APRIL 2025
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EARLY CHILDHOOD
JULIA L. HOVANEC
A printmaking lesson on interconnectedness.
ELEMENTARY
LEIGH DRAKE
Historical and contemporary works re-created as one.
TAYLOR RUNYAN
Integrating mindfulness with a simple activity.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
MICHAEL SACCO
An uplifting art-based service project.
BRIGID HORGAN
Inspiration from Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen.
HIGH SCHOOL
LORIA CREWS
Part self-portrait, part cultural commentary, all digital magic.
DANNIELLE ARNESON
Found-object sculptures representing music.
CONTEMPORARY ART IN CONTEXT
KARL COLE
A Personal Visual Language
On the cover: Victor Ekpuk, Shrine to Knowledge, 2019. Mixed-media installation photographed at the preview exhibition for Get Up, Stand Up Now, Somerset House, London, England. See “Contemporary Art in Context.”
DEPARTMENTS
Editor’s Letter
Point of View
ClipCards
Managing the Art Room
Contemporary Art in Context
Focus In
THE SHOP
Snapshots
Inspiring Creativity Since 1901.
Volume 124, Number 7, April 2025
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
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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
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