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As momentous an occasion in the world of underground art-albeit on a much smaller scale-as BARACK OBAMA's victory on the national stage was the induction of presidential propagandist SHEPARD FAIREY's portrait of our new leader into the NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY at the SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM on Saturday.

Open Studio aims to make contemporary arts education accessible to teachers and classrooms across the nation and around the world. Mark Bradford explains his inspiration for the project in the video above.

Picture my world is a collaborative project involving the National Gallery of Australia and early childhood educational centres in the Canberra region. Schools have responded to the topic of home or sense of place in a variety of ways.

African sculptor El Anatsui uses found materials like bright-colored bottle caps and golden bands from discarded liquor bottles to weave rich tapestries.

31 Images of Romare Bearden's work