Elementary students develop a renewed interest in master studies when challenged to put their own twist on famous artworks.

SchoolArts editor-in-chief Frank Juárez explores how connecting with students and nurturing curiosity can lead to unexpected discoveries.

Middle-school students render still-life drawings of popcorn, focusing on shape, value, texture, and form.

Young students use painting and printing techniques to create abstract representations of growing plants and trees.

Sculptor and installation artist Lynn Simmons combines found objects and natural materials to create works that invite viewers to contemplate the narratives they evoke.

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

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

Elementary students cut and paste overlapping shapes to create a hand holding a bouquet of flowers.

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

Elementary students learn that artist Henri Rousseau reimagined a place he never visited (the jungle) and sketch their own imaginative jungle scenes.

Young students draw cityscapes and incorporate cut-paper dinosaurs, using at least three types of lines and shapes.

Middle-school students use Google Drawings to create unique secret gardens—imagined places filled with insects, flowers, animals, and more.