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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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Navigating Nonobjective Art

High-school students step out of their comfort zones to create themed nonobjective compositions inspired by two contemporary artists.

1 March 2026High School
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Managing the Art Room: Prints and Their Makers

Art educators engage in a hands-on printmaking workshop with artist Steve A. Prince, exploring monoprinting techniques to use in their classrooms.

1 March 2026Managing The Art Room
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Inspired by Nature

Elementary students explore color, texture, and shape through a nature-based lesson inspired by contemporary artist Melissa Scherrer Paré.

1 March 2026Elementary
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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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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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Textured Assemblages

Layered clay slab artworks inspired by Louise Nevelson.

1 December 2025Middle School
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Painting Like Pollock

Elementary students learn fundamental art concepts through experimental abstract designs inspired by Jackson Pollock.

1 December 2025Elementary
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ClipCard: Paper Quilt Squares

High-school students design quilt squares inspired by a historical figure, ancestor, or community.

1 November 2025High School
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ClipCard: Patterned Leaves

Elementary students use a variety of media to draw and paint patterned leaves.

1 November 2025Elementary
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Contemporary Art in Context: Christopher Sweet

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

1 November 2025Contemporary Art