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

Sculptor and installation artist Lynn Simmons combines found objects and natural materials to create works that invite viewers to contemplate the narratives they evoke.

A visual arts specialist fosters critical thinking, problem solving, and meaningful discussion during open houses.

High-school students create personalized birthday-themed designs and a second artwork inspired by an artist who shares their birthday.

Middle-school students integrate music, history, math, science, and language arts as they paint visual interpretations of songs on vinyl records.

Elementary students reinterpret iconic artworks as mini dioramas, incorporating air-dry modeling clay to create a three-dimensional focal point.

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

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

High-school students discover the yarn paintings of artist Annie Lucille Greene and choose a positive childhood memory to illustrate with yarn.

Elementary students learn that artist Henri Rousseau reimagined a place he never visited (the jungle) and sketch their own imaginative jungle scenes.

Young students draw cityscapes and incorporate cut-paper dinosaurs, using at least three types of lines and shapes.

Elementary students learn how artist Tyree Guyton was influenced by his Detroit neighborhood and create abstract face collages inspired by his work.