I See the Promised Land
In the early eighties Tim Rollins began working in the Bronx as a school teacher, teaching emotionally handicapped and learning disabled students. Art-making provided a teaching strategy, and the...
View ArticleCompleted (In Progress) Julie Kocher
The current Art and Shelter exhibition at The Salvation Army Alegria is a collection of art by 2009 Biola University Graduates. The exhibition is a wildly diverse collection of style and content,...
View ArticleArt Needs the Church, 1956
I periodically search Google for evidence of growth in the relationship between the visual arts and the Church. On my most recent search of "Art in Church" I discovered an article published in Time...
View ArticleNo Soul For Sale
X Initiative has brought together over 40 nonprofit arts organizations in the former Dia Art Foundation building for a un-art festival titled “No Soul for Sale”. The festival is filling a void between...
View ArticlePersepolis 2.0
Last year saw the release of the animated film Persepolis, an adaption of the comics by Marjane Satrapi. In the movie, the story of Marjane unfolds through the Iranian Revolution, living abroad in...
View ArticleTools for the Conversation
The news and commentary swirling around the confrontation between Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates and a Cambridge police officer is a reminder that the election of Barack Obama is not a period at...
View ArticleThe Weather Project
Opened in 2000 and designed to accommodate up to 2 million visitors each year, the Tate Modern in London is now visited by over 5 million people a year.One of its most spectacular destinations is the...
View ArticleMud Struggle
“Kin”, an exhibition of photographs that explore the dynamics of home and family, opened at the Art and Shelter gallery in November. On view through January, the collection of photographs gives the...
View ArticleAbstract Contemplation
An active participant in the Art and Shelter program since the beginning, Dan Callis has been the point of contact for many artists who have filled the empty walls of our housing programs. Professor...
View ArticleExit Through the Gift Shop
Street punk and artist, Banksy's rise to fame continues with the superbly funny documentary, Exit Through the Gift Shop.Debate continues concerning the authenticity of the documentary and many believe...
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