Authors describe a new method for making moulded sculpture. (HB)

An examination of the problems facing arts/recreation programs suggests actions that can be taken to overcome the obstacles to such programs. (Editors)

Gives 3 plans for experiencing space. Each plan includes concepts, visual aids, materials, and activities for the particular space experience. (GB)

Children from Jewish schools in New York participated in an art exhibit with an environmental theme. (SP)

After the World Trade Center terrorist attacks on 9/11/01, New York's art therapy community found itself faced with difficult political, professional, and emotional challenges. As volunteerism across this country responded to the need for assistance, many New York art therapists were on the front lines of a wounded and frightened city while…

In this paper we examine the place of art in curriculum for young children of refugee families, but not from the relatively common art-as-therapy position. Instead, art is presented as a language that can provide young children with the means to engage with learning, build identity and tell their stories. This approach bypasses the deficit…

Students learn about drawing landscapes by using a twig from a tree as a model for drawing adult trees. (GB)

This Instructional Resources continues our 2004 series on forms of "public art" that included Susan Goetz Zwirn's contribution on images of work in the 1930s (March 2004), Carol Argiro's exploration of public sculpture (July 2004), and Mary Jane Zander's work on WPA post office murals (September 2004). This Instructional Resources explores an art…

In this article, the authors relate how they introduced Pinwheel for Peace project in their classroom to teach about the meaning of peace to their students. The authors chose pinwheel for discussing about peace because it symbolizes simple and joyful childhood things and it is easy to make. Students use paper to make pinwheels. As part of the…