Teaching Through Art
A blog supporting high-quality art instruction.
Our posts focus on projects and pedagogy that:
1. are integrated with other subject areas
2. focus on diversity & inclusion
3. offer students choice & autonomy.
Creative Ambiguity
In learning, ambiguity is where the thinking, learning, & creativity, takes place.
By Dana Squires
Empathy Through Art Education: A Pilot Investigation
A recent pilot investigation shows promising insights into the relationship between art education and empathy development.
By Emily Hardy, LCAT, ATR-BC
Empowering Students through Heroism
Learn about the Heroic Imagination Project (HIP), how to use the heroic journey in your classroom, and access a free project planner.
By Zoë Huml
2022 From the HeART Contest Winners
Return to blog homepage.Introducing the 2021 'Create from the HeART' contest winners. Three exceptional student artists share a bit about their life and work. Meet 5th grade Ella, from Washington. Where do you live, and what is your favorite part about living there? I...
The Circle Project
Students appreciate how belonging to groups and communities enriches their personal identity and illuminate how they fit into these different ‘circles’.
By Kas Patsula
Changing the Focus, Making Thinking Visible
How can art help students better understand how they think and process information?
By Dana Squires
Trauma-Informed Practices in Arts Education
Paint Love is an organization that has developed a model of five trauma-informed practices to empower youth and strengthen communities.
By Chloe Young
The Intersection of Art Education and Art Therapy
Learn about the ways in which art education and art therapy overlap, and the notable distinctions between these two fields.
By Emily Hardy, LCAT, ATR-BC
Art as Text
What does it look like when students can engage on a choose your own adventure approach when learning about content topics?
By Ifetayo Abdus-Salam
Art & Allyship
Art helps students to transform the abstract ideas of acceptance and allyship into concrete objects.
By Sarah Graham
