Published on 1 April 2022
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Art teachers develop lessons inspired by contemporary artists and artworks. High-school students interpret contemporary issues through symbolic game cards, middle-school students research common themes found in contemporary art and create personalized landscapes, elementary students illustrate digital compositions inspired by the optical works of Jen Stark, young students use ceramic bowls as a canvas for experimenting with colorful inks, and more.
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Early ChildhoodElementaryMiddle SchoolHigh SchoolK-12AdvocacyAssessmentChoice-BasedClassroom PracticeContemporary ArtCritique/DiscussionEquity, Diversity, and InclusionIdeationInterdisciplinary ConnectionsManaging The Art RoomMedia ArtsCollaborationCommunicationCommunityDesignHistoryHumorIdentityImaginationMessagesNatureObservationPlacePlayStoriesTransformationCeramicsCollageDrawingFashion DesignGraphic DesignMixed-MediaPaintingSculptureStreet/Public ArtColored PencilsCrayonsDigitalGraphiteFound ObjectsInk MarkersNon-TraditionalPaintPaperTapeTextilesMedia ArtsProfessional DevelopmentLanguageSketchbook / Visual Journal35 articles from this collection:
The Contemporary Art Issue, April 2022
The Contemporary Art Issue, April 2022
The Studio Series from Davis
The popular Davis Studio Series fits art teachers’ diverse instructional needs, teaching styles, and classroom configurations while encouraging students to explore their own unique styles and interests. Titles in this studio art curriculum series include: Communicating through Graphic Design, Experience Clay, Focus on Photography, Experience Printmaking, Discovering Drawing, Beginning Sculpture, Exploring Painting.
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Editor's Letter: Contemporary Art
Contemporary art can help students understand real-world contemporary issues and also see themselves represented in art of today.
Art Education in Practice Series from Davis
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Table of Contents
The Contemporary Art Issue, April 2022
Co-Editor's Letter: Contemporary Art
Contemporary art is around us more than we may think. It exists in our communities, on social media, in the news, in magazines, and even on billboards. It serves multiple purposes driven by the artist’s intent, which can become interpretive or a point to take action. Regardless, it’s a vehicle for creativity, authenticity, truth, awareness, and advocacy.
Point of View: Connecting with Contemporary Art
Learn how contemporary art engages students by relating to current issues, and discover effective strategies for integrating it into the curriculum.
Early Childhood ClipCard: Patterned Fish
Early childhood students use a variety of lines (zigzag, curly, wavy, etc.) to draw the scales and patterns of an imaginary fish.
Elementary ClipCard: Mirror, Mirror
Elementary students create a colorful self-portrait using a hand mirror.
Middle School ClipCard: Fashionable Fabric
Middle school students draw a figure and add clothing using fabric scraps and other embellishments.
High School ClipCard: Limited Materials Challenge
High-school students transform a polystyrene cup into a sculpture in the round.
Point of View: Postmodern Principles in Action
Explore how postmodern principles like hybridity and recontextualization invigorate art education. Discover innovative ways to expand creative powers in the classroom.
Managing the Art Room: A Hybrid Artist-in-Residency Program
Explore the transition of traditional artist-in-residency programs into the digital realm, meeting the evolving needs of contemporary art education.
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The SchoolArts Collection: Contemporary Art
This book is filled with lessons that will encourage your students to learn about, respond to, and create contemporary art. Organized into chapters on Identity, Social and Emotional Issues, and Collaboration, you’ll find studio lessons based on concepts and essential questions. Engage students in projects that are meaningful and discover what their voices add to the contemporary conversation.
Lotería: What Do We Leave to Chance?
High-school students interpret contemporary issues through symbolism and play and create new cards inspired by a classic family game.
The Amazing World of Jen Stark
Elementary students illustrate digital abstract compositions inspired by the colorful and optical works of mixed-media artist Jen Stark.
The Expressive Scene Project
Middle-school students engage with commons themes found in contemporary art and create personalized landscapes and architectural scenes.
Contemporary Art in Context: Victoria Lomasko
Graphic artist Victoria Lomasko documents everyday life in Russia through illustrations, murals, and reportages.
Organized Chaos
Young students use ceramic bowls as a canvas for working with colorful inks to create intentionally chaotic and drippy designs.
Ancient to Modern Life
Middle school students connect ancient and modern art by creating rule signs using graphic design and ancient cuneiform. This engaging lesson helps students appreciate the relevance of art history and develop empathy through understanding ancient and contemporary societal rules.
Art on the Fly
In an icebreaker project, high-school students create custom flying disc designs inspired by the style of a contemporary artist.
Imaginary Menagerie
A simple and humorous approach to drawing inspires elementary students. Students learn to mix and match animal parts using crayons, markers, and paint.
Focus In: National Art Education Association
Founded in 1947, the National Art Education Association (NAEA) is the leading professional membership organization exclusively for visual arts, design, and media arts education professionals.
Professional Development from Davis
Davis provides learning that is relevant to contemporary approaches and issues. Presented on-demand, virtually, or in-person by master teachers who are experts in the most current classroom pedagogy and the practical, discipline-specific, targeted application of research-backed content. Learn from educators who are recognized leaders with a plethora of applicable classroom successes.
The SchoolArts Collection books
In each of the SchoolArts Collection titles, SchoolArts editor Nancy Walkup and the editorial team from Davis Publications compile articles written by experienced art educators sharing their expertise. Each title, focused on a specific topic, is designed to help educators understand and implement lessons about that topic in their own classrooms.
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The Visual Experience from Davis
The Visual Experience is the leading visual art curriculum in the country, with more images of student artwork, art by women artists, and contemporary and multicultural art than any comparable high-school art curriculum.
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