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News Photographer - Alec Soth

Season 2 Episode 38
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Embarrassing Object Empathy

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Exquisite Corpse - Hugo Crosthwaite

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Season 3 Episode 27
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The Art Assignment

Present Perimeter - Jonathan Nesci

Season 2 Episode 37

This week we meet with artist and designer Jonathan Nesci at the First Christian Church in Columbus, Indiana. Jonathan uses systems of design to experiment with new materials and processes, and his assignment for you invites you to do the same by combining a set of particular shapes into different variations.

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12:45
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Art Therapize Yourself
12:00
What is Art Therapy? How can you use aspects of it in your next art encounter?
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11:59
What is it about this artwork that captivated audiences then and now?
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