Contemporary painter Christopher Sweet channels his Ho-Chunk heritage and vibrant color to celebrate Native American identity, resilience, and healing.

Young students collaborate on a school-wide clay mosaic inspired by The Very Hungry Caterpillar and its transformation.

Multidisciplinary artist Katherine Duclos transforms LEGO bricks into abstract compositions that reflect her experiences as a neurodivergent woman and mother.

Young students transform the hallway bulletin board into a giant sheet music mural with lyrics promoting kindness.

An art teacher shares strategies for cultivating a creative, art-centered community, including outdoor art projects and collaborations with artists.

This month’s contemporary art feature focuses on the unique visual language of multidisciplinary artist Victor Ekpuk.

Middle-school students learn about narrative art and folk art, then create a woodblock painting depicting a significant family memory.

Young students work together on a variety of projects throughout the school year, cultivating a community of compassion and tolerance.

Ryan Gardell, Artifakt Studio's creative director and mixed-media artist, shares his large-scale, uplifting community projects.

Elementary students learn about the origins of their food from local farmers and create a mural based on local food systems.

Students, muralists, and community members gather to create a mural celebrating the region’s Latin American heritage.

Jacob Ginga is an art educator, painter, printmaker, and street artist. His passion for art and desire to connect with others are vital components of his practice. His works, even when completely nonobjective abstractions, such as Brackish Waters (p. 51), employ diverse visual languages that invite viewers to contemplate the narratives Ginga believes are inherent in all of his work, though he rarely delivers definitive statements.