Green worked as a curator for the Indianapolis Museum of Art from 2007 until leaving in 2013. While there, she curated exhibitions such as "Andy Warhol Enterprises" and "Graphite", and also commissioned numerous works for the museum. Green has also been a juror for the 3D category of the ArtPrize competition, as well as for ArtPrize's Pitch Night event.
The Art Assignment
On February 20, 2014, Green, with help from her husband John Green, launched "The Art Assignment"—a PBS online program in which artists encourage viewers to imitate their creative exercises. The video series began with episodes that introduced viewers to practicing artists across the United States. After sharing background information about the artist and historical context for their work, Green invited the artists "assign" an art project to viewers following particular instructions. Follow-up "highlights" videos featuring examples of user-submitted work were also posted, and Gallery 924 in Indianapolis held an exhibit of "Art Assignment" work inAugust 2016. As the series evolved, Green branched out into different formats for the channel, including a popular series on "Art Cooking," in which she recreates recipes from famous artists such as Frida Kahlo and Salvador Dalí. There are also videos that focus on "The Case For" or "Better Know" particular artists or pieces, such as Andy Warhol, in which Green brings her art critic skills to bear on explaining and analyzing well-known staples of the art world. Green has adapted the video assignments into a book, You Are an Artist: Assignments to Spark Creation, released in 2020.
Personal life
Urist met John Green when they both attended the same preparatory school in Indian Springs, Alabama. They became reacquainted eight years later in Chicago, when Green began dating Urist's boxing partner; after they broke up, he became friends with Urist. Urist became engaged to Green on April 22, 2005, and the two married on May 21, 2006. They have two children: Henry and Alice. In his early videos, Green often referred to his wife as the "yeti", because she was talked about frequently in his videos but, by her own request, was not shown on camera in them. As John Green's internet presence grew into a career and Sarah Urist Green's own professional life developed, she has grown more comfortable in front of the camera, stating in an interview in 2013, "I'm ready now to acknowledge now that I'm no longer really 'The Yeti,' but I'm a full person."
