The Art Assignment

Join the Art Assignment community for projects with great American contemporary artists.

Episodes

  • Make a Book with Meat (or other atypical materials): asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Make a Book with Meat (or other atypical materials)

    S6 Ep32 |
    Artist and designer Ben Denzer shares an assignment to make an ATYPICAL BOOK.
  • How to Critique: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    How to Critique

    S1 Ep35 |
    We discuss the conventions of art critique.
  • Desktop Monument - Lee Boroson: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Desktop Monument - Lee Boroson

    S1 Ep34 |
    Lee Boroson assigns us to create a desktop creation.
  • Photo a Friend: Highlights: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Photo a Friend: Highlights

    S1 Ep33 |
    We review some of the best responses to the 'Photo a Friend' assignment.
  • Photo a Friend - Tanja Hollander: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Photo a Friend - Tanja Hollander

    S1 Ep32 |
    We meet up with photographer Tanja Hollander on her epic journey around the world.
  • Find Your Band - Bang on A Can: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Find Your Band - Bang on A Can

    S1 Ep31 |
    We met with experimental musicians Mark Stewart and Julia Wolfe.
  • Find Your Band: Highlights: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Find Your Band: Highlights

    S1 Ep30 |
    We review some of the best responses to the 'Find Your Band' assignment.
  • Sorted Books: Highlights: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Sorted Books: Highlights

    S1 Ep29 |
    We review some of the best responses to the 'Sorted Books assignment'.
  • Sorted Books - Nina Katchadourian: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Sorted Books - Nina Katchadourian

    S1 Ep28 |
    Artist Nina Katchadourian takes us on her journey of sorting an old book collection.

Specials

  • Public Art Trip: New York City: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Public Art Trip: New York City

    On this trip, we focus on the abundant public art around New York City.

About 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.