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Meeting Individual Needs | Designing an Art Curriculum with Purpose

An art teacher treats curriculum design as a creative process, developing lessons that build skills over time and connect learning across grade levels.

18 August 2026Meeting Individual Needs
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Managing the Art Room | Welcome to the Art Studio: How Open Houses Cultivate Connections

A visual arts specialist fosters critical thinking, problem solving, and meaningful discussion during open houses.

18 August 2026Managing The Art Room
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Artist Trading Cards: From One-Day Lesson to Schoolwide Collaboration

Middle-school students create and exchange artist trading cards in a project that grows into a schoolwide experience connecting students and staff.

18 August 2026Middle School
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The Beat Goes On: Creating Connections with Altered Albums

Middle-school students integrate music, history, math, science, and language arts as they paint visual interpretations of songs on vinyl records.

18 August 2026Middle School
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Advocacy | Building Relationships through Advocacy

Dr. Mark Graham discusses how advocacy happens in many forms – through policy, opportunities for students, visibility, connection, and more.

18 August 2026Advocacy
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Making Primary Connections

Young students start the school year by sharing summer experiences through illustrations, practicing visual storytelling, symbolism, and other foundational art-making skills.

18 August 2026Early Childhood
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Focus In | Not a Luxury, a Necessity: ArtStart’s Commitment to Arts, Youth, and Community Well-Being

A Wisconsin-based arts nonprofit brings dynamic youth programs to rural communities to build stronger, healthier, and more connected lives.

17 August 2026Advocacy
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Contemporary Art in Context | Ryan Adams

Painter and muralist Ryan Adams creates large-scale community works using a signature “gem style” to break down words and phrases.

27 May 2026Contemporary Art
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Managing the Art Room | Choose Your ArtVenture: Motivating Middle Schoolers

An art teacher implements a system for middle-schoolers that transforms the classroom into a place that supports both independence and guidance.

27 May 2026Managing The Art Room
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The Freedom of Collage and Abstraction: Faces Inspired by Tyree Guyton

Elementary students learn how artist Tyree Guyton was influenced by his Detroit neighborhood and create abstract face collages inspired by his work.

27 May 2026Elementary
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Point of View | Think Less, Make a Move: Tackling Artist’s Block

Students experiment and learn to take creative risks during a ripped self-portrait photography assignment.

27 May 2026Advocacy
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Advocacy | Artivism: Art and Advocacy

Students upcycle materials into art with a message, inspiring change in their school and local community.

27 May 2026Elementary