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What Else Might You Do? Miranda July

February 12, 2025

A prolific writer, filmmaker, performer, and artist, July describes the highs and lows of the creative process and what led her to change how she creates her work in order to live a more fulfilling life.

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Craft Xin Liu

January 26, 2026

As technology advances and transforms the world around us, artist Xin Liu explores the ways new realities shape our vision of the world and ourselves.

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Sincerely Yours, Hadi Falapishi

October 23, 2024

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Teaching with Improvisation and Spontaneity

Art21 Educator Erica Richard inspires letting go and incorporating spontaneity into practices through a playlist of Art21 films.

Teaching with Improvisation and Spontaneity
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