Our Spring 2026 print-exclusive issue features a curated selection of articles from the November and December 2025 and January/February 2026 digital issues of SchoolArts, focused on Transformation, Mindfulness, and Media Arts.

Contents:
Early Childhood
Reading Faces by Kimberly Olson
Identifying, depicting, and responding to emotions.
Dreams Take Flight by Devon Calvert, with Vicki Cottam and Bonnie Bier
Inspired by an iconic caterpillarʼs transformation.

Elementary
Green Stitch: From T-Shirts to Totes by Emily Saleh and Rachel Berliner
Repurposing T-shirts into practical totes.
Animating the Seasons by Tim Needles
Using technology as a tool for inclusion.

Middle School
Recycled Wearables by Janine Campbell
Inspiration from artists Nick Cave and Rachel Burke.
Transforming Ideas into Animated Stories by Megan Henry
CTE students become stop-motion animators and storytellers.

High School
Design and Stitch by Kasmira Mohanty
A cross-disciplinary fashion collaboration.
Sci-Fi/Steampunk Sculptures by Eric Gibbons
Transforming disassembled technology into futuristic inventions.

All Levels
Damon Lamar Reed: Inspiring Hope through Art by Frank Juárez
SchoolArts' editor-in-chief talks murals and more with one of NAEA26ʼs Artist Series speakers.

Contemporary Art in Context by Karl Cole
Jeffrey Gibson: Layered Histories

Departments
Managing the Art Room: “I Think It's Called ChatGPT?” by Jennifer Wargin

ClipCards
Winter Polar Bears by Emily Thaler
Homemade Paintbrushes by Zoey Graf
Pinch-Pot Bobbleheads by Melody Weintraub
Paper Quilt Squares by Nicole Herbst

Managing the Art Room: How Badges Empower Student Choice by Mollie Ahlers
Point of View: The Art of Surviving Rejection by Trish Klenow
The Mindful Studio: Earth Art Installations by Jane E. Dalton
Focus In: Connected Arts Networks: From Local Networks to National Impact by Kendall Crabbe