Recently my fifth graders experimented with alcohol inks. This media was new to me and the students so I had to be sure I had a handle on...

Materials: Crayons, Oil Pastels, Markers, Color Pencils Artist Spotlight: Romero Britto

To help students understand that art goes beyond realism, we recently looked at a series of artists who pushed the boundaries with...

Students in second grade have been studying how art relates to their own world and community. Before break, we looked at the many...

To ensure that students are aware of current, contemporary artists, our recent seasonal project was inspired by British artist Eloise...

Revisiting the idea of communities, third graders were recently tasked with illustrating rural, suburban, and urban communities in one...

As the Chicagoland area is hit with this blustery winter, Kindergarten took a cue from the Windy City and created their own versions of...

Surrealism is an art movement from the early 20th century that stemmed from the non-sensical atrocities of the World Wars. Artists used...

Excerpt from The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss Students in 4th grade were recently introduced to drawing 3D forms through Seuss-like landscapes....

With Halloween just behind us, students recently completed a project that combined their imaginations and creativity to create spooky...