EDITOR'S LETTER: FALL 2025

Frank standing in front of artist @janthevoyagerʼs mural Heritage Hollow in Madison, Wisconsin. Photo by Mary Lou Mayr.

Hello art educators! Thank you for picking up this special printed edition of SchoolArts.
I hope the summer treated you well. For me, what I imagined as a no-alarm, no-agenda type of summer slowly grew into quite a busy one, with traveling, meetings, writing, workshops, and coffee dates with friends and colleagues. Now, we are back in the classroom, inspiring the next generation of artists.

The new school year brings excitement, positive energy, continuation of building relationships with our students and colleagues, and new changes. You might have already seen state art education conferences being promoted via social media and e-blasts and perhaps downloaded your state’s conference program to see what is going to be offered and who is presenting. These conferences are essential to our profession, art education community, and well-being. We become sponges absorbing authentic art experiences, gaining new knowledge, building valuable connections, and collecting resources.

A New Era of SchoolArts
You will notice that one of those resources, SchoolArts magazine, has a new look. SchoolArts has decided to go fully digital! Considering the rich 124-year history of printing SchoolArts, the decision wasnʼt easy. We understand that the world is evolving, and the use of technology is increasingly growing. To best serve art educators, we need to evolve as well, disseminating high-quality art educational content by embracing a format that is more flexible, accessible, and environmentally friendly.

Here are just some of the benefits of the new
digital platform:

• Search content using keywords/filters such as grade level, theme, and media.
• Save articles for easy reference.
• Easily read articles on any device with the responsive, accessible design.
• View even more student artwork than the print version.