Monday, December 9, 2019

Failure and the Wicked Art Assignment

Your best, most challenging arts assignment
Wanted: Contributions for a new book on art education assignments



1. The assignment (1 or 2 sentences)
Failure. You must try something that is sure to turn out badly, an experiment so ambitious or outlandish that is almost sure to fail.



2. Short description of the assignment
Using some kind of self imposed constraint or limitation or using your own limitations or personal boundaries, try something that will fail. The failure could be an artwork or a performance or something else altogether.  Your efforts must be documented, no matter how embarrassing they might be.  




1. The assignment (1 or 2 sentences)
Enlightenment. Create a visual representation of your repeated attempts to gain enlightenment, representing  the action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened.
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2. Short description of the assignment
Record data from your efforts to gain inspiration, your efforts of self-improvement, your attempts at significant interactions with others, your daily movements, or some other aspect of your life. Create a visual representation of this information.






1. The assignment (1 or 2 sentences)
Artistic Ritual Collection:  Construct and exhibit your idea of the ultimate artistic creative ritual healing practice using objects you have collected.




2. Short description of the assignment
Using objects you have collected, construct the ultimate artistic creative ritual meditation collection. This piece might represent insight, understanding, awareness, wisdom, illumination, awakening, advancement, development, open-mindedness, or refinement.
Find a way to present this collection in a pubic space.   

Failure and the Wicked Art Assignment

Your best, most challenging arts assignment Wanted: Contributions for a new book on art education assignments ...