Contemporary Art Articles

Every month SchoolArts magazine has a Looking and Learning feature that is based on contemporary art and artists that includes beginner, intermediate, and advanced activities for students. Why do we focus on contemporary art? As art reflects the times in which it was created, contemporary art may not always be “beautiful” in a conventional sense, but it expresses current events, ideas, issues, and concerns of present-day life that are likely to engage students and be meaningful to them. Contemporary art may also use new, emerging technologies that reflect students’ interests.

How do you go about finding contemporary artists to share with students? How do you choose them? Have you had success introducing contemporary art to your students? Please share your experience with SchoolArts for possible publication. You can find our writer’s guidelines here.

Fool the Eye, a recent SchoolArts article based on contemporary art, can be seen here.

Below you can see examples of the work of another contemporary SchoolArts magazine has featured.

World of Wonder by Eyeformation (Frank Casazza)

World of Wonder by Eyeformation (Frank Casazza)

Please share your experiences with contemporary art with SchoolArts for possible publication. You can find our writer’s guidelines here.