The Art Assignment - All Episodes

Season 1 / Year 2014

EpisodeNameAirdate
2014-02-20Meet in the Middle | Douglas Paulson and Christopher RobbinsFeb 20, 2014
2014-02-27Stakeout! | Deb SokolowFeb 27, 2014
2014-03-13Make an Intimate, Indispensable GIF | Toyin OdutolaMar 13, 2014
2014-03-27Make art from something you've never seen. | David BrooksMar 27, 2014
2014-04-10Find the quietest place. | Jace ClaytonApr 10, 2014
2014-04-24Draw a Psychological Landscape | Robyn O'NeilApr 24, 2014
2014-05-08Play a game of What, How, Where | Florian Rivière & Jim WalkerMay 8, 2014
2014-05-15When Art Breaks the LawMay 15, 2014
2014-05-22Walk On It | Kate GilmoreMay 22, 2014
2014-06-13How to Visit an Art MuseumJun 13, 2014
2014-06-19Take a photo of a reflection. | Lauren ZollJun 19, 2014
2014-07-03Make a Rug | Fritz HaegJul 3, 2014
2014-07-10How to Learn About Contemporary ArtJul 10, 2014
2014-07-17Make art like someone you admire. | Peggy and Garry NolandJul 17, 2014
2014-07-24The Art Assignment: Vidcon EditionJul 24, 2014
2014-08-14Make an imprint. | Sopheap PichAug 14, 2014
2014-08-21Air Guitar: Book Club # 1Aug 21, 2014
2014-08-28Sorted Books | Nina KatchadourianAug 28, 2014
2014-09-11Find Your Band | Bang on A CanSep 11, 2014
2014-09-25Photo a friend. | Tanja HollanderSep 25, 2014
2014-10-09How to CritiqueOct 9, 2014
2014-10-16Create a desktop monument. | Lee BorosonOct 16, 2014
2014-10-30Leave a message for "The One That Got Away" | Oliver BlankOct 30, 2014
2014-11-06Please Do Not TouchNov 6, 2014
2016-02-14Use video for an expanded moment. | Jan TichyFeb 14, 2016
2014-12-04Take a photo of a family member you don't know very well. | Laurel NakadateDec 4, 2014
2014-12-11What's a Curator?Dec 11, 2014
2014-12-18How do you convey emotion with furniture? | Christoph NiemannDec 18, 2014

Season 2 / Year 2015

EpisodeNameAirdate
2015-01-08Play a game of "Movement Telephone" | Ryan McNamaraJan 8, 2015
2015-01-22Facilitate an Encounter / Encuentro | DignicraftJan 22, 2015
2015-01-29Notes from New OrleansJan 29, 2015
2015-02-15Become Someone Else | Tameka NorrisFeb 15, 2015
2015-02-19Produce an Assembly Line | Bob SneadFeb 19, 2015
2015-03-05Use creativity to transform a discarded object. | Brandan OdumsMar 5, 2015
2015-03-13Ten Ideas That led to a Different IdeaMar 13, 2015
2015-03-19Customize a common object. | Brian McCutcheonMar 19, 2015
2015-04-02Collaborate With Son Lux | Ryan LottApr 2, 2015
2015-04-16The One That Got Away - UpdateApr 16, 2015
2015-05-07Declare your cause. | Allison SmithMay 7, 2015
2015-05-14Art As Experience: Book Club #2May 14, 2015
2015-05-21Make a Thing | Jonn Herschend & Will RoganMay 21, 2015
2015-05-28The Case For Andy WarholMay 28, 2015
2015-06-11Explore a physical boundary. | Zarouhie AbdalianJun 11, 2015
2015-06-25Become a Sci-Fi Character | Desirée HolmanJun 25, 2015
2015-07-02The Case For Mark RothkoJul 2, 2015
2015-07-09Create an embarrassing object. | Geof OppenheimerJul 9, 2015
2015-07-30Do a surface test. | Kim BeckJul 30, 2015
2015-08-06VidCon Makes a RugAug 6, 2015
2015-08-13Connect with your neighbor through film. | Jon RubinAug 13, 2015
2015-08-20I Could Do ThatAug 20, 2015
2015-08-27Create someone's Lost Childhood Object. | Lenka ClaytonAug 27, 2015
2015-09-03Can You Become Someone Else?Sep 3, 2015
2015-09-10Host a Scramble Scrabble Dinner. | J. Morgan PuettSep 10, 2015
2015-09-17What is Mildred's Lane?Sep 17, 2015
2015-09-25Create paper weavings. | Michelle GrabnerSep 25, 2015
2015-10-08Make a fake flyer. | Nathaniel RussellOct 8, 2015
2015-10-15What is ArtPrize?Oct 15, 2015
2015-10-22Make It, then Break It. | Carolina Borja and Amy ToscaniOct 22, 2015
2015-11-05Fix an object you feel bad for. | Diana ShpunginNov 5, 2015
2015-11-12Fierce Women of ArtNov 12, 2015
2015-11-19Use the Present Perimeter to create art. | Jonathan NesciNov 19, 2015
2015-12-03Be a news photographer.Dec 3, 2015
2015-12-10Art Trip: Twin CitiesDec 10, 2015
2015-12-17Construct a landscape. | Paula McCartneyDec 17, 2015

