Middle-school students develop new perspectives on themselves, their communities, and the world around them by designing a dream room.

Contemporary artist and educator Maya Freelon creates complex installations, colorful monoprints, sculptures, and reliefs from an accessible everyday material.

Environmental artist Aurora Robson creates sculptures and installations that encourage viewers to reconsider plastic as an artistic material while raising awareness about plastic waste.

Elementary students create grayscale paintings that go beyond a lesson in value as they become invested in the endangered species they portray.

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

SchoolArts editor-in-chief Frank Juárez looks back on his favorite collaborative lessons and shares some of this issue’s offerings.

High-school students investigate how everyday plant-based materials can produce natural dyes.

High-school students collaborate annually to create impactful murals for a national contest, conveying powerful messages about conservation.

Middle-school students create mixed-media landscapes to explore art concepts, scientific knowledge, and Indigenous botany in meaningful ways.

Elementary students upcycle old t-shirts into tote bags with messages that raise awareness about textile waste and fast fashion.

Elementary students breathe new life into recycled cardboard by creating layered low-reliefs inspired by landscapes.

Middle-school students transform recycled materials into wearable art, demonstrating their understanding of contrast and balance.