A visual arts specialist fosters critical thinking, problem solving, and meaningful discussion during open houses.

High-school students create personalized birthday-themed designs and a second artwork inspired by an artist who shares their birthday.

Middle-school students create and exchange artist trading cards in a project that grows into a schoolwide experience connecting students and staff.

Dr. Mark Graham discusses how advocacy happens in many forms – through policy, opportunities for students, visibility, connection, and more.

Young students start the school year by sharing summer experiences through illustrations, practicing visual storytelling, symbolism, and other foundational art-making skills.

A Wisconsin-based arts nonprofit brings dynamic youth programs to rural communities to build stronger, healthier, and more connected lives.

Painter and muralist Ryan Adams creates large-scale community works using a signature “gem style” to break down words and phrases.

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

SchoolArts editor-in-chief Frank Juárez emphasizes that places and spaces provide opportunities for people to connect.

Middle-school students leave their mark before graduating by installing a permanent mosaic mural in an overlooked space near the school’s entrance.

Young students connect their own growth to changes around them, observing cherry blossoms blooming outside the classroom.

Multidisciplinary artist Rachel Gloria Adams shares her uninhibited approach to patterns and dynamic color combinations in paintings, prints, quilts, and more.