Connections

The end-of-the-year art show is a capstone experience for student artists. Whether it’s their first or fourth year in your...

Why do we make art? We all are passionate about making art—that’s why we are in this field. But how...

Note: Be sure to browse each artist’s website and work before deciding what is appropriate to show and discuss with...

The spring or end-of-year art show is often a big deal for art teachers. While it is convenient to host...

Installation art is exciting and thought-provoking and can seem quite complicated for the art room. However, a focus on artmaking...

Following last week’s discussion on engagement strategies, Tim is back to share a unique way to get kids excited about...

Art teachers are experts at coming up with lesson plans that are creative and engaging. You may be required to...

We are probably all familiar with Picasso’s Guernica, which spoke to the horrors of war, or The Guerrilla Girls, whose...

In today’s episode, Candido welcomes Dr. Lori Santos to discuss the difference between appreciation and appropriation, and why that knowledge...

A classic struggle in the history of art is the differentiation between art and craft. When we tell people that...

Winter is upon us, and with that, cold and flu season. Not to mention a potential resurgence of Covid that...

As art teachers, most of us love art history. We love looking at art. We love sharing famous and historical...