The age-old art of mural painting remains as vital in contemporary practice as it was millennia ago. The sophistication of contemporary mural painting has engendered a generation of dedicated mural artists. Among them is Ryan Adams, a Portland, Maine–based artist who sees his vocation as creating art that is both visually engaging and enhancing the surrounding structure and environment. He often collaborates with his wife, multidisciplinary artist Rachel Gloria Adams (see the SchoolArts May 2026 issue).
Art teachers and their students learn from, transform, and reimagine the places and spaces around them. Young students connect personal growth to changes in nature, elementary students create abstract faces inspired by Detroit artist Tyree Guyton, middle school students design fantastical digital gardens featuring insects and flora, and high school students use yarn to illustrate cherished childhood memories.
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