MAY 2024
CONTEMPORARY ART
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EARLY CHILDHOOD
SUE LIEDKE
Painted panel assemblages inspired by Sean Scully.
ELEMENTARY
RUTH BYRNE
Collaborative paper landscapes inspired by Dahlia Elsayed.
SARA INGRAFFIA
Printmaking and patterning at the elementary level.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
KRISSY PONDEN
A visiting artist shares his unique process.
SUNNYLEE MOWERY
Circular abstract paintings inspired by KAWS.
INA MALLOY
Honoring and memorializing young lives lost.
HIGH SCHOOL
FRANK JUÁREZ
Large-scale mark-making as a whole-body performance.
BETSY DIJULIO
Oil pastel landscapes and nonobjective companion pieces.
On the cover: Artist Jacob Ginga paints his mural Sail Above the Ships. Image courtesy of the artist. See “Contemporary Art in Context.”
DEPARTMENTS
ClipCards
Managing the Art Room
Inspiring Creativity Since 1901.
Volume 123, Number 8, May 2024
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, Nancy Walkup, Director Emerita, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, nwalkup@davisart.com
Co-Editor, James Rees, Provo High School, Provo, UT, james@jamesreesart.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
Frank Juárez, Sheboygan North High School, Sheboygan, WI, fjuarez@sasd.net
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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