NCSML Blog

Interview with Filip HeydukThe Czech Post recently released a new stamp honoring the Czech Republic’s essential workers for their service during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Filip Heyduk, a graphic artist in Prague,…

Czechs and Collins AerospaceWritten and illustrated by NCSML intern Melina Testin. Q: What commonalties do Czechs and Collins Aerospace share besides having a large presence in Cedar Rapids? A: Robots! Open through…

Artists as Activists spotlight: Juanma GarcíaWritten and illustrated by NCSML intern Melina Testin.  “…la mayor conexión que tiene mi obra con el arte contemporáneo es que a día de hoy la estoy…

Artists as Activists spotlight: Malik SajadWritten and illustrated by NCSML intern Melina Testin. “…the historians were certainly cruel for not adding a few pages of happy ending to Kashmir’s story.” – Malik…

Artists as Activists spotlight: jc lenochanWritten and illustrated by NCSML intern Melina Testin “Everything we see has the potential to become inexplicably something else in terms of social justice and trans-pedagogy, wherein…

Black Europeans, African Americans, and 20th Century HistoriesWritten by NCSML intern Laura Hayes In the Introduction to his famous anthology of poetry and essays titled The New Negro: An Interpretation, Alain Locke…

Artists as Activists spotlight: Ai WeiweiWritten and illustrated by NCSML intern Melina Testin “Creativity is the power to reject the past, to change the status quo, and to seek new potential ……

Artists as Activists spotlight: Emily JacirWritten and illustrated by NCSML intern Melina Testin “If I could do anything for you, anywhere in Palestine, what would it be?” – Emily Jacir Emily Jacir…