SUMMER 2023
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EARLY CHILDHOOD
JULIA L. HOVANEC
Expressing emotions with art and sound.
ELEMENTARY
CRAIG HINSHAW
Playful sculptures encourage plastic conservation.
LEIGH DRAKE
Assembled hats inspired by art careers.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
LISA BANKER
Miniature floats powered by STEAM.
MICHAEL SACCO
Photographic fun with scale and proportion.
HIGH SCHOOL
WENDI SPARKS
Fun with color schemes and expressive faces.
NICOLE BRISCO
A layered paper and mixed-media micro lab.
CONTEMPORARY ART IN CONTEXT
KARL COLE and ROBB SANDAGATA
Steeped in Folklore
DEPARTMENTS
Editor’s Letter
Point of View
ClipCards
Choice-Based Art Education
Advocacy
Contemporary Art in Context
Focus In
Snapshots
Inspiring Creativity Since 1901.
Volume 122, Number 9, Summer 2023
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
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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