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Mindfulness

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Managing the Art Room | Cultivating a Reflective Practice: A Process for Art Educators

Mikaela Bachmann presents a framework for fostering accessible, equitable learning through a cyclical process of reflection and action.

2 May 2026Managing The Art Room
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Above All, Be Kind: A Symbolic, Collaborative Mural

Young students work together on a symbolic mural fostering creativity, connection, and a commitment to kindness.

2 May 2026Elementary
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Intuitive by Design: Responding to Music through Abstraction

Young students respond to music through color and line, experimenting with pastels and mixed media.

1 May 2026Early Childhood
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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
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Meeting Individual Needs: Buddy Crafts: Making Inclusion the Focus

An art educator designs an inclusive curriculum where students with disabilities and their non-disabled peers collaborate as equals.

1 March 2026Meeting Individual Needs
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Painting with Pixels

Elementary students explore space, emotion, and identity while building digital fluency in this flexible digital landscape lesson.

1 January 2026Elementary
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Textured Assemblages

Layered clay slab artworks inspired by Louise Nevelson.

1 December 2025Middle School
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Painting Like Pollock

Elementary students learn fundamental art concepts through experimental abstract designs inspired by Jackson Pollock.

1 December 2025Elementary
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Managing the Art Room: Art Doesn’t Have To Be Perfect

An art teacher inspires a second-grade student to turn perceived mistakes into something new, creating a ripple effect of joy in the art room.

1 December 2025Managing The Art Room
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The Mindful Studio: Earth Art Installations

Jane E. Dalton, professor and author, guides students through mindful walking and careful observation to create radial designs in nature.

1 December 2025Mindfulness
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Editor's Letter: Mindfulness

Frank Juárez, SchoolArts editor-in-chief, discusses how moments of reflection remind us to slow down, be present, and rediscover joy in the process of making.

1 December 2025Mindfulness
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The Art of Motif-Making

Elementary students examine patterns on handwoven textiles from India, then weave with paper strips, incorporating motifs for patterned designs.

1 December 2025Elementary