OCTOBER 2025
STUDENT VOICE AND CHOICE
EARLY CHILDHOOD
TERI SUZANNE
When science and imagination collide.
ELEMENTARY
LEIGH DRAKE
3D dioramas based on artist research.
MELANIE ROBINSON
Mythological stories on Greek-inspired vessels.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Art with a Message
HOLLY BESS KINCAID
Cultivating compassion with powerful messages.
Fingerprint Portraits
DAVID ANDERSON
Conceptual self-portraits expressing identity.
HIGH SCHOOL
Celebrating Feminism through Art
LINDSEY OSTAFY
Personal tributes honoring women.
Cover image: A composition made with high-contrast torn paper shapes and textured string dipped in paint to engage the senses.
DEPARTMENTS
Editor’s Letter
ClipCards
Advocacy
DEBI WEST A.R.T. with Purpose
Managing the Art Room
Meeting Individual Needs
Contemporary Art in Context
KARL COLE
Focus In
Inspiring Creativity Since 1901.
Volume 125, Number 2, October 2025
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
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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
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SchoolArts (ISSN: 0036-6463) September 2025, Volume 125, Number 1. SchoolArts is published monthly, September through June by Davis Publications®, Inc., 50 Portland Street, Worcester, MA 01608-2013.