MAY 2023
CONTEMPORARY ART
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EARLY CHILDHOOD
SUE LIEDKE
Elevated utilitarian ware for any occasion.
ELEMENTARY
LEIGH DRAKE
Mixed-media collages inspired by Susan Strazzella.
MEGAN JELL
Living artists encourage authentic art-making.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
RENA WINTON
Making connections with photographer Mark Bradford.
AIMEE FRESIA
Personalized self-portraits inspired by Jeff Sonhouse.
HIGH SCHOOL
TRISH KLENOW
Exploring personal aesthetics through nontraditional portraits.
FRANK KORB
Making historic and contemporary commentary.
CONTEMPORARY ART IN CONTEXT
KARL COLE and ROBB SANDAGATA
A Layered Process
DEPARTMENTS
Editor’s Letter
Managing the Art Room
ClipCards
Managing the Art Room
Point of View
Focus In
Inspiring Creativity Since 1901.
Volume 122, Number 8, May 2023
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, Nancy Walkup, Director Emerita, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, nwalkup@davisart.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
Frank Juárez, Sheboygan North High School, Sheboygan, WI, fjuarez@sasd.net
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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