Young students create polar bears from basic shapes and add them to mixed-media backgrounds with oil pastel resist.

Middle-school students practice “the art of seeing,” exploring various locations for photographic potential and turning their images into digital art.

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

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

Elementary students use a variety of media to draw and paint patterned leaves.

Young students explore atmospheric perspective by using color and value to create layered mountain scenes.

Contemporary painter Christopher Sweet channels his Ho-Chunk heritage and vibrant color to celebrate Native American identity, resilience, and healing.

Elementary students breathe new life into recycled cardboard by creating layered low-reliefs inspired by landscapes.

Young students collaborate on a school-wide clay mosaic inspired by The Very Hungry Caterpillar and its transformation.

Elementary students draw a fall-themed landscape showing distance and spatial relationships.

Young students participate in a three-part insect-drawing unit that combines science, observational drawing, morphing, and creativity.

Multidisciplinary artist Katherine Duclos transforms LEGO bricks into abstract compositions that reflect her experiences as a neurodivergent woman and mother.