“it’s important for me to drag the kids to openings and galleries. It’s healthy for kids to be flexible, to do things they might think are boring.” Featured Artist: Ali Smith

“The previous generation of female artists were often told they couldn’t have kids if they wanted to be successful and I thought that was ridiculous”

“the very act of making things is important and they deserve that.” Featured Artist and Teacher: Reena Spansail

This week is a little different. Instead of my regular post, I have an interview with the lovely Reena Spansail. She teaches art to both high school students and to groups of women through Nevada Art Museum’s “Girls Night Out” classes. Additionally, Reena is a wonderful artist in her own right. Here, she reflects on…

Artistic Promiscuity (Against Paragone)

I encountered the word paragone this week while reading for my academic writing. As Brian Glavey explains it in his book The Wallflower Avant-Garde, paragone is a Renaissance term used to describe “the battle between the various arts.” In the Renaissance, the debate took place mostly between painters and sculptors who argued on behalf of…