Indianapolis Museum of Art (2007–2013) Starting in 2007, Green worked as a curator for the Indianapolis Museum of Art. While there, she curated the exhibitions "
Andy Warhol Enterprises" and "Graphite", among others, and commissioned numerous works for the museum. Green curated the first full-scale retrospective of the work of Chinese activist and artist
Ai Weiwei in the United States. She was also the co-developer of the museum's
Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park. stating in an interview with
NUVO, "I feel very comfortable saying that my vision doesn't align with
(CEO Charles) Venable's. It's kind of a blessing in disguise for me because if I hadn't been compelled to leave there, I wouldn't be in the place I am right now."
The Art Assignment and other projects (2014–present) On February 20, 2014, Green launched
The Art Assignment, a
PBS and
Complexly video series in which artists encourage viewers to imitate their creative exercises. Follow-up "highlights" videos featuring examples of user-submitted work were also posted, and Gallery 924 in Indianapolis held an exhibit of
The Art Assignment work in August 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. In 2015 and 2016, Green was a juror for the 3D category of the
ArtPrize competition, as well as for ArtPrize's Pitch Night event. In September 2019, Sarah, in collaboration with her husband John Green and the
Poetry Foundation, launched the YouTube channel "Ours Poetica". The channel features videos of poets, celebrities, and others reading poems they like. Poet Paige Lewis acted as the curator of the channel for the first season and
Kaveh Akbar also work on the channel. Featured readers have included
Shailene Woodley,
Ashley C. Ford,
Emily Graslie, and
Samin Nosrat, among others. Green adapted the video assignments from
The Art Assignment into a book,
You Are an Artist: Assignments to Spark Creation, released on April 14, 2020. The book featured forty assignments adapted from the video series and thirteen newly commissioned prompts. Released during the beginning of the
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, Green hosted a series of virtual events instead of a traditional
book tour. Later that year, she announced
The Art Assignment YouTube channel would be going on an indefinite hiatus. In late 2022, Green served on the curatorial team for the second "Butter"
fine art fair hosted by Indianapolis cultural development firm
Ganggang. In March 2024, it was announced that Green would host an Art History series for the
Crash Course YouTube channel; it launched on April 11. In August 2024, the nonprofit Monumental Gestures was launched with Green serving as the artistic director. The organization's mission is to bring large scale art to Indianapolis by collaborating with institutions, city government, artists, and community members. The work is aimed to be on scale with St. Louis'
Gateway Arch, Detroit's
Joe Louis Fist and Alabama's
National Memorial for Peace and Justice. ==Personal life==