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Color Exploration

Tuesday, January 1, 2019 | Melissa Purtee

Color theory is a foundational skill for art students and teaching it is important, but it can also be fun. When painting with acrylics, the key idea for students to learn is that just about any color ...

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Editor's Letter: Connections

Tuesday, January 1, 2019 | Nancy Walkup

The Recycle Santa Fe Art Festival, the country’s largest and oldest recycled art market, is held at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center every November. It is dedicated to showcasing art cre ...

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Building a STEAMy Stop-Motion with Design Thinking

Tuesday, January 1, 2019 | Andrew D. Watson

Stop-motion animation is a dynamic way to go from theory to practice in STEAM education. It is studio-focused and easily connects to other disciplines, and it’s also an excellent way to introduc ...

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Covering Comic Book Covers

Tuesday, January 1, 2019 | Rama Hughes

When I was a kid, I taught myself to draw by copying favorite cartoons from television and comic books. My peers did the same. Today, my students do it, too. Between classes, they show me studies they ...

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It's Scarf Weather: Yuh Okano

Monday, December 17, 2018 | Karl Cole

I’m not sure how warm these scarves would be in winter, but they sure would be fabulous displayed over a black overcoat! The honor accorded Japanese textile art equals that of ceramics, and cert ...

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Connecting Arts Education to Student Success

Saturday, December 15, 2018 | Toni Henneman

As art educators you all understand that “high-quality arts integration is more than including artistic activities as an add-on, it is a connection process that requires students to use higher-o ...

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A Winter Bench: Wouter Dam

Monday, December 10, 2018 | Karl Cole

Dutch artists have been innovators in design since forever. Artists of the De Stijl movement of the early 1900s are standouts in this category. The works of that movement characteristically feature de ...

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Christmas Came Early: Antoni Gaudí

Monday, December 3, 2018 | Karl Cole

Christmas in 2018 came early, namely, this past summer. I always feel as if I’m getting Christmas presents when we receive new images of art from museums, or receive new photography of artwork a ...

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The Piece of Cake Cupcake Factory

Sunday, December 2, 2018 | Tyrus Manning

This past year, I was determined to introduce my students to more contemporary artists. During my research, I became intrigued with artists who work collaboratively, such as Red Grooms and the Ruckus ...

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Safe Shadows

Saturday, December 1, 2018 | Kari Giordano

On March 24, 2018, many of our students walked out of their classes along with thousands of other young people across the country. Some walked out in support of gun reform laws, others to honor the vi ...

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The Art All-State Model

Saturday, December 1, 2018 | Kristi Oliver

Art All-State (AAS) brings high-school juniors from across Massachusetts to UMass Dartmouth for an intensive two-day collaborative art-making experience, working with teams of professional artists to ...

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Editor's Letter: Collaboration

Saturday, December 1, 2018 | Nancy Walkup

You may be surprised to learn that SchoolArts Magazine is primarily put together by a collaborative of just a handful of people. But our collaboration reaches far beyond our staff. Our articles are wr ...

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An Artroom Ink Collaboration

Saturday, December 1, 2018 | Kelsi Quicksall

In the morning before our first Sumi Ink Club session, preparations are made. Tables, countertops, and windowsills are covered with white paper; sumi ink and brushes are put in places for easy retriev ...

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November Birthday of a Brilliant Artist: Neda Al-Hilali

Monday, November 26, 2018 | Karl Cole

I have come to the point where I no longer like to designate artists to any particular medium. This is due to the fact that so many artists do not confine their interests to a single medium. All the s ...

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A Meal and a Plate for It

Monday, November 19, 2018 | Karl Cole

This week, I’m going to recognize Thanksgiving with works of art, rather than odes to a holiday that has evolved from “giving thanks for blessings” to gluttony and narcissism (gee, n ...

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Awesomeness in Two Media: Natalija Goncharova

Tuesday, November 13, 2018 | Karl Cole

Throughout the history of art, artists have worn many hats. In that, I mean artists have not always stuck to one medium. This is true globally. In Western art, during the first 25 years of the 1900s, ...

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Editor's Letter: Connections

Building a STEAMy Stop-Motion with Design Thinking

Covering Comic Book Covers

It's Scarf Weather: Yuh Okano

Connecting Arts Education to Student Success

A Winter Bench: Wouter Dam

Christmas Came Early: Antoni Gaudí

The Piece of Cake Cupcake Factory

Safe Shadows

The Art All-State Model

Editor's Letter: Collaboration

An Artroom Ink Collaboration

November Birthday of a Brilliant Artist: Neda Al-Hilali

A Meal and a Plate for It

Awesomeness in Two Media: Natalija Goncharova

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