Middle-school students draw an animal and incorporate it into the foreground or middle ground of a painted jungle.

An art teacher draws from her own experiences and classroom practices to help students explore their identities and personal stories through art.

Elementary students apply personification by designing and sculpting a character with clay inspired by an everyday object.

Elementary students create grayscale paintings that go beyond a lesson in value as they become invested in the endangered species they portray.

High-school students use reverse shading, composition, and mark-making to create visual narratives inspired by phobias.

High-school students experiment with line, mark making, and watercolor to create a textured composition.

Young students create torn-paper collages using at least three warm or cool colors.

Elementary students develop a renewed interest in master studies when challenged to put their own twist on famous artworks.

High-school students draw on a nontraditional, curved surface using permanent ink, adapting their designs as they work.

Middle-school students render still-life drawings of popcorn, focusing on shape, value, texture, and form.

Elementary students test their problem-solving skills as they incorporate random elements into imaginative scenes.

Young students use painting and printing techniques to create abstract representations of growing plants and trees.