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Middle School

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Middle School ClipCard | Beauty in Brokenness: Kintsugi-Inspired Pottery

Middle-school students learn about the Japanese art of Kintsugi and create inspired pieces by repairing broken pottery with gold materials.

27 May 2026Middle School
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Contemporary Art in Context | Ryan Adams

Painter and muralist Ryan Adams creates large-scale community works using a signature “gem style” to break down words and phrases.

27 May 2026Contemporary Art
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Managing the Art Room | Choose Your ArtVenture: Motivating Middle Schoolers

An art teacher implements a system for middle-schoolers that transforms the classroom into a place that supports both independence and guidance.

27 May 2026Managing The Art Room
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Media Arts Essentials from Davis

The new Media Arts Essentials program bundles Davis’s media arts resources with resources on how to facilitate successful implementation. Get sixteen hours of professional development with a wealth of lessons and support for educators across grades K–12.

27 May 2026Advertisement
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Fantastical Digital Gardens: Integrating Science into Art and Design

Middle-school students use Google Drawings to create unique secret gardens—imagined places filled with insects, flowers, animals, and more.

27 May 2026Middle School
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Focus In: Rochester Art Center

Discover a dynamic space for contemporary art that offers personalized, meaningful experiences for students.

27 May 2026Contemporary Art
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Point of View | Think Less, Make a Move: Tackling Artist’s Block

Students experiment and learn to take creative risks during a ripped self-portrait photography assignment.

27 May 2026Advocacy
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Advocacy | Artivism: Art and Advocacy

Students upcycle materials into art with a message, inspiring change in their school and local community.

27 May 2026Elementary
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Editor's Letter | Place

SchoolArts editor-in-chief Frank Juárez emphasizes that places and spaces provide opportunities for people to connect.

27 May 2026Place
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Leaving a Legacy: An Eighth-Grade Mosaic Mural

Middle-school students leave their mark before graduating by installing a permanent mosaic mural in an overlooked space near the school’s entrance.

27 May 2026Middle School
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Contemporary Art in Context | Rachel Gloria Adams

Multidisciplinary artist Rachel Gloria Adams shares her uninhibited approach to patterns and dynamic color combinations in paintings, prints, quilts, and more.

2 May 2026Contemporary Art
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Museum Musings | Walking It Through: Collaboration and Planning

A gallery educator team uses a collaborative process to develop a writing tour for fourth-grade students.

2 May 2026Collaboration