SPRING 2026

SPECIAL ISSUE

Our Spring 2026 print-exclusive issue features a curated selection of articles from the November and December 2025 and January/February 2026 digital issues of SchoolArts, focused on Transformation, Mindfulness, and Media Arts.

Click on the title below to access the article.

EARLY CHILDHOOD


KIMBERLY OLSON 
Identifying, depicting, and responding to emotions.

Published December 2025

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DEVON CALBERT with VICKI COTTAM and BONNIE BIER  
Inspired by an iconic caterpillarʼs transformation.

Published November 2025

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ELEMENTARY


EMILY SALEH and RACHEL BERLINER 
Repurposing T-shirts into practical totes.

Published November 2025

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TIM NEEDLES 
Using technology as a tool for inclusion.

Published January/February 2026

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MIDDLE SCHOOL


JANINE CAMPBELL 
Inspiration from artists Nick Cave and Rachel Burke.

Published November 2025

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MEGAN HENRY 
CTE students become stop-motion animators and storytellers.

Published November 2025

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HIGH SCHOOL


KASMIRA MOHANTY 
A cross-disciplinary fashion collaboration.

Published January/February 2026

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ERIC GIBBONS 
Transforming disassembled technology into futuristic inventions.

Published November 2025

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ALL LEVELS


FRANK JUÁREZ 
SchoolArts' editor-in-chief talks murals and more with one of NAEA26ʼs Artist Series speakers.

Published March 2026

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CONTEMPORARY ART IN CONTEXT


KARL COLE
Layered Histories

Published March 2026

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On the cover: Interdisciplinary artist Jeffrey Gibson creating in his studio. Courtesy of Jeffrey Gibson Studio. Photo by William Singer. See "Contemporary Art in Context." 

DEPARTMENTS


Editor’s Letter

Managing the Art Room

Published January/February 2026

ClipCards

Published January/February 2026

Published January/February 2026

Published November 2025

Published November 2025

Managing the Art Room

Published November 2025

Point of View

Published November 2025

Contemporary Art in Context

Published March 2026

Focus In

Published March 2026


Inspiring Creativity Since 1901.
Volume 125, Special Issue-Spring 2026
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

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
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

Staff

Publisher, Julian Wade
Advertising Sales Manager, Jessica McCorkle
Editor, Bret Laurie
Consulting Editor, Kristi Oliver 
Art Director, Julia Wade
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SchoolArts (125-02-SA) Spring 2026, Volume 125. SchoolArts is published monthly, September through June by Davis Publications®, Inc., 50 Portland Street, Worcester, MA 01608-2013.

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