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With Quick Links, you’ll find a curated list of outside links to stories focusing on creativity, parenting, arts, plus more.

 

Teenage Girls Experiencing Record High Levels of Sadness, Violence and Trauma, CDC Says

In 2021, the CDC saw an increase in mental health challenges across the board, but it’s girls in the U.S. that are engulfed in a wave of sadness, violence, and trauma. Stephanie Sy spoke with Sharon Hoover about the survey. pbs.org

Why Do We Still Define Female Artists as Wives, Friends and Muses?

Even in shows devoted to female artists, they are often associated with the men they knew – but as a look in any gallery will reveal, it never happens the other way round. theguardian.com

10 Things to Know About How Social Media Affects Teens’ Brains

A 22-page testimony, along with dozens of useful footnotes, offers some much-needed clarity about the role social media may play in contributing to this teen mental health crisis. npr.org

‘Reading’ Films as Text

Here are a few ways middle school teachers use films in English and social studies to help students learn to delve deeper into the texts they’re reading. edutopia.org

Podcast: What TV and Books Get Wrong About Women

Sophie Gilbert is a staff writer at The Atlantic, and she joins host Krys Boyd to Western beauty standards and how the portrayal of women characters in books, movies and television affects the lives of women in the real world. kera.org

Why Ages 2-7 Matter So Much for Brain Development

Rich experiences—from play to the arts and relationships—fundamentally shape a young child’s development. edutopia.org

Five Strategies to Realize Your Creative Potential

To combat creative anxiety, we need ways to help us build creativity. psychologytoday.com

Women Designers of the Arts and Crafts Movement

Many women played pivotal roles in the Arts and Crafts movement, and this highlights tour features a number of these female artists, designers, and craftspeople who were key figures in and were inspired by the movement.

10 Women Abstract Artists on the Rise

Women artists working in abstraction are taking center stage. artsy.net

Iranian Women Directors At Sundance Who Can’t Go Home

“I Guess That’s The Price Of Telling The Truth, And Telling Our Truth” deadline.com

How Can Women of Color Thrive in Arts Leadership?

A public panel addressed the roadblocks facing women of color as arts leaders and argued for the support they deserve. Watch three arts leaders share candid views and big ideas. keranews.org

Don’t ‘Get’ Art? You Might be Looking at it Wrong

Life Kit talks to three art professionals about how to look at art and have a museum experience that leaves you feeling revitalized and inspired. npr.org

Temple Grandin: Society Is Failing Visual Thinkers, and That Hurts Us All

Ms. Grandin is a professor of animal science at Colorado State University and the author of “Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns and Abstractions.” nytimes.com

Overcoming Creativity Anxiety

Five things you need to know to realize your creative potential. psychologytoday.com

Women Leaders of Color Are Leaving Arts Groups

Research and conversations with women leaders of color in the arts suggest a concerning trend. But there are 6 ways to change that. www.tpr.org

Parents’ Ultimate Guide to TikTok

Love it or hate it, there’s no escaping TikTok, which means you need to know about this popular sharing app many kids use. commonsensemedia.org

5 Black Female Jazz Artists’ Albums to Cozy Up to on Chilly Nights

Here are five contemporary Black female jazz artists’ albums that will keep you warm and toasty, even when the weather dips below the freezing point. ebony.com

Podcast: When Raising a Young Woman of Color, Here’s What You Should Know

Minda Harts is assistant professor of public service at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and the founder of The Memo LLC, a career development company for women of color. She joins guest host Courtney Collins to discuss her YA guide for young women of color to step into adulthood with the tools necessary for self-confidence and success. kera.org

Podcast: My Friends’ Kids Are Excluding My Kid. What Should I Do?

What happens when kids’ relationships sour or they drift in different directions? drlisadamour.com

Yayoi Kusama and Kiki Smith’s Massive Mosaic Murals for New Manhattan Train Station Revealed

The artists’ vast new works adorn the Grand Central Madison terminal, which opens to the public later this month. theartnewspaper.com

Podcast: Why AI Won’t Put Artists Out of Work

Kevin Kelly is founding executive editor and a contributor for Wired. He joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how artists should embrace and not fear new technology that creates art based on brief, human-like prompts, which he says will teach us new ways of human creativity. kera.org

A New Start After 60: I Joined a Garage Band and Found My Inner Punk

With barely any musical experience, Cathy Loughead signed up for an all-female rock band. Now she’s painting her nails, shopping for outfits and ‘thrashing it out’ on stage. theguardian.com

Filmmaking Is a Powerful Way for Students to Demonstrate Learning

Using design thinking and no more equipment than a smartphone, students can begin to explore their world through film. edutopia.org

Podcast: My Kid Hates Being A Late Bloomer. How Can I Help?

