An Art Portfolio Fundraiser is a great way to celebrate your school’s art program and support your school by fundraising with art in a big way! These make perfect spring and end-of-school-year fundraisers. With so much awesome art to choose from, parents can’t resist placing multiple orders! Benefits of Using Art Portfolios If your school… Read more »
9 Ways to Display Your Kids’ Art!
Image from Artful Parent There are many ways to display your kids’ artwork and turn those stacks of projects into something you love to look at every day. If you’re like me, you stockpile your kids’ art! Maybe you even keep it in a bin at home, under your bed, or in a drawer. You… Read more »
Tips For Teachers: Creating Memorable Art Lesson Plans for All Ages
Artwork by Zoe at Jeremy Ranch Elementary Creating art lesson plans for your students is a work of art in and of itself. As the teacher, you want your students to be engaged, learn something and feel confident in their final art project! Creating art they love will fuel their love of creating art. Here… Read more »
The Importance of Art in Education
Above image by art advocate and teacher, Brandie Pettus, http://createartwithme.blogspot.com/ Art education is at risk. There’s no doubt about it, public investment in schools has declined dramatically. As schools focus limited resources on standardized test subject areas, funds for art education have taken a big hit. Whenever school budgets are tight, the arts are vulnerable…. Read more »
5 Ways to Celebrate Youth Art Month
The month of March is Youth Art Month! It was founded by the Crayon, Water Color & Craft Institute, Inc. with the National Art Education Association. It was first celebrated in 1961 and was originally called Children’s Art Month. The purpose of Youth Art Month is to promote and celebrate the arts in schools. We put together a few… Read more »