The Art Assignment is a weekly PBS Digital Studios production hosted by curator Sarah Green. We take you around the U.S. to meet working artists and solicit assignments from them that we can all complete.
Episodes
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Episode 44, Season 1
Notes from New OrleansWe visited New Orleans for the Prospect.3 exhibition.5:29 -
Episode 43, Season 1
Encounters / Encuentros - DignicraftDignicraft gives us the assignment to facilitate an Encounter / Encuentro.7:14 -
Episode 41, Season 1
Movement Telephone - Ryan McNamaraPerformance artist Ryan McNamara asks you to play a game of Movement Telephone.9:36 -
Episode 40, Season 1
Emotional Furniture - Christoph NiemannChristoph Niemann offers a challenge of finding the emotion in furniture.7:01 -
Episode 38, Season 1
Relative Strangers - Laurel NakadateLaurel Nakadate makes art by connecting with strangers.7:21 -
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Episode 22, Season 1
The Art Assignment: Vidcon EditionAt VidCon 2014, we ask some of our favorite vloggers and hosts to do an Art Assignment.12:41 -
Episode 16, Season 1
How to Visit an Art MuseumSeems easy enough, but there are ways to maximize your experience.3:21 -
Episode 13, Season 1
Please Break the Law?This week Sarah discusses artists Ai Weiwei and Pussy Riot.7:21 -
Episode 39, Season 1
What's a Curator?We ask what the title "curator" really means, both traditionally and as it is used today.5:33 -
Episode 36, Season 1
Expanded Moment - Jan TichyJan Tichy gives us the assignment to create an Expanded Moment.7:04 -
Episode 34, Season 1
The One That Got Away - Oliver BlankArtist Oliver Blank explores our sense of time and place through public installations.7:17 -
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Episode 32, Season 1
Desktop Monument - Lee BorosonLee Boroson assigns us to create a desktop creation.7:30 -
Episode 30, Season 1
Photo a Friend - Tanja HollanderWe meet up with photographer Tanja Hollander on her epic journey around the world.7:53 -
Episode 28, Season 1
Find Your Band - Bang on A CanWe met with experimental musicians Mark Stewart and Julia Wolfe.11:32 -
Episode 26, Season 1
Sorted Books - Nina KatchadourianArtist Nina Katchadourian takes us on her journey of sorting an old book collection.8:27 -
Episode 24, Season 1
Imprint - Sopheap PichWe meet Cambodian artist Sopheap Pich and receive the assignment to make an imprint.6:53 -
Episode 42, Season 1
Imprint: HighlightsWe review some of the best responses to the 'Imprint' assignment.7:06 -
Episode 21, Season 1
Under the Influence - Peggy and Garry NolanddiosWe visit the Kansas City shop of designer Peggy Noland and talk to her about influence.9:53 -
Episode 37, Season 1
Under the Influence: HighlightsWe review some of the best responses to the 'Under the Influence' assignment.9:07 -
Episode 20, Season 1
How to Learn About Contemporary ArtIn which we talk about ways to find out about contemporary art.5:50 -
Episode 19, Season 1
Make a Rug - Fritz HaegWe visit Fritz Haeg in Los Angeles and receive the assignment to make a rag rug!7:52 -
Episode 29, Season 1
Off: HighlightsWe review some of the best responses to the 'Off' assignment.5:58 -
Episode 17, Season 1
Off - Lauren ZollWe're challenged to see what we find when we turn OFF our screens.7:05 -
Episode 14, Season 1
Walk On It - Kate GilmoreWe visit artist Kate Gilmore in her Brooklyn studio for a very mobile assignment.6:43 -
Episode 33, Season 1
Walk On It: HighlightsWe review some of the best responses to the 'Walk On It' assignment.3:19 -
Episode 12, Season 1
What, How, Where - Florian Riviere & Jim WalkerTake the "What, How, Where!" challenge at www.whathowandwhere.com7:43 -
Episode 23, Season 1
What, How, Where: HighlightsWe review some of the best responses to the 'What, How, Where!' challenge.6:11 -
Episode 10, Season 1
Psychological Landscape - Robyn O'NeilRobyn O'Neil challenges you to draw a psychological landscape.7:50 -
Episode 18, Season 1
Psychological Landscape: HighlightsWe review some of the best responses to the 'Psychological Landscape' assignment.4:58 -
Episode 15, Season 1
Quietest Place: HighlightsWe review some of the best responses to the 'Quitest Place' assignment.5:20 -
Episode 8, Season 1
Quietest Place - Jace ClaytonJace Clayton challenges you to explore the world in a new way.8:29 -
Episode 11, Season 1
Never Seen, Never Will: HighlightsWe review some of the best responses to the 'Never Seen, Never Will' assignment.7:51 -
Episode 6, Season 1
Never Seen, Never Will - David BrooksThe Art Assignment visits artist David Brooks in his Brooklyn studio.8:35 -
Episode 1, Season 1
Meet in the Middle - Douglas Paulson and Christopher RobbinsDouglas Paulson and Christopher Robbins offer a creative challenge.9:05 -
Episode 2, Season 1
Stakeout! - Deb SokolowThe Art Assignment visits Chicago-based artist Deb Sokolow.9:17 -
Episode 7, Season 1
Stakeout! HighlightsWe review some of the best responses to the 'Stakeout!' assignment6:21 -
Episode 4, Season 1
Intimate, Indispensable GIF - Toyin OdutolaToyin Odutola challenges you to create a GIF!7:56 -
Episode 3, Season 1
Meet in the Middle: HighlightsWe review some of the best responses to the 'Meet in the Middle' assignment.3:27 -
Episode 9, Season 1
Intimate, Indispensable GIFs: HighlightsWe review some of the best responses to the 'Intimate, Indispensable GIF' assignment.7:37 -
Episode 45, Season 1
Become Someone Else - Tameka NorrisWe’re talking about your responses to Tameka Norris’s assignment to Become Someone Else.6:44
