NOVEMBER 2025
TRANSFORMATION
EARLY CHILDHOOD
DEVON CALVERT, WITH VICKI COTTAM AND BONNIE BIER
Inspired by an iconic caterpillar’s transformation.
ELEMENTARY
LEIGH DRAKE
Breathing new life into cardboard with landscape reliefs.
CHRISTINE TERRY
Mini museums celebrating creative growth and identity.
EMILY SALEH AND RACHEL BERLINER
Repurposing t-shirts into practical tote bags.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
JANINE CAMPBELL
Inspiration from contemporary artists Nick Cave and Rachel Burke.
MEGAN HENRY
CTE Students become stop-motion animators and storytellers.
HIGH SCHOOL
MONIQUE DOBBELAERE
Transformation drawings inspired by Ken Vieth and Giuseppe Arcimboldo.
ERIC GIBBONS
Transforming disassembled technology into futuristic inventions.
Cover image: TK
DEPARTMENTS
Editor’s Letter
ClipCards
Advocacy
Point of View
Managing the Art Room
Contemporary Art in Context
KARL COLE
Focus In
Inspiring Creativity Since 1901.
Volume 125, Number 3, November 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
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
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SchoolArts (ISSN: 0036-6463) November 2025, Volume 125, Number 3. SchoolArts is published monthly, September through June by Davis Publications®, Inc., 50 Portland Street, Worcester, MA 01608-2013.