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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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Yesterdays with Yarn: “Painting” Childhood Memories

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

27 May 2026High School
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Into the Jungle: Drawing on Imagination

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

27 May 2026Elementary
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Early Childhood ClipCard | Return of the Dinosaurs

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

27 May 2026Early Childhood
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The Freedom of Collage and Abstraction: Faces Inspired by Tyree Guyton

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

27 May 2026Elementary
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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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Vacation Destination Printmaking: Exploring Gel Plates and Linocut

High-school students embrace two methods of printmaking to design their ideal vacation spots and an accompanying postcard.

27 May 2026High 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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High School ClipCard | Plant-Based Dyes

High-school students investigate how everyday plant-based materials can produce natural dyes.

1 May 2026High School
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Museum Musings | Advocacy through Connection: How Museums Build Community

Natalie C. Jones highlights how museums connect students, teachers, and preservice educators to hands-on arts experiences that foster advocacy.

1 April 2026Advocacy
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Contemporary Art in Context | Tina Yu

Contemporary sculptor Tina Yu blends mythology, nature, and a playful “cute and creepy” aesthetic to create richly detailed fantasy sculptures.

1 April 2026Contemporary Art