Studio Practices

Blue is for boys. Pink is for girls. This pervasive idea infiltrates the art room, limiting student imagination and growth–and...

Are you tired of constantly getting paint trays ready only to find the paint is wasted after each class? There...

What exactly can you get away with in your art room? Tim and Andrew dish about the dangerous things they’ve...

What sort of art is the best? Is it the highly realistic painting with fruit so dimensional it looks like...

Art teachers are always concerned about teaching students how to think more creatively. But no one ever talks about how...

This time of year it’s easy to be inspired by nature. Here in the Midwest, the leaves are changing and...

Often, art teachers are ecstatic and eager to incorporate new technologies into their art lessons. However, not having access to...

The use of symbolism can transform student art. Understanding and being able to use symbolic imagery and visual metaphors empowers...

The Radio Guys bring former AOE writer, Alecia Kaczmarek, on the show to answer listeners’ questions about those projects that...

Jewelry making is one of those art-making processes often passed by in the art room. It may be “too crafty”...

Are we finally moving away from standardization and the Common Core? Could we possibly be headed toward an educational world...