Published on 16 September 2024
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Art teachers share lessons that students can relate to, fostering a sense of self and community. Young students identify emotions and facial expressions while collaging, elementary students trace their countries of origins and share their findings through self-portrait photo compositions, middle-school students create aquatic themed rug canvases with important ecological messages, high-school students draw alongside Tibetan monks as they create a sand mandala, and more.
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The Connections Issue, October 2024
The Connections Issue, October 2024
Experience Art from Davis
Filled with opportunities to build critical thinking skills and choice, this brand-new middle school art curriculum for grades 7–8 is designed to help students express their ideas and feelings through meaningful artmaking and see themselves as part of the learning process.
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Editor's Letter: Connections
SchoolArts editor-in-chief Frank Juárez discusses the value of connecting with students through topics, issues, and ideas that are personally meaningful.
Mayco
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The Connections Issue, October 2024
Royal & Langnickel
Royal Brush is proud to offer quality brushes, art materials, free lesson plans, professional development opportunities and more!
Advocacy: We Are All Connected
Six Turtle Island ambassadors travel to South Africa to share their indigenous teachings with a group of local high-school students.
ClipCard: Shape Rocket Ships
Young students experiment with shapes and color media to create a rocket ship composition.
ClipCard: Paper Bag Monsters
How can students express individuality while following the prompts of a lesson? Students will create individualized hand puppets depicting what they believe they would look like as a monster or creature.
ClipCard: Circle-Breathing Ceramics
Middle-school students create a simple object to help them focus and manage stress.
ClipCard: Low-Relief Self-Portraits
High-school students use air-dry modeling clay to create low-relief self-portraits.
Professional Development from Davis
Davis provides learning that is relevant to contemporary approaches and issues. Presented on-demand, virtually, or in-person by master teachers who are experts in the most current classroom pedagogy and the practical, discipline-specific, targeted application of research-backed content. Learn from educators who are recognized leaders with a plethora of applicable classroom successes.
Point of View: Maintaining a Fresh Perspective
An art teacher discusses how he maintains a fresh curriculum and teaching perspective through artist visits, gallery exhibitions, workshops, and more.
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Advocacy: Making Cultural Connections
Students, muralists, and community members gather to create a mural celebrating the region’s Latin American heritage.
The Studio Series from Davis
The popular Davis Studio Series fits art teachers’ diverse instructional needs, teaching styles, and classroom configurations while encouraging students to explore their own unique styles and interests. Titles in this studio art curriculum series include: Communicating through Graphic Design, Experience Clay, Focus on Photography, Experience Printmaking, Discovering Drawing, Beginning Sculpture, Exploring Painting.
The Color and Shape of Music
High-school students interpret the emotional qualities of music through abstract expressionistic collages.
Ancestry and Empathy through Art
Elementary students trace their countries of origin and share their discoveries in self-portrait photo compositions.
Raising a Village
Middle-school students work together to construct an enclosed play area for the class pet hamster.
Contemporary Art in Context: Nnenna Okore
Artist Nnenna Okore addresses ecological concerns through sustainably made sculptures and installations.
Eco Punch Art
Middle-school students explore rug-making through two unique assignments after taking a boat tour of the local waterways.
Ocean Animal Sculptures
Young students collaborate to create large-scale shark sculptures and learn about the various parts of the shark.
Tibetan Mandalas
High-school students draw alongside Tibetan monks as they create a sand mandala symbolizing compassion.
An Artist Like Me
Elementary students create segmented side-profile portraits inspired by the work of multidisciplinary artist Derrick Adams.
Say Hello to Zoro
Young students discuss emotions and facial expressions while collaging paper dogs and doghouses.
NAEA National Convention 2025
National Art Education Association Convention, Louisville, KY, March 20-22, 2025. Join us in Louisville alongside thousands of visual arts, design, and media arts educators from around the world at this epic event! Register now!
Focus In: Threads of Love
Discover how the Love Quilt Project supports the educational and emotional needs of children living in foster care in South Africa and the United States.
The Mindful Studio from Davis
Throughout The Mindful Studio, you will discover centering practices to begin creative endeavors, mindfulness-based visual arts lessons with reflection questions, and lesson extensions to explore mindfulness in a variety of art modalities.
The Masters Artist Soap
The Masters Artist Soap has been used by makers, painters, artists, and crafters since 1979.
CFAE: Council for Art Education
The Council for Art Education, Inc. promotes visual art education for all K–12 students and encourages funding for quality school art programs.
Art Careers: Medical Illustrator
For the artist-scientist, a person both creative and inquisitive, the field of medical illustration is an opportunity to combine a passion for art, design, anatomy, and medicine.
Kiss-Off® Stain Remover
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Spend a Week in Italy with Nancy Walkup
Travel to Venice, Florence, and Rome with Nancy Walkup. Whether you’re planning your first visit or coming back for a taste of new-to-you cities and regions, this weeklong tour will take you straight to the heart of Italy’s vibrant food, culture, and art. What’s more, this tour is an opportunity to travel with like-minded art lovers.
The Visual Experience from Davis
The Visual Experience is the leading visual art curriculum in the country, with more images of student artwork, art by women artists, and contemporary and multicultural art than any comparable high-school art curriculum.
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AMACO (American Art Clay Company, Inc.) continues to be a leader and innovator for ceramics in the areas of art, technology, and education. Get ideas and inspiration for your next Lesson Plan project.
Blick Art Materials
As a leading art supply company, we provide artists, educators, students, and our associates with the tools, assistance, and training needed to grow, innovate, and reach their creative potential. BLICK Art Materials is family-owned and serving artists since 1911.
SchoolArts Magazine
A national art education magazine committed to promoting excellence, advocacy, and professional support for educators in the visual arts.