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Advocacy in Focus: Picturing the Impact on Student Engagement

High-school students in Amanda Tutor’s photography club advocate for a full class, gaining skills and recognition far beyond the classroom.

1 April 2026High School
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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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Contemporary Art in Context: Jeffrey Gibson

Interdisciplinary artist Jeffrey Gibson creates vibrant works that fuse Indigenous cultural traditions with contemporary global practices.

1 March 2026Contemporary Art
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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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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: Imaginative Foil Vehicles

Middle-school students explore the relationship between form and function by designing and sculpting imaginative vehicles.

1 February 2026Middle School
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Layered Landscapes: An Interdisciplinary Exploration

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

1 December 2025Middle School
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Sci-Fi/Steampunk Sculptures

High-school students turn disassembled computer parts and other technology into freestanding or wearable futuristic inventions.

1 November 2025High School
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Recycled Wearables

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

1 November 2025Middle School
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ClipCard: The Patterns in Music

Middle-school students draw designs on the surface of a record to mimic the patterns and rhythms heard in music.

1 September 2025Middle School
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Contemporary Art in Context: Katherine Duclos

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

2 August 2025Contemporary Art