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Covering the Masters: Reimagining Iconic Works

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

18 August 2026Elementary
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Managing the Art Room | Welcome to the Art Studio: How Open Houses Cultivate Connections

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

18 August 2026Managing The Art Room
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Birthday Twins: Connecting Personal Art-Making to Art History

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

18 August 2026High School
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High School ClipCard | Figure Abstraction

High-school students draw human figures and then transform them through simplification and abstraction.

1 April 2026High School
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Art Read Think Day: Illustrated Dictionary Pages as Visual Voice

Middle-school students create illustrated dictionary pages to share with the community, exercising their literacy, language, and communication skills.

1 April 2026Middle School
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ClipCard: Paper Quilt Squares

High-school students design quilt squares inspired by a historical figure, ancestor, or community.

1 November 2025High School
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ClipCard: Quilt Squares

Young students investigate the quilts of Gee’s Bend and create their own quilt squares with a variety of materials.

1 August 2025Early Childhood
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ClipCard: Colossal Cylinders

Middle-school students draw a cylinder, transform it into a common object, and add objects around it to make it look colossal.

1 June 2025Middle School
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Process-Based Portraits

Middle-school students use critical thinking, ideation, and the power of process to create meaningful self-portraits.

15 April 2025Middle School
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Masterpiece Mash-ups

Elementary students combine historical and contemporary artworks to create a new work of art in a mash-up of ideas.

11 March 2025Elementary
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ClipCard: Mixed-Media Vinyl Portraits

High-school students use various media to create abstract or Pop Art–style portraits.

13 February 2025High School
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Advocacy: An Art Exchange with Ukraine

Students in America and Ukraine participate in an art exchange to learn about their peers through their artwork.

13 February 2025Advocacy