MAY 2026
COLLABORATION
EARLY CHILDHOOD
AUDREY CROSBY
Young students translate sound into color and gesture.
EARLY CHILDHOOD / ELEMENTARY
WENDY LIBBY
Fostering creativity, connection, and a commitment to kindness.
ELEMENTARY
MEERA RAMANATHAN
Large-scale art projects cultivate joy and strengthen community.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
LEIGH DRAKE
Habitat-inspired artworks break the boundaries of the picture plane.
ARIEL KAY
In a choice-based studio, students team up, explore materials, and develop their personal voice.
HIGH SCHOOL
DR. KATHLEEN PETKA
An annual mural project amplifies student voice through messages of conservation.
FRANK JUÁREZ
Students and staff produce bold, large-scale relief prints using a steamroller press.
On the cover: Students ink a large-scale woodcut for printing, from "Steamroller Printmaking: Collaboration in Action" by Frank Juárez.
DEPARTMENTS
Editor’s Letter
Advocacy
Managing the Art Room
Museum Musings
ClipCards
Contemporary Art in Context
KARL COLE
Focus In
THE SHOP
Inspiring Creativity Since 1901.
Volume 125, Number 8, May 2026.
SchoolArts is a national magazine committed to promoting excellence, advocacy, and professional support for the community of educators in the visual arts.
Editor-in-Chief, Frank Juárez, Sheboygan North High School, Sheboygan, WI, FJuarez@schoolartsmagazine.com
Contributing Editors
Joni Boyd Acuff, Associate Professor of Arts Administration, Education and Policy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, acuff.12@osu.edu
Nicole Brisco, Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, TX, nbrisco@pgisd.net
Leigh Drake, Old Donation School, Virginia Beach, VA, leigh.drake@vbschools.com
Eric Gibbons, Vernon Malone College and Career Academy, Raleigh, NC, lovsart@gmail.com
Rama Hughes, Founder and Instructor of Art School of the Future, Los Angeles, CA, rama@artschoolofthefuture.com
Sue Liedke, Settlement Music School, Philadelphia, PA, susanliedke@gmail.com
Kasmira Mohanty, Huntington High School, Huntington, NY, kasmiramohanty@gmail.com
James Rees, Provo High School, Provo, UT, james@jamesreesart.com
Marilyn Stewart, Professor Emerita of Art Education, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA, mstewart@ptd.net
Rachel Wintemberg, Perth Amboy High School, Perth Amboy, NJ, rachwintemberg@paps.net
Staff
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Editor, Bret Laurie
Consulting Editors, Kristi Oliver
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SchoolArts (ISSN: 0036-6463) May 2026, Volume 125, Number 8. SchoolArts is published by Davis Publications®, Inc., 50 Portland Street, Worcester, MA 01608-2013.
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