SEPTEMBER 2026
CONNECTION
EARLY CHILDHOOD
KIMBERLY OLSON
Students share summer experiences while developing foundational art-making skills.
ELEMENTARY
RAMA HUGHES
A unique spin on the traditional master study lesson.
KAREN WILLIAMS
Iconic artworks are transformed into mini dioramas with a clay focal point.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
MELODY WEINTRAUB
Integrating history, math, and more while visually interpreting songs.
PATTY KUROPAS
An artist trading card activity becomes a schoolwide art-making experience.
HIGH SCHOOL
KERI REYNOLDS
Students create artworks inspired by artists who share their birthday.
CORINNA STONE
Sculpted vessels inspired by meaningful family heirlooms.
On the cover: TK
DEPARTMENTS
Editor’s Letter
Meeting Individual Needs
ClipCards
Advocacy
Managing the Art Room
KARL COLE
Focus In
Inspiring Creativity Since 1901.
Volume 126, Number 1, September 2026.
SchoolArts is a national magazine committed to promoting excellence, advocacy, and professional support for the community of educators in the visual arts.
Editor-in-Chief, Frank Juárez, Sheboygan North High School, Sheboygan, WI, FJuarez@schoolartsmagazine.com
Contributing Editors
Joni Boyd Acuff, Associate Professor of Arts Administration, Education and Policy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, acuff.12@osu.edu
Nicole Brisco, Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, TX, nbrisco@pgisd.net
Leigh Drake, Old Donation School, Virginia Beach, VA, leigh.drake@vbschools.com
Eric Gibbons, Vernon Malone College and Career Academy, Raleigh, NC, lovsart@gmail.com
Rama Hughes, Founder and Instructor of Art School of the Future, Los Angeles, CA, rama@artschoolofthefuture.com
Sue Liedke, Settlement Music School, Philadelphia, PA, susanliedke@gmail.com
Kasmira Mohanty, Huntington High School, Huntington, NY, kasmiramohanty@gmail.com
James Rees, Provo High School, Provo, UT, james@jamesreesart.com
Marilyn Stewart, Professor Emerita of Art Education, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA, mstewart@ptd.net
Rachel Wintemberg, Perth Amboy High School, Perth Amboy, NJ, rachwintemberg@paps.net
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SchoolArts (ISSN: 0036-6463) September 2026, Volume 126, Number 1. SchoolArts is published by Davis Publications®, Inc., 50 Portland Street, Worcester, MA 01608-2013.
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