Recently, I visited students at Lessenger Elementary in Madison Heights, Michigan, to highlight the issues created by single-use plastic. It is my generation, the Boomers, who began the acceleration of plastic, burdening the younger generations with the need to take action and find solutions. Through a grant awarded by the Michigan Council for the Arts, I worked with students to create an awareness of our unrestrained use of plastic. The semester-long exploration consisted of a school-wide art project and individual student art projects.
Play and process-based art abound in the summer issue! Art teachers share lessons in which students can take risks and experiment with materials in a stress-free environment. Students create artful sound sticks to express emotions, assemble 3D hats inspired by art careers, collaborate or work solo to engineer mixed-media parade floats, draw colorful portraits with exaggerated expressions, and more.
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