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18 Helpful Fine Motor Ideas and 4 Ways to Reinforce Quality Craftsmanship in Art

Have you ever tried to encourage better craftsmanship only to have students tell you they like their work the way...
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5 Activist Artists You Might Know and 10 You Might Not Know… Yet!

Art and activism have long been intertwined. While the popularity of protest art spiked in the 1960s with growing public...
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4 More Unexpected Ways You Can Bring Fibers Into Your Art Curriculum

According to AOEU’s 2022 State of Art Education survey, you feel most confident in teaching two-dimensional mediums. This is likely...
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5 Astonishing, Lesser-Known Artworks You Should Know

Out of the millions of artworks created in human history, most adults and children can probably identify only a handful:...
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Don’t Miss These 3 Fun Art Techniques and Mediums to Explore This Summer

While summer can be great for recharging our batteries and kicking it poolside, it can also be a fantastic time...
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The Joy of Shrinky Dinks (Ep. 323)

Do you remember making Shrinky Dinks® as a kid? Tim does! And on today’s episode, he talks to Kerri Waller...
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A Unique Portrait Lesson to Build Empathy and Share Stories

What do Freddie Mercury, Albert Einstein, Mila Kunis, Salvador Dalí, the Dalai Lama, Gloria Estefan, M.I.A., Wassily Kandinsky, and Madeleine...
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How to Guide Students to Be Responsible Digital Citizens in the Art Room

Gen Z is the current generation of students. They are the first generation to have around-the-clock access to the internet...
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How Many Ways Can You Innovate the Way You Teach Drawing?

“I can’t draw a stick figure.” “I can’t even draw a straight line.” “But I don’t know how to draw!”...
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3 Ways to Make an Impact in the Art Room With Resident Artists

Art teachers are like creative superheroes. From mastering blind contour drawings to effortlessly throwing a bowl on the pottery wheel,...
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Podcast

Inside the Studio with Ekow Nimako (Ep. 319)

In this episode of Art Ed Radio, Tim is in the Toronto studio of artist Ekow Nimako. Ekow is best...
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7 Innovative Ways for Art Teachers to Partner With a Local Museum

For most of us, our spring art shows have wrapped up, and the end of the school year is finally...
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