Index of Articles and Essays

a person sitting in a chair by 3 paintings on a wall Making Time Through Slowing Down

In a self-proclaimed fast-paced world, we are asked to do exactly the opposite of contemporary demands: slow down. The language of slowing down has become somewhat of a cure-all for the malaise of a late capitalist society, sending the message of protest by adopting a slower pace of production. With all of the anti-social media rhetoric and over-consumption of information and images, can slowing down really save us from ourselves?

2 people standing in front of rows of chicken cages O'Brien Curatorial Fellowship Celebrates Ten Years at WAM

Lisa and E. Gerald O'Brien in front of Douglas Argue's oil canvas work, Untitled, affectionately known as the "chicken painting."
qaudrupal venn diagram of psychological, physical, sociological, and psychological cultures Habitability Project

Fall 2020 - Habitability.art - an online, interactive platform built on the idea of authorship without ownership

What if artists were in charge of how we learn—of how we ask questions and do research; how we teach and gather to share knowledge? Imagine a symposium run by artists. What could this symposium be? More important: what could it do?
"BUY U.S. GOV'T BONDS" poster with a bell Fight or Buy Bonds: Mobilizing the American Economy for World War I artist unknown, "Ring It Again, Buy U.S. Gov't Bonds, Third Liberty Loan," 1918.
Two people looking at a book within a glass case WAM's Art Mob Schedule for 2018!

The Art Mob is a group of supporters who enjoy special invitations to meet artists and attend unique events throughout the year.