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Diversity at the Emmys … or Lack Thereof?
It looks like the Emmy Awards are slowly inching their way toward being more diverse.
Alec Von Bargen and Understanding Cultural Fluidity Through Art
Adult TCK and mixed-media artist Alec Von Bargen uses art as a method to express himself and educate those around him. For many Third Culture Kids (TCKs), it’s a struggle for them to understand their roots and where they are […]
TCKs Find Themselves through Art
Third Culture Kids (TCKs) Grace Kim and Susan Mousakhani use their art to highlight their globally mobile lifestyles while growing up. Understanding the world Kim spent more time living nomadically throughout her life than she ever spent in her passport […]
In Pursuit of Inclusion — The Revolutionary Met
The art world has been one of the most transient, changing communities around the globe, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City has been on the forefront of that in recent years. New movements and styles pertain […]
TCK Cultural Identity Discovered through Art – Part 1 of 3
Third culture kids (TCKs) are people that have spent a significant part of their developmental years outside of their parents’ culture. Their home, host countries and experiences become the third culture. This can be a lot for anyone under the […]
Exposing the Truth: Photography and Art Galleries
Photography as a Diverse art form and it’s inclusion in art galleries: A conversation about diverse representation and inclusion.
Preserving Cultural Narratives with Multimedia
Kara Walker is among one of the most prolific and complex American artists of her generation. She has gained national and international attention for her various works of art, and the variety of multi media she uses to create her […]
Abstract Expressionism & How Early TCKs Changed Art History
France and Italy have been known to be influential in the art world for centuries — the former birthing avante-garde and works by Rodin, Monet and others, and the latter blessing us with pieces, such as the Mona Lisa and the David sculpture. American art didn’t gain traction or credibility until the late 1930s with the rise of the Abstract Expressionist movement.