Inside: A collection of posts and resources with artworks by black artists, civil rights art, African art, art projects, book suggestions, and more to teach Black History art lessons. When students are exposed to a variety of works of art, they learn about the world and themselves. Children deserve to see the wide variety of…
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2019 Summer Art Trip – Come to Europe with me!
Inside: An invitation for you to join the Art Class Curator for a once in a lifetime summer art trip to Prague, Vienna, and Budapest in July 2019. Are you ready for a summer art trip?! I am thrilled to announce the 2nd annual Art Class Curator summer art trip! In 2018, we went to…
How to Lead Art Discussions They’ll WANT to Join
Inside: Register to join a free art teacher training webinar about how to lead engaging and educational classroom art discussions. Classroom Art Discussions Have you ever wanted to lead a meaningful classroom art discussion but felt too nervous or unprepared to go for it? Did you worry that the students would be bored or have…
Beyond the Surface: Free E-Mail Course
Inside: Introducing a free email course for art teachers that will help you beat the most common challenges to teaching art appreciation. Teaching art appreciation and showing works of art in the classroom is a challenge for most art teachers. Not enough time. When students come to art class expecting to ONLY make their own…
Complete the Picture: An Easy Art Appreciation Game and Printable
Inside: Students use creativity in this art appreciation game for kids with a free art appreciation printable. Students are shown a small piece and draw the rest. Recently, I was looking at the Prado Museum website researching links for my year of art appreciation post. I found a little thumbnail sketch of the painting, and…
Top Art Teacher Blog Posts of 2018
Inside: Top art teacher blog posts of 2018 from Art Class Curator — the lesson plans readers loved most in 2018. Whether you felt like 2018 flew by or crawled to the finish line, the year is now coming to a close. It’s been an exciting year at Art Class Curator, and we’re looking forward…
29: Mindset and Management with Anna Nichols
If you’ve ever found yourself on the edge of breaking down in the classroom, today’s show is especially for you. There is hope and today’s guest is here to help! Anna Nichols had lots of experience outside of teaching before she became a teacher at age 31. Being an outsider to the public education system,…
Give the Perfect Art Gift (Even if You’re Not an Artist)
Inside: A collection of gift guides with gift ideas for artists and art lovers in your life, from kids to teenagers to the teacher and jetsetter. Some people are born gift buyers. For the rest of us, there’s gift guides. Wait . . . . Maybe the best gift givers are the ones who find the…
28: Artist/Teacher with Dr. Ilona Szekely
Balancing education and artistic expression can be a difficult task in today’s school system. Finding ways to incorporate art into students’ daily lives and help them find relevance in artistic structure in the world is important. Ilona Szekely is passionate about helping students understand the technicalities of art but also the dynamics of creativity. She…
The Ultimate Collection of Principles of Design Examples and Definitions
Inside: The ultimate collection of principles of design examples and definitions, plus helpful resources for teaching the elements and principles of art. What are the Elements and Principles of Art? The elements of art and principles of design are the fundamental pieces that make up an artwork. Most works of art will make use of many…
