I like what the Art Speak kids are doing at my museum, especially these Bay Area Insider’s Guides.  These shorties are on either side of 16 or so, which serves to make me feel a little less pessimistic about the future (I’m especially enamored of Sachie Weber’s elegantly simple The theory of relativity and the climate of San Francisco). It goes without saying that when school districts drop the ball, cultural institutions have to step it up.  This week saw me talking to teachers from the Bay and abroad, and it seems that at least one school district is going with the elective choice of art class/language/life skill.  No bueno—I had to do all three, and I know I’m a better person for having been made to type in Spanish about Goya.  As end-is-nigh as I get, I’m grateful for school programs and more than just a little envious of the youngins.
Pop-upView Separately

I like what the Art Speak kids are doing at my museum, especially these Bay Area Insider’s Guides.  These shorties are on either side of 16 or so, which serves to make me feel a little less pessimistic about the future (I’m especially enamored of Sachie Weber’s elegantly simple The theory of relativity and the climate of San Francisco).

It goes without saying that when school districts drop the ball, cultural institutions have to step it up.  This week saw me talking to teachers from the Bay and abroad, and it seems that at least one school district is going with the elective choice of art class/language/life skill.  No bueno—I had to do all three, and I know I’m a better person for having been made to type in Spanish about Goya.  As end-is-nigh as I get, I’m grateful for school programs and more than just a little envious of the youngins.