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Our inquiry-based approach helps students of all ages learn to use the artistic process — focusing on exploration, discovery, and skill building across a variety of art media.

Self-Portrait Drawings

Media Types: Drawing, Oil Pastel
Grade Bands: 6-8, 9-12

In this 4-lesson unit, students will learn how to use composition, scale, and value to create still life drawings.

Expressive / Imaginary Landscape 

Media Types: Drawing, Painting
Grade Bands: 6-8, 9-12

In this 4-lesson unit, students will learn how to use composition, scale, and value to create still life drawings.

Still Life Drawing

Media Types: Drawing
Grade Bands: 6-8, 9-12

In this 4-lesson unit, students will learn how to use composition, scale, and value to create still life drawings.

Early Childhood: Exploring Color

Media Types: Drawing, Oil Pastel, Painting, Watercolors
Grade Bands: Pre-K

In this 10-lesson unit, children will explore lines, mark-making, and color mixing using oil pastels and watercolors.

Making and Using a Sketchbook: K-5

Media Types: Drawing
Grade Bands: 3-5, K-2

In this 2-lesson unit, students will learn how to make their own sketchbooks, observe other artists’ sketchbooks, and explore their own ideas through drawing and collecting in their sketchbooks.

Making and Using A Sketchbook: MS/HS

Media Types: Collage, Drawing
Grade Bands: 6-8, 9-12

In this 2-lesson unit, students will make a sketchbook with materials found at home. They will understand different ways to use a sketchbook as a tool.

Drawing Imaginary Plants with Oil Pastels

Media Types: Drawing, Oil Pastel
Grade Bands: 3-5

In this 6-lesson unit, students will explore oil pastels, draw natural objects and plants from photos, then create imaginary plants by combining features.

Exploring Line and Shape

Media Types: Collage, Drawing
Grade Bands: K-2

In this 10-lesson unit, students will explore line, shape, color, and pattern in their homes and artworks, then use these elements to create an imaginary character collage.

Drawing Imaginary Plants

Media Types: Drawing
Grade Bands: 3-5

In this 10-lesson unit, students will use Ebony pencils to draw natural objects and plants, then create imaginary plants by combining features from their observations.

Drawing: From Observation to Imagination

Media Types: Drawing
Grade Bands: 6-8

In this 10-lesson unit, students will draw objects from observation, experiment with different perspectives, and transform these objects into characters.