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Early Childhood

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Co-Editor's Letter | Advocacy

Guest editor Melody Weintraub reflects on the power of art advocacy and how meaningful creative experiences can impact classrooms and communities.

1 April 2026Advocacy
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Museum Musings | Advocacy through Connection: How Museums Build Community

Natalie C. Jones highlights how museums connect students, teachers, and preservice educators to hands-on arts experiences that foster advocacy.

1 April 2026Advocacy
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Early Childhood ClipCard | Recycled Material Assemblage

Young students create assemblages using at least five types of recycled materials and apply a monochromatic color scheme.

1 April 2026Early Childhood
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Contemporary Art in Context | Tina Yu

Contemporary sculptor Tina Yu blends mythology, nature, and a playful “cute and creepy” aesthetic to create richly detailed fantasy sculptures.

1 April 2026Contemporary Art
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Media Arts Essentials from Davis

The new Media Arts Essentials program bundles Davis’s media arts resources with resources on how to facilitate successful implementation. Get sixteen hours of professional development with a wealth of lessons and support for educators across grades K–12.

1 April 2026Advertisement
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Focus In | ArtsEd Tennessee: Expanding Access, Empowering Educators

An arts education nonprofit unites educators, advocates, and partners to strengthen arts programs and expand opportunities for students.

1 April 2026Advocacy
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Meeting Individual Needs | Advocating for Artists with Disabilities

Megan Bye demonstrates how students of all abilities can fully engage in art when provided accessible tools and supportive spaces.

1 April 2026Meeting Individual Needs
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Advocacy | Policies Matter: Shaping the Future of Art Education

Amanda Galbraith presents a project-based assignment introducing policy and advocacy concepts to preservice and early career students.

1 April 2026Advocacy
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Editor's Letter | Advocacy

SchoolArts editor-in-chief Frank Juárez shares four advocacy practices that have shaped his career and highlights this issue’s articles.

1 April 2026Advocacy
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Meeting Individual Needs: Buddy Crafts: Making Inclusion the Focus

An art educator designs an inclusive curriculum where students with disabilities and their non-disabled peers collaborate as equals.

1 March 2026Meeting Individual Needs
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Point of View: The MOST Contemporary Art

An artist and educator discusses how students engage more deeply with contemporary art when it reflects their shared time, place, and community.

1 March 2026Contemporary Art
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Early Childhood ClipCard: Clay Fossils

Young students shape clay and imprint textures using various objects to create fossil designs.

1 March 2026Early Childhood