Season 3 / Year 2016

EpisodeNameAirdate
2016-01-07The Case For KanyeJan 7, 2016
2016-01-14Caption this painting. | David RathmanJan 14, 2016
2016-01-22Art Trip: Washington D.C.Jan 22, 2016
2016-01-28Copy a Copy a Copy | Molly SpringfieldJan 28, 2016
2016-02-04Public Art Study: Fred Wilson's E Pluribus UnumFeb 4, 2016
2016-02-18The Case for Yoko OnoFeb 18, 2016
2016-03-03Explore a place you see every day. | Assaf EvronMar 3, 2016
2016-03-10Art Trip: ChicagoMar 10, 2016
2016-03-24The Case for MinimalismMar 24, 2016
2016-03-31Body in Place - Maria GasparMar 31, 2016
2016-04-14Why Murals?Apr 14, 2016
2016-04-21Art Trip: Richmond, VirginiaApr 21, 2016
2016-04-28Measure your history with material. | Sonya ClarkApr 28, 2016
2016-05-12Fierce Women of Art 2May 12, 2016
2016-05-19Art Assignment MarathonMay 19, 2016
2016-05-26Conjure a studio. | Hope GinsburgMay 26, 2016
2016-06-02The Art History of the SelfieJun 2, 2016
2016-06-09Art Trip: Los AngelesJun 9, 2016
2016-06-16Create a vehicular palette. | Jesse SugarmannJun 16, 2016
2016-07-07Art Happens at VidConJul 7, 2016
2016-07-14Art Trip: TijuanaJul 14, 2016
2016-07-21What's Your Problem? | Ghana Think TankJul 21, 2016
2016-07-28The Case for AbstractionJul 28, 2016
2016-08-04Embarrassing Object EmpathyAug 4, 2016
2016-08-11Exquisite Corpse | Hugo CrosthwaiteAug 11, 2016
2016-08-25Vanessa Hill of BrainCraftAug 25, 2016
2016-09-08The Case for Performance ArtSep 8, 2016
2016-09-15Try combinatory play with books. | Pablo HelgueraSep 15, 2016
2016-10-06The Case for Ai WeiweiOct 6, 2016
2016-10-13Draw a shape that represents you. | Tschabalala SelfOct 13, 2016
2016-10-20Five Favorite Works of Art with Mike RugnettaOct 20, 2016
2016-10-27Public Art Trip: New York CityOct 27, 2016
2016-11-04Complain creatively. | The Guerrilla GirlsNov 4, 2016
2016-11-11The Guerrilla Girls Get Shut Out At Frieze Art FairNov 11, 2016
2016-11-17Art Trip: LondonNov 17, 2016
2016-12-02Try these proposals! | Peter LiversidgeDec 2, 2016
2016-12-15Cases for Political ArtDec 15, 2016
2016-12-22Landscape Archaeology | Mariam Ghani + Erin Ellen KellyDec 22, 2016

Season 4 / Year 2017

EpisodeNameAirdate
2017-01-19Bring a sound to life. | Jamal CyrusJan 19, 2017
2017-01-26Art Trip: HoustonJan 26, 2017
2017-02-02Create an imaginary friend. | JooYoung ChoiFeb 2, 2017
2017-02-09Art Trip: IndianapolisFeb 9, 2017
2017-02-16Explore variations of white. | Odili Donald OditaFeb 16, 2017
2017-03-16The Case for SurrealismMar 16, 2017
2017-04-06Better Know the Mona LisaApr 6, 2017
2017-04-20Art Cooking: Futurist Meat SculptureApr 20, 2017
2017-05-04The Case for CopyingMay 4, 2017
2017-05-19Better Know the Great WaveMay 19, 2017
2017-06-11Art Cooking: Georgia O'KeeffeJun 11, 2017
2017-06-15The Case for Land ArtJun 15, 2017
2017-06-29Five Favorite Works of Art with April RichardsonJun 29, 2017
2017-07-13Art Trip: MarfaJul 13, 2017
2017-07-27Art or Prank?Jul 27, 2017
2017-08-10Art Cooking: Frida KahloAug 10, 2017
2017-08-24Five Favorite Works of Art with Jon CozartAug 24, 2017
2017-09-08Art Trip: Venice BiennaleSep 8, 2017
2017-09-21Five Favorite Works of Art with Hannah HartSep 21, 2017
2017-10-05Art Trip: Columbus, IndianaOct 5, 2017
2017-10-20Art Cooking: Bone MealOct 20, 2017
2017-11-02Art is Pretentious*Nov 2, 2017
2017-11-16Do Machines Make Art?Nov 16, 2017
2017-11-30Art Trip: PST: LA/LANov 30, 2017
2017-12-14The Case for Jackson PollockDec 14, 2017
2017-12-28Art Cooking: Salvador DaliDec 28, 2017

