How can we help students see deeper meaning and purpose in their artwork? Through examples from graphic design, photography, drawing and painting, and Fine Arts Seal implementation, participants will explore strategies for using reflection, storytelling, and portfolio development to help students connect creative work to personal interests, future goals, and real-world opportunities. The session includes student work analysis, reflection activities, and discussion.
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Ready to bring your walls to life? This workshop introduces teachers to mural basics, bold beginner friendly lettering, and the behind the scenes essentials like proposals, budgeting, and planning. Come sketch, experiment, and leave with creative ideas and real world tools you can use right away with your students or your own projects.
Elementary students are capable of extraordinary leadership, service, and artistic excellence when given meaningful opportunities to shine. This session shares the journey of piloting a new National Elementary Art Honor Society designed to recognize young artists while fostering creativity, citizenship, school pride, and community service. Workshop is presented by four NEAHS Pilot Program leaders from Georgia.
The art room has always been where creativity, problem-solving, communication, and resilience are built. Now, more than ever, that work matters. In this session, you will hear a compelling, research-backed case for why visual art education belongs at the center of every school's future-ready investment, participate in an art-making experience, and leave equipped with a classroom-ready lesson and a strategy to activate parents as advocates for your program.
Fear is one of the most powerful forces working against creative growth — and art teachers are not immune. In this workshop, you will explore the nature of creative fear and walk away with a personal action plan for doing the one scary creative thing you’ve been putting off. Through honest conversation, practical frameworks, and a hands-on activity, you’ll leave with tools you can use yourself and bring straight back to your students. Participants: Please bring a journal or paper, a pen or pencil, and any art supplies that feel personal to your practice. A handout will be provided by the presenter.
This presentation will share the story of a schoolwide mural collaboration that brought together student voice, community partnership, and public art through a partnership with Paint Love, engaging more than 600 students in grades 1–5. Participants will learn how our student art club helped shape the mural design process, how community collaboration led to the city adopting the mural as an official student-created public artwork, and how Paint Love’s resources and partnership supported the experience. Whether joined by Paint Love representatives or through shared tools and materials, attendees will leave with practical ideas and resources for creating meaningful, student-centered mural projects in their own schools and communities.
