The Washington, DC, museum opens on 21 October with an ambitious show of previously unseen large-scale sculptures and immersive installations. theartnewspaper.com

Three Activities to Help Your Child Think Like an Artist

As a visual artist and educator, I know how important it is to encourage your child to think and behave like an artist. But this is not necessarily about drawing or painting in a particular way. The habits of an artist include the ability to generate ideas, trust in creative processes, be comfortable with ambiguity, …

GTC Ep 27 Kelly Hoey

Building and maintaining a diverse network is essential for career and personal success in today’s hyperconnected world. That’s why host Erin Prather Stafford recently spoke with Kelly Hoey, author of the book Build Your Dream Network: Forging Powerful Relationships In A Hyper-Connected World, to discuss the importance of networking. Listen to the full interview on …

The series now features thirty comics about women artists represented in the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s collection. smithsonianmag.com

Cynthia Salzman Mondell

On this Girls That Create podcast episode, host Erin Prather Stafford welcomes award-winning filmmaker and playwright Cynthia Salzman Mondell. Their conversation focuses on Salzman Mondell’s journey into filmmaking, her work, and insights about the industry. Listen to the full interview on Word of Mom Radio. They also touch upon the importance of storytelling and the …

From Tchaikovsky’s Christmas ballet to Bizet’s barnstorming orchestral overture, some of the greatest classical pieces make perfect music for children. classicfm.com

anxiety drag on creativity

In the U.S., anxiety disorders affect about one-third of the population. So it’s no surprise that a good number of artists and writers also suffer from anxiety and depression. But whereas some critics see Vincent Van Gogh’s striking paintings and Sylvia Plath’s confessional poetry as the direct result of their psychosis and depression, I tend …

teen girls and social media

Experts say the relationship between social media, self comparison, body image and self harm mean that there’s no singular culprit in the youth mental health crisis. In May, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a new advisory on the effects social media usage can have on teen mental health, specifically calling attention to the way it …

Carly Adams

Organization is an essential life skill that many of us take for granted. In this episode of the Girls That Create podcast, Carly Adams, the founder of Tidy Revival, discusses the importance of organization in terms of physical and mental health and how to maintain it for a long time. Listen to the full interview …

Evolving from the analysis of representations of women in film, feminist film theory asks questions about identity, sexuality, and the politics of spectatorship. jstor.org