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ClipCard: Symmetry Drawings

Young students explore fine and gross motor skills while creating a symmetrical work of art.

14 November 2024Early Childhood
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The Illustration Game

Art educator Rama Hughes shares a fun and reliable activity in which students illustrate scenes from passages of text.

14 November 2024Elementary
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Illuminated Letters

Young students identify illuminated letters and other starting-place symbols before creating their own personalized letter designs.

14 November 2024Early Childhood
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Kolam-Inspired Art

Elementary students discover an ancient art form and create an inspired piece of art to contribute to an outdoor installation.

14 November 2024Elementary
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ARTiculture: Creativity’s Crop

A preservice art educator develops three interdisciplinary unites to engage students of all levels with the importance of agriculture.

15 October 2024K-12
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Natural Disasters in Art

Elementary students create visual responses that evoke empathy for those experiencing weather-related catastrophes.

15 October 2024Elementary
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Advocacy: We Are All Connected

Six Turtle Island ambassadors travel to South Africa to share their indigenous teachings with a group of local high-school students.

16 September 2024Advocacy
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An Artist Like Me

Elementary students create segmented side-profile portraits inspired by the work of multidisciplinary artist Derrick Adams.

16 September 2024Elementary
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ClipCard: Textured Collage

Young students use rubbing plates, watercolors, and found objects to make a textured collage.

15 August 2024Early Childhood
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Inquiry Based Self-Portraits

Middle-school students begin with a guided exercise to draw half of their faces and finish their portraits in the style of a specific artist.

15 August 2024Middle School
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I Love My Shoe

Young students learn about preferences, self-expression, and appreciation of others while designing paper shoes.

15 August 2024Early Childhood
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A Tale of Two Landscapes

Elementary students consider composition, examine details, and utilize the elements and principles while creating realistic and abstract paintings.

15 August 2024Elementary