Ep. 072 - 20 Contemporary Artists You Will Love to Teach

Art Ed Radio

If you are not already using contemporary artists in your classroom, you definitely want to consider some new artists and ideas to bring to your students. Contemporary artists can be engaging and valuable for your students, and Tim and Andrew have an incredible list of their favorite artists to teach. Tim also figures out how to work Drake's "Hotline Bling" video into the discussion (13:30), Andrew introduces Tim to the video artist Paul Pfeiffer (17:30), and Andrew closes the show with a great explanation of why you should be teaching contemporary artists (21:00).

Resources and Links:

• The "No More Dead White Guys!" episode
• The Top 10 Contemporary Artists to Teach Alongside Traditional Artists
• Great Resources for Finding Contemporary Artists: http://www.pbs.org/art21/ http://www.thisiscolossal.com/ http://www.booooooom.com/ http://www.designboom.com/