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Four Ways Cartooning Sparks Storytelling

Middle-school students use cartooning to turn personal experiences and imaginative ideas into playful stories.

28 September 2026Middle School
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Chicano Lowrider Art: Cultural Identity and Artistic Expression

High-school students explore their cultural identities and celebrate the San Fernando community through personalized 3D lowrider cars.

28 September 2026High School
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The Gift of Giving: From Perspective Drawings to Personal Gifts

Middle-school students take inspiration from Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree and transform a painted cube into a meaningful gift through reflective writing.

28 September 2026Middle School
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Middle School ClipCard | Jungle Gems

Middle-school students draw an animal and incorporate it into the foreground or middle ground of a painted jungle.

28 September 2026Middle School
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Magical Miniatures with a Big Impact

Upper-school students investigate interior design before choosing a real or imagined space to construct as a miniature room.

28 September 2026High School
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When Students Realize Art Can Speak: Painting Endangered Species

Elementary students create grayscale paintings that go beyond a lesson in value as they become invested in the endangered species they portray.

28 September 2026Elementary
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What Scares You? Phobia-Inspired Visual Storytelling

High-school students use reverse shading, composition, and mark-making to create visual narratives inspired by phobias.

28 September 2026High School
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High School ClipCard | The Journey of Line: Continuous Line and Watercolor Mark-Making

High-school students experiment with line, mark making, and watercolor to create a textured composition.

28 September 2026High School
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Early Childhood ClipCard | Torn Paper Collage

Young students create torn-paper collages using at least three warm or cool colors.

28 September 2026Early Childhood
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Stars, Moon, and Ladders: Inspiration from a Classic Children’s Book

Young students practice foundational art skills, such as creating shapes, while drawing and painting a scene inspired by an Eric Carle picture book.

28 September 2026Early Childhood
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Rosetta Remix: Creating Your Own Hieroglyphic Language

Elementary students draw on ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and the icon-based artwork of Ryan McGinness to create their own system of symbols representing their identity.

28 September 2026Elementary
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Early Childhood ClipCard | Growing Abstractly

Young students use painting and printing techniques to create abstract representations of growing plants and trees.

18 August 2026Early Childhood