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21
Feb

Art in Action featured on School Zone’s Podcast series

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Art in Action’s Katie O’Malley was featured in a recent School Zone Podcast. Learn more about Art in Action’s philosophy and approach to bringing quality arts education to schools, after schools, camps and more. Katie O’Malley is a valued member of the AiA team. Katie is one of our sales representatives and she spearheads a […]

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17
Feb

mini art lesson: Inspired by Kehinde Wiley’s Portrait of Barack Obama

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Kehinde Wiley is the first African-American artist commissioned to paint an official presidential portrait. He painted the first African-American president of the United States. In fact, there were many firsts about Wiley’s portrait of Barack Obama. To appreciate this, the lesson covers the legacy of presidential portraits that go all the way back to the […]

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