The Art Assignment

The Art Assignment is a weekly PBS Digital Studios production hosted by curator Sarah Green. We take you around the U.S. to meet working artists and solicit assignments from them that we can all complete.

The Art Assignment

Notes from New Orleans

We visited New Orleans for the Prospect.3 exhibition.

5:29
Encounters / Encuentros - Dignicraft

Dignicraft gives us the assignment to facilitate an Encounter / Encuentro.

7:14
Movement Telephone - Ryan McNamara

Performance artist Ryan McNamara asks you to play a game of Movement Telephone.

9:36
Emotional Furniture - Christoph Niemann

Christoph Niemann offers a challenge of finding the emotion in furniture.

7:01
Relative Strangers - Laurel Nakadate

Laurel Nakadate makes art by connecting with strangers.

7:21
Please Do Not Touch

When is it appropriate to touch art?

8:48
Become Someone Else - Tameka Norris

We’re talking about your responses to Tameka Norris’s assignment to Become Someone Else.

6:44
The Art Assignment: Vidcon Edition

At VidCon 2014, we ask some of our favorite vloggers and hosts to do an Art Assignment.

12:41
How to Visit an Art Museum

Seems easy enough, but there are ways to maximize your experience.

3:21
Please Break the Law?

This week Sarah discusses artists Ai Weiwei and Pussy Riot.

7:21
What's a Curator?

We ask what the title "curator" really means, both traditionally and as it is used today.

5:33
Expanded Moment - Jan Tichy

Jan Tichy gives us the assignment to create an Expanded Moment.

7:04
The One That Got Away - Oliver Blank

Artist Oliver Blank explores our sense of time and place through public installations.

7:17
How to Critique

We discuss the conventions of art critique.

6:27
Desktop Monument - Lee Boroson

Lee Boroson assigns us to create a desktop creation.

7:30
Photo a Friend - Tanja Hollander

We meet up with photographer Tanja Hollander on her epic journey around the world.

7:53
Find Your Band - Bang on A Can

We met with experimental musicians Mark Stewart and Julia Wolfe.

11:32
Sorted Books - Nina Katchadourian

Artist Nina Katchadourian takes us on her journey of sorting an old book collection.

8:27
Imprint - Sopheap Pich

We meet Cambodian artist Sopheap Pich and receive the assignment to make an imprint.

6:53
Imprint: Highlights

We review some of the best responses to the 'Imprint' assignment.

7:06
Under the Influence - Peggy and Garry Nolanddios

We visit the Kansas City shop of designer Peggy Noland and talk to her about influence.

9:53
Under the Influence: Highlights

We review some of the best responses to the 'Under the Influence' assignment.

9:07
How to Learn About Contemporary Art

In which we talk about ways to find out about contemporary art.

5:50
Make a Rug - Fritz Haeg

We visit Fritz Haeg in Los Angeles and receive the assignment to make a rag rug!

7:52
Off: Highlights

We review some of the best responses to the 'Off' assignment.

5:58
Off - Lauren Zoll

We're challenged to see what we find when we turn OFF our screens.

7:05
Walk On It - Kate Gilmore

We visit artist Kate Gilmore in her Brooklyn studio for a very mobile assignment.

6:43
Walk On It: Highlights

We review some of the best responses to the 'Walk On It' assignment.

3:19
What, How, Where: Highlights

We review some of the best responses to the 'What, How, Where!' challenge.

6:11
What, How, Where - Florian Riviere & Jim Walker

Take the "What, How, Where!" challenge at www.whathowandwhere.com

7:43
Psychological Landscape - Robyn O'Neil

Robyn O'Neil challenges you to draw a psychological landscape.

7:50
Psychological Landscape: Highlights

We review some of the best responses to the 'Psychological Landscape' assignment.

4:58
Quietest Place: Highlights

We review some of the best responses to the 'Quitest Place' assignment.

5:20
Quietest Place - Jace Clayton

Jace Clayton challenges you to explore the world in a new way.

8:29
Never Seen, Never Will - David Brooks

The Art Assignment visits artist David Brooks in his Brooklyn studio.

8:35
Never Seen, Never Will: Highlights

We review some of the best responses to the 'Never Seen, Never Will' assignment.

7:51
Meet in the Middle - Douglas Paulson and Christopher Robbins

Douglas Paulson and Christopher Robbins offer a creative challenge.

9:05
Stakeout! - Deb Sokolow

The Art Assignment visits Chicago-based artist Deb Sokolow.

9:17
Stakeout! Highlights

We review some of the best responses to the 'Stakeout!' assignment

6:21
Intimate, Indispensable GIF - Toyin Odutola

Toyin Odutola challenges you to create a GIF!

7:56
Meet in the Middle: Highlights

We review some of the best responses to the 'Meet in the Middle' assignment.

3:27
Intimate, Indispensable GIFs: Highlights

We review some of the best responses to the 'Intimate, Indispensable GIF' assignment.

7:37

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