MAY 2022
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING
EARLY CHILDHOOD
GILLIAN J. FURNISS
Cheerful reminders of hope and unity.
EARLY CHILDHOOD / ELEMENTARY
KRISTINA THOMAS and CARRIE NORDLUND
Making art in a state of mindfulness.
ELEMENTARY
LEAH KRUEGER
Stories and memories shared through clay.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
KATIE BROWN
Personal expression through small-scale sculptures.
JANE BRUMFIELD MONTERO
Expressive and emotional masks.
HIGH SCHOOL
FRANK JUÁREZ
Celebrating an important person with printmaking.
ABBY BIRHANU and LORI SANTOS
Exploring and connecting to the history of a place.
CONTEMPORARY ART IN CONTEXT
KARL COLE and ROBB SANDAGATA
Uplifting Compositions
On the cover: AKACORLEONE, Obrigado, 2020. Mural painting for FALU Festival, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. Photo by Pedro Guerra. See “Contemporary Art in Context.”
DEPARTMENTS
Editor’s Letter
Managing the Art Room
ClipCards
Advocacy
Point of View
Contemporary Art in Context
Focus In
THE SHOP
Inspiring Creativity Since 1901.
Volume 121, Number 9, May 2022
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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