writing
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When Recognition Depends on Resources
Screenshot of Scholastic 2026 gallery homepage As I enter my last year of high school, I’ve recently spent a lot of time reflecting on my growth and accomplishments from my time as a freshman to my time entering senior year.… Continue reading
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Why I’m Drawn to Nostalgia in My Art
I’ve always been a very nostalgic person. Even from the age of five, I was hesitant to let go of things I had outgrown. I believed my items had feelings, and I constantly worried about “what if one day….” While… Continue reading
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We’ve Eliminated the Space Where Creativity Begins
Image from: https://en.ac-illust.com/clip-art/23795833/tired-illustration–bored-bored-person–children- Nowadays, being busy is the expectation. For approximately 28 hours a week, kids sit in a classroom learning. Then they spend hours per week doing extracurriculars, helping out around the house, and studying. These hours add up,… Continue reading
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AI art is on the rise, but is the act of creating art what makes us human?
Rise of AI art AI can now generate drawings, paintings, music, and even code. Most unsettling, it doesn’t just make art, but it makes art that we believe is human. In a world where art is at the center of… Continue reading
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Things were supposed to get better after Covid… so why is education funding dropping and what does that mean for the arts?
Graph of 2018 to 2023 national funding per student K-12 (photo from https://educationdata.org/public-education-spending-statistics) Introduction: Covid was supposed to be the rough patch. No one knew when Covid would be over, but post-Covid was supposed to signal recovery. Economic stability and… Continue reading
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How I See the World Differently By Growing Up with Art
The boxes from my memory! (photo from https://creativity.org/mystery-box-challenge-2/) Introduction “What is your favorite childhood memory?” Recently, I was asked this question. Being only sixteen, I was surprised to hear someone asking me this and had never really thought about my… Continue reading
Teach Through Art 