Dr. Leigh Drake discusses the power of visual narrative to transform the art-making process and help students see themselves as artists.

High-school students explore their cultural identities and celebrate the San Fernando community through personalized 3D lowrider cars.

Middle-school students draw an animal and incorporate it into the foreground or middle ground of a painted jungle.

Upper-school students investigate interior design before choosing a real or imagined space to construct as a miniature room.

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

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

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

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.

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

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