Season 5 / Year 2018

EpisodeNameAirdate
2018-01-18Better Know: The Starry NightJan 18, 2018
2017-02-01Art Cooking: Vincent Van GoghFeb 1, 2017
2018-02-15Art Must Be BeautifulFeb 15, 2018
2018-03-01The Case for MuseumsMar 1, 2018
2018-03-22Do Not Try to Eat ThisMar 22, 2018
2018-04-05Art + Taxes = The Dirty TruthApr 5, 2018
2018-04-19Spiral Jetty, Sun Tunnels, and SaltApr 19, 2018
2018-05-03Better Know: The Kiss by Gustav KlimtMay 3, 2018
2018-05-17Why You Don't Like Art HistoryMay 17, 2018
2018-05-31The Case For NudityMay 31, 2018
2018-06-14Remake the MetJun 14, 2018
2018-06-28BUTTER + EGGS = ART, sometimesJun 28, 2018
2018-07-12Trending Artists of the 17th CenturyJul 12, 2018
2018-07-26The Case for Conceptual ArtJul 26, 2018
2018-08-09Better Know Manet's A Bar at the Folies-BergèreAug 9, 2018
2018-08-23Art Cooking PICASSOAug 23, 2018
2018-09-06Love the Art, Hate the ArtistSep 6, 2018
2018-09-20The Case for RealismSep 20, 2018
2018-10-04The Myth of the Tortured ArtistOct 4, 2018
2018-10-18ART TRIP: DETROITOct 18, 2018
2018-11-01Behind the Banksy StuntNov 1, 2018
2018-11-20Art Cooking: Dutch and Flemish Still Life PaintingNov 20, 2018
2018-12-03Which is the Real Girl with a Pearl Earring?Dec 3, 2018
2018-12-20Art I Can't Show YouDec 20, 2018

Season 6 / Year 2019

EpisodeNameAirdate
2019-01-03Art You Can't Get ToJan 3, 2019
2019-01-17The Case for Video ArtJan 17, 2019
2019-01-31The Truth of the Tortured ArtistJan 31, 2019
2019-02-13Artists in LoveFeb 13, 2019
2019-02-28What This Photo Doesn't ShowFeb 28, 2019
2019-03-14Art + Life Rules from a NunMar 14, 2019
2019-04-11Eat Like Andy WarholApr 11, 2019
2019-04-25Art about MigrationApr 25, 2019
2019-05-08Should Art Be Publicly Funded?May 8, 2019
2019-05-23What Art tells us about GenderMay 23, 2019
2019-06-06A Video Game about Art?Jun 6, 2019
2019-06-20What Does Resistance Look Like?Jun 20, 2019
2019-07-11Art We Launched Into SpaceJul 11, 2019
2019-07-25How Climate Changes ArtJul 25, 2019
2019-08-08Whose Migrant Mother was this?Aug 8, 2019
2019-08-22Art and EmpathyAug 22, 2019
2019-09-19What Did Monet Eat in a Day?Sep 19, 2019
2019-10-03How to Sound like you Understand ArtOct 3, 2019
2019-10-17The Case for ImpressionismOct 17, 2019
2019-10-31My Top 40 Art ReflectionsOct 31, 2019
2019-11-14Why Do Corporations Buy Art?Nov 14, 2019
2019-12-19Is Instagram Changing Art?Dec 19, 2019

Season 7 / Year 2020

EpisodeNameAirdate
2020-01-03The $150,000 BananaJan 3, 2020
2020-01-16Why Is This Woman in the Jungle?Jan 16, 2020
2020-01-30Art Therapize YourselfJan 30, 2020
2020-02-13Having a Coke with Frank O'HaraFeb 13, 2020
2020-02-27The Case for Video GamesFeb 27, 2020
2020-03-12What Makes a Masterpiece?Mar 12, 2020
2020-03-26What this painting tells us about Frida KahloMar 26, 2020
2020-04-14Creativity is OverratedApr 14, 2020
2020-05-07Art that brings me comfortMay 7, 2020
2020-05-21Art Made in AdversityMay 21, 2020
2020-06-11Make a Cut-Out with Cécile McLorin SalvantJun 11, 2020
2020-06-25Art That Was Never FinishedJun 25, 2020
2020-07-23The Definition of ArtJul 23, 2020
2020-08-06Make a Book with Meat (or other atypical materials) ft. Ben DenzerAug 6, 2020

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