'purpose-built’ art in hospitals

This text explores the use of commissioned artwork in hospitals through the dual lens of an artist and healthcare professional, identifying 15 distinct 'purposes' of art in hospitals and arguing for the need for greater variety in art offerings that serve the diverse needs of patients, families, ...

Art in diverse social settings

This edited volume examines the important and multi-varied role that art plays in today’s diverse society. Built on a multidisciplinary and dialogical approach, the book brings together the views of scholars and artists from around the world to explore central questions relating to the purpose(s)...

Auspicious animals

The world of mythical creatures born from human imagination is presented in this beautiful collection of artworks that symbolize good luck.Many imaginary animals that are believed to be auspicious symbols of good fortune originated in ancient China. The most famous examples are the “Big Four”: th...

The sketchbooks of picasso

The time is now

This book highlights how artmaking and justice-oriented work empower high school students, teachers, and community members. It explores art as a vehicle for transformation, bridging relationships, and promoting social change. The authors emphasize collaboration, diversity, and inclusivity in thei...

Theory for moving houses

You are asking me where I live and it’s making me think all these things about space, where I start and end in space and where space starts and ends in me and when, in space, I am a body and when I’m a book, in space. So begins Renee Gladman's Theory for Moving Houses, and with these lines we ...