Reena and Dr. Lisa address whether there’s such a thing as perfectly timed puberty, and how to talk about the changes that come with puberty in ways that won’t send tweens and teens running for the hills. drlisadamour.com

How We Influence Our Childrens’ Creativity

Parents are a potent force in the creative development of children. psychologytoday.com

Faces of Frida: A Digital Retrospective on Google Arts & Culture

An online closer look at the many faces of Frida Kahlo through her life, art and legacy. artsandculture.google.com

Drawn to Art: Tales of Inspiring Women Artists

Read inspiring stories about trailblazing women artists in the 2022 edition of the online comic series “Drawn to Art: Ten Tales of Inspiring Women Artists.” americanart.si.edu

Meet the First Black Woman Puppeteer on ‘Sesame Street’

Megan Piphus Peace, 29, plays a 6-year-old Black girl named Gabrielle. smithsonianmag.com

Best Paper Dolls for Encouraging Creativity

A generations-old toy, dress-up paper dolls owe their origins to 18th-century France, where they had movable limbs and were akin to puppets. artnews.com

Clutter Is Children’s Creative Play

What do children really need from their environment? psychologytoday.com

Meet Five Black Women Artists Who Are Paving the Way

While Black women have often been excluded and discriminated against when trying to enter the art world, these creators have fought back against that to forge new paths. pbs.org

Autism Crafts: Ideas for Getting Creative with Your Child

In this article, author Rachel Andersen shares her tips for crafting with your child and the best ways to ensure it is a fun activity for all. autismparentingmagazine.com

Are You More Creative Than You Think?

15 ways to awaken your creativity and flexibility in daily life beginning today. psychologytoday.com

A Genius Cartoonist Believes Child’s Play Is Anything But Frivolous

“Adults think that kids playing is some nothing thing. But play is a different state of mind, and it can help us do so many things if we just allow ourselves to get back to it.” ~Lynda Barry, nytimes.com

SIX The Musical: Tiny Desk Concert

SIX The Musical imagines the six wives of Henry VIII reuniting on stage as real-life popstars. npr.org

The Benefits of Arts Education for K-12 Students

While arts programs often fall victim to budget cuts, they can be an important contributor to students’ success at school. usnews.com

Just Let Them Play: Creative Play Develops Children’s Brains

Play develops social and emotional skills, builds the part of our brain that is responsible for planning, problem solving, and organizing, and enhances self-esteem. inquirer.com

How Elizabeth Catlett Lifted Up Black Women Through Art

The pioneering sculptor defied trends to honor the daily lives of her subjects. smithsonianmag.com

A New Label Revives Forgotten Female Composers’ Music

French cellist Héloïse Luzzati launched La Boîte à Pépites to promote the forgotten works of women composers. npr.org

Podcast: When Did Parenting Get So Competitive?

Andrew Bomback is an associate professor of medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and he joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how parenting became a verb, why we’re stuck on the notion that parents can have it all, and how to break free of the intense cultural pressure surrounding parenting. kera.org

How to Use Ideograms to Help Students Generate Powerful Poetry

Incorporating visual elements into poetry writing can help students express themselves and uncover deeper meanings in their work. edutopia.org

Mind-blowing: Why do men’s paintings cost 10 times more than women’s?

The creator of Recalculating Art, a new radio exposé, reveals her findings. theguardian.com

Ada Limón, the Nation’s New Poet Laureate

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden today announced the appointment of Ada Limón as the nation’s 24th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2022-2023. blogs.loc.gov

Enjoy These Kids’ Quilt Challenge Entries From The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show

Each year the event invites youth quilters and sewists, ages 15 and under, to enter their quilts in the Kids’ Quilt Challenge. pbswisconsin.org

Sex and the Disparity: 20 Years On, Are Art Girls Really Rising?

Thirty-five years ago the Guerrilla Girls took to the streets to protest gender inequality—now memes are helping to remind us that there is much work still to do. theartnewspaper.com

Three Gratitude Practices That Don’t Involve Journaling

Providing unwritten ways to show gratitude allows kids who prefer visual art or discussion with new pathways of expression. edutopia.org

Financial Advice for Artists Who Think They’re Bad With Money

Writer, illustrator and musician Paco de Leon joined NPR’s Life Kit to offer her best money management tips for creatives. npr.org

Three Strategies to Support Reluctant Writers

How to help kids in grades 2nd through 5th learn to love writing—because when they love to write, they’re motivated to keep growing. edutopia.org

For Female Country Singers From Texas, There’s Something in the Water

Marissa R. Moss’ book Her Country follows Texas musicians Kacey Musgraves, Maren Morris, and Mickey Guyton in their pursuit of representation. texashighways.com

