There is so much graffiti in Greece, we even saw graffiti on the PLANTS growing up the Acropolis in Athens. Throughout our Greece Teacher Tour, we’d exclaim, “Look at that graffiti over there, and there… and THERE! So terrible. Why do they allow it?” How jarring it is to have an idealized vision of a… [Read More]
Arts
Terry: The 798 Art Zone Was The Coolest Place in Beijing
Article #10 in the Student Travel Stories Series from our tour of Beijing, China. By Terry, Age 17, 12th Grade in Boston. Born in the U.S. to parents from Vietnam and China. Q: Terry, tell the readers about the crazy 798 Art Zone in Beijing! A: The 798 Art Zone we visited was the coolest… [Read More]
The Unbelievable Glass Chihuly Exhibit at Boston’s MFA
Normally, Boston’s famed Museum of Fine Arts is more expensive than two movie tickets put together… but it turns out that entrance is FREE every day for kids age 7-17 after 3pm, and on Wednesday evenings, it’s free for EVERYONE! And you must go NOW. Why? Because there is an exhibit at the MFA now… [Read More]
Why You CAN Draw Well, and Why Dumb Doesn’t Exist
“Waahhh, I wish I could draw!” is a lament I’ve heard from mouths across the world. If YOU have this same complaint, listen now and listen good: You CAN draw, and you can, if you work at it, eventually draw WELL. The only thing that’s stopping you is… practice! As a teacher, I firmly believe… [Read More]
Awesome Public Art: a True Gift to our Cities!
I am currently half human and half icicle due to wandering outside in Boston’s winter for 3 hours with a foolishly thin jacket, but that’s all right. Why? Because the reason I was outside was to go on a famous Context Tour of Boston’s Big Dig! I am thrilled to report that thanks to the… [Read More]
