In August of 2022, The Columbus Museum of Art (CMA) awarded the Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson Artist Residency to Anthony Peyton Young, a Boston-based artist who specializes in drawing, bleaching, ceramics and collage. Since then, Young has been hard at Read More…
Creating a Better World: United Against Hate
The world and its challenges are complex. Just watching the news can feel overwhelming. But imagination, critical thinking, care, and agency have enormous transformative potential. And as artists show us again and again, we can create more beautiful worlds. Read More…
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Everyday Anti-Racism with Young Kids
In the previous post from our on-going series about about anti-racist teaching with young children, we shared a snapshot of what anti-racist teaching looks like in our mixed age (3 to 5 yrs) classroom at Wonder School. Because every context Read More…
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Talking to Kids About Racism: Stereotype, Representation and Identity
Kids are excellent observers, noticers and rememberers (Anyone who has said something regrettable in front of a child knows what I am talking about). In the last post in the series, we shared some of the ways we try to Read More…
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Explicitly naming race and talking about difference in a joyful way
“We’re all the same!” “There’s more that unites us than divides us” “I just don’t even notice difference.” As adults, we are often quick to point away from difference and towards “sameness.” We shy away from difference because many of Read More…
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Talking to Kids About Racism: Self Reflection and Self Education About Race
There is no “too young” to start talking about race and racism with children. But with something as big and heavy as racism, where do you even begin? Our approach to anti-racist work with young children at CMA is to Read More…
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