Cultivate Social Imagination through the Arts

Art and lessons for teaching
artistic thinking, visual literacy, and creativity across the curriculum
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Infuse Artistic Thinking Across the Curriculum

Student Resources, such as look and learn gallery walks and game-based learning, teach visual literacy skills, foster artistic thinking, and explore works of art.

Cross-Curricular Connect lesson plans unpack landmark works of art, teach close reading skills, and build interdisciplinary connections (click images to link)

Inquiry Studies combine art analysis and authentic research with online primary source documents to answer wonderings.

Teach Writers lesson plans use mentor art to inspire, teach, and refine student writing while providing language learners with visual support.

Interactive learning modules build on students' interests
and explore the times and traditions that shaped a work of art.

Give one a whirl

  • Art and Lessons Blog

    Explore art from everyday objects, crime scene paintings, and lessons for teaching visual literacy and cross-curricular concepts.

  • Art for Social Imagination

    Experience paintings, environmental installations, and sculptures that raise awareness, build community, and explore solutions.

  • Think Like an Artist

    Cultivate personal creativity and self-expression through classroom-friendly art activities that emphasize artistic thinking.

  • Expanding-Conversation Framework

    Build new and better meaning through conversation = individual art analysis + classroom discussions + artist interviews + historical reviews.

  • Art is Not Made in a Vacuum

    Find links to the artists, educators, and activists who have influenced my thinking and could influence yours.

  • Arts Advocacy

    Study research-based publications that offer background information and talking points to advance the arts integration flag.

See Again for the First Time

Medium a Month showcases explore how contemporary artists transform common materials into unique works of art

Forensic Fridays depict ripped-from-the-headlines crime scenes in the folk art tradition by the Medical Examiner who investigated them