reopen Thursday to a great American painting exhibit.