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High School ClipCard: Not Your Average Mug

Students design and build functional mugs using slab-building and sculptural techniques.

1 March 2026High School
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Middle School ClipCard: Mixed-Media Constellations

Students research, draw, and embroider constellations onto painted mixed-media backgrounds.

1 March 2026Middle School
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Early Childhood ClipCard: Clay Fossils

Young students shape clay and imprint textures using various objects to create fossil designs.

1 March 2026Early Childhood
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Damon Lamar Reed: Inspiring Hope through Art

Frank Juárez, SchoolArts editor-in-chief, talks murals and more with one of NAEA26’s Artist Series speakers.

1 March 2026Contemporary Art
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Deconstructed Digital Portraits

High-school students transform traditional portraits into imaginative compositions inspired by surrealism and contemporary art.

1 March 2026High School
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Even Bigger Than Us: Imaginary Portraiture Inspired by Mickalene Thomas

Young students collaborate on a large-scale painting of an imaginary heroine, adding nontraditional materials to bring their ideas to life.

1 March 2026Early Childhood
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What Is a Monster? Interpreting, Perceiving, & Making Meaning

Middle-school students use storytelling to connect personal experiences and create symbolic, relief-printed interpretations of monsters.

1 March 2026Middle School
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Reverse Realities

Elementary students upcycle various materials and use found objects to create unique mini worlds inside glass jars.

1 March 2026Elementary
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ClipCard: Winter Polar Bears

Young students create polar bears from basic shapes and add them to mixed-media backgrounds with oil pastel resist.

2 January 2026Early Childhood
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Editor's Letter: Media Arts

Frank Juárez, SchoolArts editor-in-chief, reflects on digital literacy and invites teachers to explore media arts in their classrooms.

2 January 2026Media Arts
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ClipCard: Still-Life Self-Portraits

High-school students arrange and draw a still-life composition that communicates a self-portrait through symbolism.

1 January 2026High School
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Contemporary Art in Context: Momo Pixel

Multidisciplinary artist and game designer Momo Pixel uses vibrant color and storytelling to celebrate the shared experiences of Black women.

1 January 2026Contemporary Art