You don't have to be an American to be an artist. People make art all over the world. Women, men, and children can all be artists. Artists use their imagination to come up with an idea. Visual artists are painters, photographers, and sculptors.
Visual artists choose the media that they'd like to use.
Today and tomorrow look around and see how many examples of art you can find. This scuplture stands near Lincoln School. This architecture is the local Library. These are public art.