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Arts
KQED offers free video podcasts about artists, with special interviews and behind-the-scenes exclusives. Make contemporary art an integral part of learning with our free online videos and educator guides.
Edspace | May 16, 2013
Posted by Kristin Farr
Join KQED, SFMOMA, the Alameda County Office of Education, local artists and educators for the Integrated Learning Summer
Institute, August 13-15, 2013 at Chabot Space and Science Center. All educators are welcome to register. Plenary speakers
will include Spark-featured artists Favianna Rodriguez and Rhodessa Jones.
New Arts Education Video Series
Check out our new series of Arts Education videos made for teaching and learning about contemporary art. Meet bay area visual and performing artists in their studios, hear about their art practices, and follow-along as they demonstrate creative techniques.
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This collection of videos about was made for teaching and learning about contemporary art. Each artist discusses their practice in an interview, and many demonstrate hands-on art-making techniques.
Gallery Crawl
Gallery Crawl is a monthly video tour of Northern California's coolest galleries. The newest episodes are accompanied by Educator Guides offering classroom activities and resources to extend learning about featured exhibits, art forms, and artists. Check out our episodes page and find curricular materials on our educator page.
- Download the Educator Guide (PDF)
Drawing from folk and historical art influences, Margaret Kilgallen gets inspiration from letter forms, typography, and DIY culture.
Spark
Spark is a weekly television series about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations. Spark's educational outreach platform offers media resources, substantive educator guides, and professional development training for K-12 and post-secondary educators. Discover hundreds more artist interviews on Spark by visiting our alphabetical artist profile page.
- Download the Educator Guide (PDF)
Learn about the history of murals and public art in the Mission District, then head out and explore the neighborhood this summer.
For your own enrichment, check out KQED's Arts & Culture website featuring daily blogs about the local and national arts scenes and The Writer's Block, a weekly reading series featuring fiction, poetry, and theater.
For questions or to find out more, contact us at: ArtsEd@KQED.org or (800) 723-3566
