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Advocacy: Creative Dreams and Community Connections

An art teacher shares strategies for cultivating a creative, art-centered community, including outdoor art projects and collaborations with artists.

1 June 2025Advocacy
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Teaching tip: Developing Studio Rules

Developing Studio Rules focuses on creating a clean, orderly, and considerate art studio environment. Learn about assigning rotating tasks, proper labeling, and recycling procedures to ensure a smooth, respectful workspace.

1 June 2025High School
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Woven Optical Illusions

Middle-school students take ownership over their learning while gaining familiarity with digital tools and creating a woven optical illusion.

1 June 2025Middle School
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Eco Art: Fostering Environmental Advocacy

High-school students develop environmental awareness and tackle contemporary issues while interacting with nature.

1 June 2025High School
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Meeting Individual Needs: Die-Cutting Machine Adaptions

An art teacher uses a die-cutting machine to enhance her lessons and create adaptations for students.

1 June 2025Meeting Individual Needs
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Managing the Art Room: Mindful Art Starts: From Chaos to Calm

An art teacher begins her classes with a mindful art activity to ground students in the present and prepare them to learn.

1 June 2025Managing The Art Room
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Editor's Letter: Innovation

Frank Juárez, SchoolArts editor-in-chief, reflects on the importance of an innovative art curriculum that fosters curiosity and creative risk-taking.

1 June 2025Ideation
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Managing the Art Room: Intuitive Painting: Bridging Spirituality and Creativity

Raine Valentine shares a transformative painting practice that promotes self-discovery, emotional release, and spiritual alignment.

15 April 2025Managing The Art Room
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Student Activity: Mini Challenges

Mini challenges for students center around artists collecting and synthesizing and how artists tell stories from the book Making Artists.

15 April 2025High School
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The 3D Mindset

High-school students focus on interior and exterior design while assembling three-dimensional paper structures.

15 April 2025High 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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Pushing Our Practice with Fused Glass

High-school students use fused glass techniques to create functional works of art that showcase color, shape, and composition.

15 April 2025High School