Vacuous Art

Poem: “The Third Day” by Edith Lovejoy Pearce 

Statement of the Whole: Recently an Italian artist sold an “immaterial sculpture” for about $18,000 and the Backporch dudes let the fun begin.  Join them in a far-ranging discussion about this moment in art and education history.  Did he sell nothing or a “vacuum”?  Is this legit?  What did the buyer get?  The questions just keep coming, a perhaps the beginnings of some answers as well.  Pull up a chair and have fun with us. 

How Do You Write Good?

Poem: “An Unstamped Letter on our Rural Letter Box” by Robert Frost 

Statement of the Whole:  Any art can be taught, but it is not taught in the same way that information is imparted.  Jason and Steve share various experiences and teaching ideas about the mystical art of teaching writing.  Join in the conversation and red-line their ideas. 

Resources: Some helpful websites for good programs of composition 

Circe’s Lost Tools of Writing 

Institute for Excellence in Writing