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Chapuchi continues the legacy of weavers from Ghana. His father came to Woodridge Elementary in the 90's. Join us tomorrow at Emery Recreation.

Traditional Weaver Chapuchi demonstrates strip weaving from Ghana.

Abdul Karim Kanu will demonstrate how to make a thirty minute skirt with two yards of fabric.
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Save the date! October 12 at Emery Heights Recreation from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM!

40 years ago, when I was introduced to Percy Martin and WD Printmaking Workshop, I knew it would be a special place to explore my vision through printmaking. After all the heart of being in the darkroom is making prints. Percy allowed me to create a darkroom in the studio for photomechanical printmaking techniques.

The Maestro, Percy Martin, explains the voodoo of image-making within the craft, science, and art of printmaking. American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center

There are many things that stand to be corrected in history as we've been taught it. Sometimes you can't sit and wait for it to do so.

Inside the Effort to Write Women into Art History Online archives of female artists endeavor to uncover the contributions of women to art history—and the systemic bias that hid them for so long.

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7 Grading Tips for New Teachers | Edutopia Among the many challenges facing early career teachers, grading can be especially daunting, so we’ve collected some pointers to make it easier.

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The Enslaved Chefs Who Invented Southern Hospitality | Essay | Zócalo Public Square “We need to forget about this so we can heal,” said an elderly white woman, as she left my lecture on the history of enslaved cooks and their influence on

With the death of Cheryl Brown Henderson, American still struggles with equality. Why?

60 years after Brown v. Board, school segregation isn’t yet American history Sixty years after Brown v. Board of Education, the question of how far we’ve come in eliminating segregated education is not a simple one. Gwen Ifill leads a discussion with Cheryl Brown Henderson of the Brown Foundation for Educational Equity, Excellence and Research, Sheryll Cashin of Georgetown...

Visiting MICA.

Expanding the conversation in art education.

OCAD's Elizabeth (Dori) Tunstall Wants to Decolonize Design Education

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Making of crazy quilts

Dave Chappelle returns to Washington, DC, and Duke Ellington School of the Arts!

Dave Chappelle Gives Emmy to Ellington School, Gets Key to Washington, D.C. - The Georgetowner Dave Chappelle returned to his alma mater, the Duke Ellington School of the Arts on 35th Street, remarking on its reconstruction and giving the cheering students advice Sept. 29. Chappelle was there to be given the key to the City of Washington, D.C, by Mayor Muriel Bowser, who said it was a rare ho...

Over 83,500 Vintage Sewing Patterns Are Now Available Online The Vintage Patterns Wiki boasts over 83,500 vintage sewing patterns from the 1920s to 1992.

Thought it was interesting that I came across this photo of John Lewis at the Parish Gallery here in DC from 2006. The occasion was the opening reception at an exhibit of the Benny Andrew's series on Bloody Sunday in 1965 at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma. It seems Trump had no idea of the events Lewis was involved in that help moved America to becoming great.

Ran across a photo of Norman Parish and John Lewis this evening. Lewis was the guest speaker at the opening of the Benny Andrew's exhibit at the Parish Gallery in 2006, commemorating Bloody Sunday.
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Got a story to tell? Then you should be using Adobe Voice. Create a compelling digital story easily with this mobile app for iOS devices. A great tool for artists, educators and non-profits.

Adobe announced Adobe Voice for iPhone, a free animated video app for creating and sharing engaging video stories. This is a great app for artists to create videos for crowdsourcing & grant proposals. Learn more with my article on Examiner.
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Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Invites Applications for 2015 Artists Fellowships American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian artists are invited to apply for the 2015 Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) Artist Fellowships before the 5 p.m. P.S.T., Monday, April 6 deadline. The national award honors artistic excellence in the fields of performing arts, music, film,…