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The #1 kiln used in schools. Kids Need Clay helps schools start and sustain ceramics programs with full support.

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AMACO (American Art Clay Company, Inc.) continues to be a leader and innovator for ceramics in the areas of art, technology, and education.

Amaco Brent

Elementary students sculpt colorful clay donuts inspired by the style of artists Claes Oldenburg and Jae Yong Kim. 

Elementary ClipCard | “Donut” Underestimate Pop Art

For 50 years, Bailey Pottery has been a trusted supplier and leading manufacturer of high-quality ceramic equipment, offering top glazes, wheels, kilns, and tools at the lowest prices, backed by an expert sales team ready to assist teachers & potters of any skill level.

Bailey Pottery

Mayco Colors has been helping art educators inspire creativity in the classroom since 1954. We provide high-quality ceramic products, along with ready-to-use lesson plans and educational resources designed specifically for the classroom.

Mayco Colors

Elementary students apply personification by designing and sculpting a character with clay inspired by an everyday object.

Elementary ClipCard | Personification in Clay 

Art teachers and their students learn from, transform, and reimagine the places and spaces around them. Young students connect personal growth to changes in nature, elementary students create abstract faces inspired by Detroit artist Tyree Guyton, middle school students design fantastical digital gardens featuring insects and flora, and high school students use yarn to illustrate cherished childhood memories.

The Media Arts Issue, January/February 2026, highlights digital creativity, classroom strategies, and inspiring projects for K-12 visual arts educators.

The Place Issue, Summer 2026

Art teachers advocate for their programs, their students, and themselves. Young students foster positivity and intergenerational connection through mandala displays, elementary students collaborate with a local artist to problem-solve and construct papier-mâché houses, middle-school students create illustrated dictionary pages to share with the community, high-school photography club students use their voices to advocate for a full class, and more.

Strengthening connections through advocacy in art education empowers educators and students. Discover strategies to inspire change and foster community impact.

The Advocacy Issue, April 2026

Art teachers integrate contemporary artists and themes into their curriculum, fostering collaboration, play, and imagination. Young students create a large-scale painting inspired by Mickalene Thomas, elementary students upcycle materials to build unique mini worlds in glass jars, middle-school students draw from personal experiences to create relief-printed interpretations of monsters, and high-school students transform traditional portraits into deconstructed compositions.

The Contemporary Art Issue, March 2026, spotlights innovative lessons, artist features, and creative strategies for K-12 art educators. Discover more inside.

The Contemporary Art Issue, March 2026

Art teachers support students in slowing down, enjoying the creative process, and grounding themselves in the present. Young learners apply self- and social-awareness skills as they depict emotions through portraiture, elementary students explore watercolor techniques without the pressure of perfection, middle-school students create mixed-media landscapes that connect art with Indigenous botany, high-school students engage in the meditative practice of knitting, and more.

The Mindfulness Issue, December 2025, offers mindful art education strategies, classroom ideas, and inspiration for educators seeking creative growth.

The Mindfulness Issue, December 2025

Art teachers foster student voice and choice, guiding them to be thoughtful artists and critical thinkers. Young students engage in a three-part insect-drawing unit that blends science and imagination. Elementary students design 3D miniature studios inspired by artist research. Middle-schoolers use mapping to craft conceptual self-portraits reflecting identity. High-schoolers study Naum Gabo’s Constructivist sculptures, then build original works tied to personal interests.

The Student Voice and Choice Issue, October 2025, spotlights advocacy, creativity, and classroom practice for art educators. Discover inspiring ideas and resources.

The Student Voice and Choice Issue, October 2025

Art teachers share new and exciting art-making experiences in and outside the art room. Young students collaborate to paint a hanging cardboard butterfly installation, elementary students use everyday objects to create illuminating bookshelf dioramas, middle-school students use 3D-scanning technology to print lifelike portraits, high-school students address contemporary issues while creating in an outdoor classroom, and more.

The Innovation Issue, Summer 2025

Art teachers use a process-based approach to engage students in art-making. Young students apply color-mixing to create vibrant watercolor paintings, elementary students are introduced to the unique process of paper quilling, middle-school students use critical thinking and ideation skills while drawing meaningful self-portraits, high-school students use fused glass techniques to create functional works of art, and more.

The Process Issue of SchoolArts Magazine for May 2025 dives into comprehensive insights on processes in art education.

The Process Issue, May 2025

This issue focuses on various interpretations of contemporary art and what art means for students today. Young students connect to the natural world and print with leaves, elementary students combine elements from historical and contemporary artworks to create a new work of art, middle-school students explore the large-scale sculptures of Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, high-school students channel contemporary themes into a self-portrait photo composite, and more.

Discover contemporary art schoolarts April 2025. Explore diverse art education practices, techniques, and insights in this compelling edition.

The Contemporary Art Issue, April 2025

This issue introduces various ways to address advocacy through different lenses, ranging from cultural perspectives to embracing mistakes and self-expression. Young students use creative thinking skills to connect with themselves and the world around them, elementary students turn mistakes into works of art, middle-school students make clay puzzle pieces with symbolic objects representing their interests, high-school students create detailed fabric portraits, and more. 

Advocacy in art education shines in the March 2025 SchoolArts issue. Discover diverse topics from early childhood to K-12, and contemporary art.

The Advocacy Issue, March 2025

This issue highlights several ways in which art teachers have integrated collaboration into their teaching practice, such as providing students with opportunities to problem-solve and work together throughout the year, learning about the Sustainable Development Goals and creating a tile installation symbolizing them, inviting a local florist to teach an art lesson, collaborating with an artist to create an outdoor installation, and more.

Collaboration in art education shines in SchoolArts January/February 2025. Discover strategies for impactful teaching and student engagement through collaborative art practices.

The Collaboration Issue, January/February 2025

Art teachers use nature to inspire students become more in tune with themselves and their world around them. Young students take a mindful approach as they collage an place in which they feel calm, elementary students create drawings that evoke empathy for those experiencing environmental disasters, middle-school students collaborate to create a felted planter for a community garden, high-school students build birdhouses for residents at a retirement village, and more.

Discover the Nature Issue of November 2024 with SchoolArts, featuring nature in art education, advocacy, and more. Get insights into classroom practices and interdisciplinary connections.

The Nature Issue, November 2024

Art teachers share lessons that students can relate to, fostering a sense of self and community. Young students identify emotions and facial expressions while collaging, elementary students trace their countries of origins and share their findings through self-portrait photo compositions, middle-school students create aquatic themed rug canvases with important ecological messages, high-school students draw alongside Tibetan monks as they create a sand mandala, and more.

Explore interdisciplinary connections in art education with SchoolArts' October 2024 issue. Enhance creativity and collaboration in your K-12 classes.

The Connections Issue, October 2024

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