35: An Art Lesson on Cultural Sensitivity




Art Class Curator show

Summary: The fact that we even call art from other cultures ‘Non-Western’ points to how ingrained Western bias is in art education. An entire planet’s worth of cultures and artistic traditions are defined by what they aren’t instead of by what they are. In this episode, Cindy shares the lesson that she goes through to introduce her students to ethnocentrism and cultural sensitivity.