Studio Practices

Charcoal has an X factor. There is just something about it. It is messy, unpredictable and many students love it...

It is Halloween week, and Tim’s favorite way to celebrate is by talking about the creepiest artworks he can find...

As Tim continues to bring on new guests and share new ideas, he welcomes Caroline Gardner to talk about what...

As an art educator, you know creativity takes risk and practice. You know the process is just as important as...

What is Visual Culture? In Kerry Freedman’s book, Teaching Visual Culture: Curriculum, Aesthetics, and the Social Life of Art,  she...

Download in full-color. Download a print-friendly version. Batik is a near-ancient craft and process by which artists use fabric, wax,...

New technologies are continually hitting the market. Educators are always looking for the next innovative thing to bring into their...

Portraits are a staple of almost every art curriculum. There are several ways to approach this project at each grade...

We always love to look for new things to try in our classrooms, and few teachers do it better than...

As teachers, we understand that social and emotional learning is a vital part of what we do in our art...

Inspiration and ideas are fickle and funny beasts. Some are good. Some are great. Some are okay, and some are...

Sometimes it’s difficult to know when to introduce certain concepts to your students. This is especially true when a single...