Theme: Joy
Art teachers express the concept of joy as it relates to art. Students create miniature, wearable eye portraits to gift to family and friends; collaborate with professional artists on an annual pen pal drawing project; assemble mixed-media boxes based on their favorite mythological stories; create highly individualized large-scale portraits; respond to street art and local mural festivals; and more.
Contents:
Early Childhood
Observational Eyes by Sue Liedke
Making miniature tokens of affection.
Sand Mandalas by Sue Liedke
Enjoying the sensory aspects of working with sand.
Elementary
Mail Art Madness by Rama Hughes
An annual student-artist pen pal project.
Artist-Inspired Bobbleheads by Leigh Drake
Learning about artists through clay.
One-Eyed Aliens by Julie Philip
Thinking beyond the typical green alien.
Middle School
Boxed Mythology by Sarah Oschmann and Kala Phelps
Narrative mixed-media boxes.
Underneath The Surface by Ellen Mahoney
Colorful clay vessels embellished with graffito.
Emoji Shields by Christina Martin
Designing and painting pictogram shields.
High School
#Yourturn: A Documentary Project by Joe Medina
A photo-based collaboration between Los Angeles students.
Big Portraits by Trish Klenow
Highly individualized large-scale portraits.
Coactive Collages by Betsy DiJulio
Working with objects that have no obvious connection.
All Levels
Engaging With Public Art by Sarah Connell Sanders
Responding to street art and mural festivals.
Looking & Learning by Karl Cole And Robb Sandagata
llen Mueller: Examining Ideas through Intermedia Artwork
Departments
ClipCards
Pre-K Scarecrows by Wendy Libby
Marble Still Life by Leigh Drake
Creating With Constraints by Kristina Latraverse
Endo-Exotopic Sculpture by Frank Juarez
Advocacy: Putting It Together by Keith Mason
Point Of View: Arts Integration In Action by Elizabeth Stuart Whitehead
Managing The Art Room: Centers For Design And Innovation by George Szekely
The Open Art Room: Supporting Equity by Melissa Purtee
Media @R+S: Going Digital by Debra Troyanos