2022 – Nature and Me: Bringing Science and Art Together
2022 – Nature and Me: Bringing Science & Art Together ArtLink 2021-2022 Theme Assignment: “It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement, the greatest source of visual beauty, the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living… […]
2021 – Balance: Year 2 of Our Environment, My Culture
2021 – Balance: Year 2 of Our Environment, My Culture ArtLink 2020-2021 Theme Assignment: To balance means to bring harmony. To find stability. Students were asked to consider the importance of the natural world to their culture, in their daily lives and to their community. As opposed to the time they might be spending in […]
2020 – Our Environment, My Culture
2020 – Our Environment, My Culture ArtLink 2019-2020 Theme Assignment: Nature and culture are interrelated. Our environment influences our daily lives. We asked ArtLink students around the world to explore just how important your natural surroundings are to your culture and the activities you enjoy. Students depicted outdoor activities that take place with family or […]
2020 – Special Exhibit
2020 – Special Exhibit Art from Home: A Worldwide Student Art Project “Art is a window for me in a locked world. I can go anywhere I want in my paintings.” ~ Hanzade from Ankara, Turkey. The exhibit has been selected from the 60+ paintings submitted by students whose schools were closed due to the COVID-19 […]
2019 – Heritage
2019 – Heritage ArtLink 2018-2019 Theme Assignment: We asked ArtLink students around the world to consider the things and practices that have been passed down to them, select one that they particularly value, and then conceive and create an art piece that illustrates their choice. Students depicted intimate family-based traditions or one’s carried out in […]
2018 – Highlight
2018 – Highlight ArtLink 2017-2018 Theme Assignment: We asked students to think through their recent experiences at home, at school, or in the community and select one that is particularly memorable or that stands out, a “Highlight”. A highlight can be defined as “an outstanding, important, or interesting part of an event or period of […]
2017-Team UP!
2017 – Team UP! ArtLink 2016-2017 Theme Assignment: This year’s ArtLink theme highlights the value of teamwork. “Minga” is the age-old practice in Ecuador of collaboration between friends and neighbors who volunteer their time, effort, and sometimes funds to achieve a shared goal for the betterment of the community. We asked students to think through their […]
2016 – My Community, My Point of View
2016 – My Community, My Point of View ArtLink 2015-2016 Theme Assignment: For students to give a real insider’s view of what goes on in their communities, neighborhoods, villages, towns or cities. They were asked to consider a variety of day-today interactions between their friends, family members, merchants, classmates, teachers, teammates, elders, clergy, neighbors with […]
2015 – Picture the Moment
2015 – Picture the Moment ArtLink 2014-2015 Theme Assignment: In this age of Instagram, Snapchat and selfies, countless photos are taken and downloaded 24/7. Everyone seems to love to visually document the details of their lives. We challenged our students to leave technology behind and take out their art supplies. In their artwork, the students […]
2014 – Food for Thought
2013 – Illuminate! Bringing My Culture to Light ArtLink 2012-2013 Theme Assignment: We asked our participating artists to create pieces of art that illuminate (make understandable, clarify) an aspect of their culture that was particularly meaningful to them, one that expresses a cultural value they wanted to share. The artists were also asked to include […]
2013 – Illuminate! Bringing My Culture to Light
2013 – Illuminate! Bringing My Culture to Light ArtLink 2012-2013 Theme Assignment: We asked our participating artists to create pieces of art that illuminate (make understandable, clarify) an aspect of their culture that was particularly meaningful to them, one that expresses a cultural value they wanted to share. The artists were also asked to include […]
2012 – Putting Myself in the Picture
2012 – Putting Myself in the Picture ArtLink 2011-2012 Theme Assignment: We asked our participating artists to illustrate an aspect of their culture that is particularly meaningful to them and to put themselves somewhere in their art piece. This exhibition highlights the talents of over 170 young artists from 24 countries. Their work was selected […]