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Oil paint is often viewed as too advanced, too messy, or too expensive for the middle and high school art...

Step inside two West Coast high school art studios with Catie Rice and Clare. See how two secondary art rooms uniquely...

Have you ever noticed the colored impressions wet leaves leave behind on the sidewalk after the rain? Those fleeting shapes...

Note: This article was written in collaboration with Lindsey McGinnis.  In today’s schools, art teachers face unprecedented changes, including behavioral...

As art teachers, we’ve heard it all. “My artwork is missing!” or “I spilled something on it!” or the dramatic...

Dear Sketchbook, Here’s to art teachers everywhere! The students are getting loud and antsy, the days are darker and shorter,...

Winter break provides a much-needed rest for teachers and students. As the break draws nearer and the anticipation grows, you...

Whether your students have a fully completed portfolio or are steadily building a strong body of work, you know they’ve...

As the semester winds down, the art room buzzes with a mix of excitement, creativity, and a hint of exhaustion....

Knowing how and when to add technology can be daunting because there are so many options! But when used intentionally,...

Remember that glorious feeling when a student makes a creative breakthrough? It’s that “aha!” moment, that electric spark of innovation,...