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Managing the Art Room | Welcome to the Art Studio: How Open Houses Cultivate Connections

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

18 August 2026Managing The Art Room
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The Beat Goes On: Creating Connections with Altered Albums

Middle-school students integrate music, history, math, science, and language arts as they paint visual interpretations of songs on vinyl records.

18 August 2026Middle School
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3D Mini Museums: Reinterpreting Art through Materials and Form

Elementary students reinterpret iconic artworks as mini dioramas, incorporating air-dry modeling clay to create a three-dimensional focal point.

18 August 2026High School
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Making Primary Connections

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

18 August 2026Early Childhood
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Focus In | Not a Luxury, a Necessity: ArtStart’s Commitment to Arts, Youth, and Community Well-Being

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

17 August 2026Advocacy
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Contemporary Art in Context | Ryan Adams

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

27 May 2026Contemporary Art
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Yesterdays with Yarn: “Painting” Childhood Memories

High-school students discover the yarn paintings of artist Annie Lucille Greene and choose a positive childhood memory to illustrate with yarn.

27 May 2026High School
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Into the Jungle: Drawing on Imagination

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

27 May 2026Elementary
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Managing the Art Room | Choose Your ArtVenture: Motivating Middle Schoolers

An art teacher implements a system for middle-schoolers that transforms the classroom into a place that supports both independence and guidance.

27 May 2026Managing The Art Room
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Early Childhood ClipCard | Return of the Dinosaurs

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

27 May 2026Early Childhood
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Fantastical Digital Gardens: Integrating Science into Art and Design

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

27 May 2026Middle School
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The Freedom of Collage and Abstraction: Faces Inspired by Tyree Guyton

Elementary students learn how artist Tyree Guyton was influenced by his Detroit neighborhood and create abstract face collages inspired by his work.

27 May 2026Elementary