Art night at school

Many of you might be in the process of planning your end-of-the-year art show. And prepping for a school art show is no easy task if you are unprepared for

Hosting a family art night can be the best way to build support for your art program, boost parent involvement and advocate for your program within your community. In this episode, I share my experiences with my own family art night both as a parent and as the organizer. I walk you through what worked

This giant 5 foot tall mosaic wall, inspired by Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night", was a collaborative project at the small hands big art Fall Festival.

As the scho ol year starts, a great way to involve families in your curriculum is to consider hosting a family art night for your school. I...

Fine Arts Night '14 is in the books, and I think it was the best one to date - so much to hear, see, do! This music and art celebration is a tradition every year, but this time around the music teacher and I added a few new exciting components as you will soon see, starting with a push for families to share on social networking sites to expand our audience. We placed posters all around with our blogging, Twitter, and Instagram accounts posted with QR codes for quick access (#dolvinFAN). We…

Art room back to school bulletin board. Family's color in during ice cream social or meet teacher night!

I’ve been teaching art for over 15 years and have taught every grade, K-12. In those years I have made resources and handouts helpful for the art room, contained classrooms, or homeschool parents. Check out my Etsy shop above. First Steps When I started teaching art, I had never curated an art show and the…