Multidisciplinary artist Rachel Gloria Adams shares her uninhibited approach to patterns and dynamic color combinations in paintings, prints, quilts, and more.

A gallery educator team uses a collaborative process to develop a writing tour for fourth-grade students.

SchoolArts editor-in-chief Frank Juárez looks back on his favorite collaborative lessons and shares some of this issue’s offerings.

High-school students and staff work together in a community steamroller printmaking event, creating large-scale relief prints.

Middle-school students create layered clay bas reliefs depicting the change of the seasons.

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

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

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

Dr. Jane B. Montero shares how middle-school students showcase their artwork in local businesses through the annual ArtWalk, along with arts advocacy tips.

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

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

A high-school educator offers practical strategies for using student art to advocate for programs and inspire meaningful connections.