What's Your Problem? | Ghana Think Tank | The Art Assignment

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This week we head to Tijuana, Mexico to talk with John Ewing, Carmen Montoya, and Christopher Robbins of Ghana Think Tank, who are working on a project to encourage communication at the U.S-Mexico border.
INSTRUCTIONS - What's Your Problem?
1. Find someone you think could never understand your perspective
2. Ask that person for help with your problem
3. Do what they say
4. Document your experience
5. Share using #theartassignment
6. Fame and glory (Your work might be in a future episode)
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@Xenolilly 8 лет назад

A timely assignment. Brave and poignant.

@theartassignment 8 лет назад

It's funny I've been developing this assignment for a while, and it's a bit of a fluke that the timing worked out as it did. But I'm very glad that it worked out this way. It is a critical exercise for now.

@yumnadagher8793 6 лет назад

i met carmen montoya at a printmaking workshop at the arab american national museum! she is amazing and humbled me inside out

@lewisgrace3596 8 лет назад

Still so weird seeing the Yeti. Keep up the good work!

@magsrox2 8 лет назад

Gosh, what intelligent people. These are exactly the kinds of conversations we need to be having right now, inclusive and diverse. Often times discourse between groups with such differences can feel helpful/ life-changing on a personal level, but not so much on a community or global level.This problem-solution set up, however, feels like such an active response to the central problems we are facing right now and I am just so inspired.

@isabellabornberg2153 8 лет назад

@maxinemccurdy7944 8 лет назад

@gurksofbeingawallflower5008 8 лет назад

@daynalarke 8 лет назад

@MsDafiM 8 лет назад

@Tigermond1 8 лет назад

This is wonderful. Now I only have to figure out how to talk to people.

@theartassignment 8 лет назад

Yeah, there's the rub. But there are other ways to do it without actually talking to people!

@alisantana6056 8 лет назад

i love this

@Stollhofen 8 лет назад

Great assignment! My only struggle is that when I think of people who don't understand my perspective, I'm not sure how to approach them with my question without explaining the assignment. Like I'd have to message or email my local MP, a high school bully, etc. and explain that they're someone I think doesn't understand me before I ask them to solve my problem, and that automatically sets up a negative tone to the conversation.

@ZoharGil 8 лет назад

I think a mention for people to stay safe would have been in order. I get what you're trying to achieve, and I love that you're preaching and practicing empathy, but also people should be safe.

@Roll587 8 лет назад

This is so inspiring. What a terrific assignment!

@hbrow05 8 лет назад

Reminds me why I do art! Bloody brilliant... Although, I always cringe when I say im an 'artist', I hate the stigma rounds that word.

@songofsunrise 7 лет назад

you know, I have that experience every time I say I'm Christian... the associations have reshaped the meaning of the word...

@centennialinnovationlab9020 2 года назад

participating in ghana

@centennialinnovationlab9020 2 года назад

hey jeremy

@TylerMayMedia 8 лет назад

Wow! What an incredible project! So many great stories and examples of art packed into this one episode! So good to see people going out of their ways to help solve other people's problems. Fighting problems with perspective! Love it!

@haleykendall8124 8 лет назад

Hmm. This could be interesting. :D

@centennialinnovationlab9020 2 года назад

hey sammy

@briggs5534 2 года назад

want the young un's to be able to relate a little bit more to their elders? have you seen that photograph of 4 hot 1960's high school girls in tank tops and bell bottom jeans (all trying hard to look like Cher) leaning elegantly against a big sedan? Addressed to young people of today, the the caption above it says ' this is what your grandmother looked like in 1968' ...

@KannikCat 8 лет назад

I love what Ghana Think Tank does not only because it's cross cultural but also cross-discipline. And this assignment is cross "divisions". All the crossings! Bringing things (and people) together is such a fertile ground for new richness and new possibilities. Also really enjoyed the talk about the space and experience of the border crossing. What a great group and a great assignment. :)

@amandastubbs7227 8 лет назад

I think that I could just ask my question on RU-vid right here and get plenty of diverse answers. I am a straight, white girl that lives in the US. I need help finding confidence to ask a boy out how should I go about it?

@rachaelm8312 8 лет назад

I'm not an expert in this field, but my suggestion would be to build up your confidence in settings outside of asking-boy-out. You could start small by wearing your favorite outfit or trying something a little bit out of your comfort zone. Compliment yourself on all the awesome things you do (examples include: "hey self, you've got a beautiful set of eyes!" or "wow I'm really good at problem solving!") and be gentle with your flaws - be as kind to yourself as you would be your best friend. Also maybe practice making small talk with people you don't know very well, that way you're not super awkward in the slightly uncomfortable conversation department. All of these things are a bit of a process, but even if the boy in question politely vetoes you, you'll have the confidence to be able to hold your head high and move on more gracefully than past you would have. Best of luck!

@lovelyhera1314 8 лет назад

Make a slideshow of pictures of cute guys - no one you actually know, like celebrities. Put the picture of the guy you like at the end. Go to the first image. Ask him out - one sentence is all you get. Click to the next picture. Ask that picture out - you can repeat yourself, try out another line - but you only get one line per picture. Click to the next picture. Keep that up and see what comes out when you get to the end. I would suggest something like 20 pictures - such that you forget when it ends and really get an opening line flow going.

@t_withmilk 8 лет назад

I've always discovered that confidence isn't something that you "catch" without noticing, it's a conscious decision. Admittedly, it's a difficult decision to make, to suddenly "be confident", but it is in the end, a decision you make. A friend once told me- treat yourself like you'd treat your best friend. What advice would you give your best friend? And ultimately- what is the actual worst thing that could happen? Try to think about it objectively, don't get carried away by hypotheticals. What is the most realistic worst thing that could happen? Good luck!

@ashrayamaria 8 лет назад

confidence comes with comfort i think so be comfortable around him. be who you are with all your quirks. I'm sure you're a really cool person because you watch the art assignment. believe it. being honest works for me. make sure he's comfortable too. and then ask him. if you never get in a situation where you're comfortable around him and he's comfortable around you, let it go. expanding your comfort zone is more important than leaving it i believe. from India with love

@sammyangel98 8 лет назад

Hello! This is what you could do: first of all, it depends if you know him. If you don't, try making acquaintanceship with him, so the chances increase, leading to confidence. And being cool and kind with yourself helps too. Try practicing maybe! And if you have a buddy who is rooting for you, ask them for help for practicing! And if all advice fails, just fake it till you make it :D

@corhydron111 8 лет назад

It's Voh-dee-chko, not Widichko.

@MsDafiM 8 лет назад

I think this may be my favorite art assignment of all times, and it's timing is truly remarkable. It's actually extremely close to what I had in mind to make for 'the muster' assignment, but could never find the right way to execute. The thing that struck me most about it though was that when I thought of people in my life I could do this assignment with, I found very few people who fit the category of people I share very little with in opinions or thoughts. I think this may be the thing that bothers me most about how social media works today - the things I see most are the things I agree with, and so not only am I less exposed to other opinions, I am exposed to less people who hold those opinions and can relate to them less. Which also brings me to the question of how this assignment will differ when I try it with a person I know, and a stranger. I'm going to give this some thought, and find my take on it. Also I'm going to share the hell out of this, because we need more of this in the world.

@centennialinnovationlab9020 2 года назад

hi wyd

@sammyangel98 8 лет назад

This is an amazing assignment! Hopefully it'll help me and others understand each other a little more