SEPTEMBER 2025
CONNECTIONS
EARLY CHILDHOOD
WENDY LIBBY
Connecting art and music to inspire kindness.
ELEMENTARY
LEIGH DRAKE
Fantastical and humorous game board illustrations.
JENNIFER NESSON
Two projects inspired by contemporary artists Beau McCall, Michael C. Thorpe, and Maria Molteni.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
JESSICA PROVOW
Embracing imperfections with stained-glass jewelry.
JANE MONTERO
Making connections between the environment, artificial intelligence, and watercolor painting.
HIGH SCHOOL
ELLEN MAHONEY
Combining an ancient enameling technique with contemporary graffiti.
KERI REYNOLDS
Focusing on process with limited materials.
Cover image: Katherine Duclos, Where There Are Roots, 2023 (detail). Commissioned by the LEGO Group. LEGO bricks on panel, 30 x 120 x 4” (76 x 305 x 10 cm). Installation view at Building Basel: LEGO Lounge, Art Basel Miami 2023. Image courtesy of the LEGO Group.
DEPARTMENTS
Editor’s Letter
ClipCards
Advocacy
Managing the Art Room
Point of View
Contemporary Art in Context
KARL COLE
Focus In
Inspiring Creativity Since 1901.
Volume 125, Number 1, September 2025
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
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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 2025, Volume 125, Number 1. SchoolArts is published monthly, September through June by Davis Publications®, Inc., 50 Portland Street, Worcester, MA 01608-2013.