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SchoolArts editor-in-chief Nancy Walkup defines Media Arts and provides suggestions for teacher support in addition to this issue's contributors who share their successful media arts lessons.

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The Media Arts Issue, December 2023

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Co-editor, Kasmira Mohanty, discusses her experience with media arts and gives advice on how to embrace technology in your art room.

Young students investigate the work of artist Sol LeWitt and use repeating lines to create original artworks.

Elementary students paint a quilt by mixing tints and shades of various colors to create tones and values.

Middle-school students use papier-mâché to create a three-dimensional pumpkin.

High-school students choose a letter from the American Sign Language (ASL) alphabet that they identify with in some way and then create contour-line drawings using the picture plane and grid method.

Art teacher Tim Needles develops an AI-infused unit to help students learn about the technology and how to use it ethically and responsibly.

The Arts in Alley community event was part of a larger endeavor to establish a strong visual art program by generating student interest in exhibiting artwork.

Art educator Jane B. Montero reflects on the importance to draw our own conclusions about why we grade, what letter grades mean to students, and what our teaching environment would look like if we didn’t grade or revised how we grade.

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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. Visit DavisArt.com/StudioSeries to learn more!

High-school students combine photographs of hands with a virtual feature and connect their images to create a powerful narrative.

Elementary students learn about the art of Jacob Hashimoto and then create their own digital compositions inspired by his colorful hexagon wall sculptures.

Middle-school students utilize self-portraits, nature photography, and design elements to create multilayered digital portraits.

Printmaker, painter, and educator Dan Welden presents an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional etching in this month’s feature.

Elementary students collaborate, problem-solve, and take creative risks while contributing to a 3D-printed sculpture garden.

Young students learn about resilience after listening to a story about baby sea turtles and later make their own turtles out of clay.

Elementary students create donut designs using the free program Microsoft Paint 3D. Students carefully considered the elements of art and principles of design when creating their digital artworks.

High-school students collaborate to create a microbiology installation inspired by contemporary artist Rogan Brown.

SchoolArts articles are written by art educators just like you! Your ideas and advice are valuable to your peers around the world! Share your successful lessons, areas of concern, and approaches to teaching art. For more information, visit SchoolArts.com/WritersGuidelines.

An arts organization called 29 Pieces, based in Dallas, seeks to engage, involve, and inspire our country’s youth and educators to use art to explore, communicate, and practice the values of nonviolence and kindness.

The RGB/CMY Digital Color Wheel poster (18x24") and teacher’s guide provides a framework for teaching learners some of today’s most foundational color concepts to ensure their interaction with color on digital screens is based on understanding digital color as opposed to intuition or trial and error. Learn more at DavisArt.com/ColorWheel.

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