Commentary: Why Parents Should Allow Kids to Draw on the Walls

It might seem daunting to give your kids free artistic rein of the home, but such free rein is valuable for children when they have few avenues to exercise it, says Tan Chin Hock, a father of three. channelnewsasia.com

Heightened Dream Recall Linked to Increased Creativity

People who can frequently recall their dreams tend to be more creative and exhibit increased functional connectivity in a key brain network, according to new research published in the journal Nature and Science of Sleep. psypost.org

UN Study Says Media Isn’t Dismantling Harmful Gender Stereotypes

Research backed by Procter & Gamble, Unilever and others sounds ‘alarm bell for action’ as attitudes to gender roles deteriorate. adweek.com

10 Things You Can Do to Support Black Women On Juneteenth

A list of ways to celebrate and commemorate Juneteenth — through supporting Black-owned businesses, reading books by Black authors, learning more about the story and meaning behind the Juneteenth flag, and of course, supporting various causes and organizations. tuenight.substack.com

Five Tips to Find Your Singing Voice

From NPR’s Life Kit: You don’t have to be Grammy-award winning or a natural-born talent to be a good singer – singing is actually a skill you can learn and practice. npr.org

Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” Is Her First U.S. Top 10 Single, Thanks to Stranger Things

The song previously peaked at No. 30 in 1985 on a chart topped at the time by Phil Collins’ “Separate Lives” and Starship’s “We Built This City.” pitchfork.com

KERA: The Women Who Pioneered Gospel Music

From its origin, women pioneered the sound of gospel music. Listen to a discussion about the women who shaped gospel music and the singers making waves today. npr.org

Podcast: The Time You Spend Daydreaming is Time Well Spent

Leslie Jamison teaches in Columbia University’s MFA program, and she joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the many ways daydreams shape our lives and the power of taking a little time to let our minds wander. think.kera.org

Podcast: The Number One Killer of Creativity is Fear

Pulitzer-Prize winning science reporter Matt Richtel joins Think host Krys Boyd to talk about creativity and what awakens it, the conditions where it thrives and what happens when it’s blocked. kera.org

Creating a Herstory of the Pandemic

Lori Ann Terjesen spearheaded a call for women to submit their journals and other physical and digital items to the National Women’s History Museum. npr.org

Françoise Gilot Was More Than Picasso’s Muse

The artist famously inspired the Cubist, but a new book shows that her own paintings deserve renown. smithsonianmag.com

Train Your Kids to be More Creative

Creative children are often better problem solvers and more resilient. Here’s how to develop those skills. nationalgeographic.co.uk

Lila Struggled to Write, Then a Teacher Discovered Why and Unlocked Her Creativity

This story is part of NPR’s “My Unsung Hero” series from the Hidden Brain team about people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. npr.org

Podcast: Owning Your Identity Starts With Your Name

Marian Chia-Ming Liu is The Washington Post’s Operations Editor, and she joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why she reclaimed her Chinese middle name after waves of Asian-American violence made frontpage news, and the journey that brought her to a new understanding of who she is. kera.org

Revisiting a Groundbreaking Show of Feminist Art

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum looks back at a 1971 exhibition devoted to women and puts their work in conversation with emerging feminist artists. nytimes.com

We Drastically Underestimate the Importance of Brain Breaks

When it comes to optimizing learning, we don’t value breaks enough, neuroscientists suggest in a new study. edutopia.org

How Music Primes the Brain for Learning

To reap the benefits of music on learning, kids need consistent and abundant musical practice, according to the latest cognitive research. edutopia.org

To Design This ‘Rainbow House,’ Mom Let the Kid Call the Shots

English teacher Marita White has decorated her Bothell home into a “rainbow house.” Each room in her home seems to have a different personality, color scheme, and aesthetic. seattletimes.com

Download a Free Poster

Continue to celebrate Women’s History Month by highlighting a quote from artist Frida Kahlo in Learning for Justice’s One World poster series. learningforjustice.org

10 Best “How to Draw” Books for Kids To Inspire Creativity While Having Fun

There’s a range of educational books about drawing techniques for kids, and My Modern Met has made a list of 10 favorites. mymodernmet.com

Podcast: Art Can Open Our Minds to New Solutions

Attorney and art historian Amy E. Herman joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her method for training leaders to look to works of art to work out ways to mend what’s broken in their organizations. kera.org

How to Make Creativity Part of Your Daily Routine

These tips can help you commit to and deepen both your creative and spiritual practices. npr.org

Podcast: NFTs And The Future Of Digital Art

Kyle Chayka is a contributor to The New Yorker, and he joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the high stakes, high-price world of digital art and why galleries, museum curators, auction houses, even everyday people are jumping on this cutting-edge trend. kera.org

 

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