This month, the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center houses what is considered to be “the most extensive exhibition of European and American daguerreotypes ever in the northeast,” titled Through the Looking Read more about Field Work: Daguerreotypes and Beyond: The Past, Present, and Future of Photography[…]
food for creative making, doing, and thinking Break out your favorite poetry books, journals, or start browsing online–tomorrow is Poem in Your Pocket Day! This celebration is part of National Read more about Creativity Breadcrumb 54: Tomorrow is Poem in your Pocket Day![…]
Need a little dose of inspiration? How about an easy way to familiarize yourself with beautiful poems from today and from the past? Subscribe to the Poetry Foundation’s podcast, “Poem Read more about Podcast of the Week 23: Poem of the Day[…]
food for creative making, doing, and thinking “Long runs tend to brew essay or story ideas, but the fast work of training — sprints, hills, lifting weights — simultaneously sharpens Read more about Creativity Breadcrumb 51: “Writing as Training”[…]
Sitting alone at a table waiting for your friend to join you for lunch. Waiting for class to begin. Standing in line at the post office. Walking from one building to Read more about Podcast of the Week 22: Do You Need to be Bored to be Creative?[…]
food for creative making, doing, and thinking Many people go to museums to learn the history of something-of art, science, or even human civilization. Where does one go, however, to Read more about Creativity Breadcrumb 50: “The History of Museums”[…]
The late Lou Reed was an incredibly influential figure in rock music. He was known for his authenticity, innovation of sound, and impulse to push boundaries in his music and Read more about Podcast of the Weekend 19: Lou Reed’s “The Raven”[…]
In his podcast titled “Wow Factor, Where Art Thou?” photographer Brooks Jenson ponders whether or not a photograph can posses the same sort of “wow factor” that a painting, drawing, Read more about Podcast of the Week 21: The “Wow Factor” of Photography[…]
Sometimes the ability to read and write is something we take for granted, especially at a highly selective institution like Vassar. Photographer and TED Fellow Laura Boushnak identifies as an Arab Read more about Podcast of the Week 20: The Power of Reading and Writing[…]
The stress of midterms got you down? Yoga is an activity that is often recommended in order to relax the body and mind so that one feels less stressed and Read more about Podcast of the Weekend 17: Downward-Facing Dog[…]