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.
Episodes
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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 -
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Become Someone Else - Tameka Norris
We’re talking about your responses to Tameka Norris’s assignment to Become Someone Else.6:44 -
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The Art Assignment: Vidcon Edition
At VidCon 2014, we ask some of our favorite vloggers and hosts to do an Art Assignment.12:41 -
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What's a Curator?
We ask what the title "curator" really means, both traditionally and as it is used today.5:33 -
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The One That Got Away - Oliver Blank
Artist Oliver Blank explores our sense of time and place through public installations.7:17 -
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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 -
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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 -
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Walk On It - Kate Gilmore
We visit artist Kate Gilmore in her Brooklyn studio for a very mobile assignment.6:43 -
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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.com7:43 -
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 -
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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 -
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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
