Published on 1 December 2021
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Art teachers spark students’ imagination with several approaches to design and introduce them to design-related careers. Young students recycle vinyl records into functional embellished sculptures, elementary students capture the elements of art and principles of design through digital photography, middle-school students master linear perspective drawing and create design boards, high-school students design isometric digital rooms with depth and dimension, and more.
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Early ChildhoodElementaryMiddle SchoolHigh SchoolK-12Adaptive ArtAdvocacyCareersContemporary ArtCritique/DiscussionEquity, Diversity, and InclusionManaging The Art RoomMedia ArtsSTEAMCommunicationCommunityDesignEmotionsHistoryImaginationMessagesObservationPlayStoriesTransformationAssemblageDrawingGraphic DesignMixed-MediaPaintingPhotographySculptureColored PencilsCrayonsDigitalGraphiteFound ObjectsMarkersNon-TraditionalPaintPaperRecycled ObjectsMedia ArtsLanguage35 articles from this collection:
The Design Issue, December 2021
The Design Issue, December 2021
Toyota Dream Car Art Contest
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Editor's Letter: Design
As an art educator, you are likely to be more consciously aware of design in your environment than the general public. Design is a word that is bantered around quite a bit in art education, but its meaning depends on the context. One of the best broad definitions I have found for design is from Shakuro, a digital design agency: ‘Design is picturing things using the imagination.’ How can your students create good designs sparked by imagination?
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Table of Contents
The Design Issue, December 2021
Bailey
Bailey ceramic supplies and pottery equipment.
Advocacy | Advocacy Action Planning
Art educator, D. Jack Davis, recommends to state your goals in such a way that they are measurable and articulate expected outcomes for each goal—this lays the groundwork for effective evaluation of ones efforts.
Early Childhood ClipCard | Here Comes the Sun
Early childhood students create a sun image inspired by the exploration of artists' interpretation past and present.
Elementary ClipCard | Paper Airplane Story
Elementary students Learn to construct and then illustrate a paper airplane to emphasize a message or story.
Middle School ClipCard | Footprint with Sole
Middle school students use the sole of a repurposed shoe as the surface for printmaking.
High School ClipCard | Exploratory Collage
High-school students produce a collage that effectively communicates and expresses ideas using varied media, techniques, and processes.
Managing the Art Room | Can Art Address Difficult Topics?
Art educators are uniquely positioned to engage in exploration of the complexities of today's reality with their students.
Meeting Individual Needs | Engaging Adaptations
Adapting your art lessons so that students of all abilities can be meaningfully engaged in the creative process builds their self-esteem.
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.
Isometric Interiors
High-school computer graphics students use Adobe Illustrator to design isometric digital rooms with depth, dimension, and parallel projection.
Community Circle Project
The Community Circle project provides a vehicle for collaboration, connection, and interaction through easily accessible art-making that incorporates simple design and words in response to a prompt or question.
Lost and Found
Young students take an artistic approach to recycling and transform vinyl records into colorful, embellished, and functional bowl sculptures.
Contemporary Art in Context: Steve Casino
Artist and toymaker Steve Casino shares his passion for transforming hollow peanut shells and other objects into miniature sculptures.
Design Boards
Middle-school students master one-point linear perspective drawing and design a room for a celebrity, fictional character, or historical figure.
Elements & Principles Scavenger Hunt
Elementary students explore their homes and outdoors to capture the elements of art and principles of design through digital photography.
Cereal Box Design
Students are introduced to commercial design by creating cereal boxes which combines typography, photography, cartooning, and logo and game design.
Opening the Door to Digital Design
An art teacher balances traditional ways of teaching about Japanese notan design with a new and exciting digital lesson for elementary students.
Looking at the Big Picture
Working artist, Jim McNeill, help students develop a realistic vision of what it means to be an artist.
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.
Focus In | The American LOVE Project
The American LOVE Project is a national art collaboration that focuses on love to build a compassionate community.
Tape Art Showcase
Student artwork examples using Piktotape™. Get a box of PiktoTape™ and find lesson plans and more resources at DavisArt.com/PiktoTape.
Kiss-Off® Stain Remover
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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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Art Education in Practice Series from Davis
The Art Education in Practice Series is the single most comprehensive source for superior content in teacher education and professional development. Each contributor to this series is a nationally known expert on theory and practice in art education.
Snapshots | What does Art Education mean to you?
We asked Instagram followers to write a haiku-inspired poem about what arts education means to them. Here are some of the their responses.
AMACO Classroom
AMACO (American Art Clay Company, Inc.) continues to be a leader and innovator for ceramics in the areas of art, technology, and education. Get ideas and inspiration for your next Lesson Plan project.
Blick Art Materials
As a leading art supply company, we provide artists, educators, students, and our associates with the tools, assistance, and training needed to grow, innovate, and reach their creative potential. BLICK Art Materials is family-owned and serving artists since 1911.
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