In today’s fast-paced educational environment, fostering creativity in elementary school children is more crucial than ever. Art education plays a vital role in developing critical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and emotional intelligence. However, with increasing pressure on academic performance, art programs are often sidelined, leaving a creativity gap in students’ learning experience.Fortunately, there are solutions available…
Unveiling the Arts Attack Student Art Gallery – A Celebration of Creativity Welcome to the Arts Attack Student Art Gallery! This special space is dedicated to showcasing the incredible artwork created by our talented students. At Arts Attack, we believe in the power of sharing art, and our gallery is where students can proudly display…
Mrs. O teaches the 4th grade lesson on Matisse to a group of senior women in San Diego! In a quaint community in North County San Diego, a group of senior women gathered eagerly for a lesson on the renowned artist Henri Matisse, led by none other than Mrs. O, a beloved art teacher and…
Artful Reading “A picture is worth a thousand words.” “A good story inspires countless works of art.” The above sayings illustrate the close connection between art and literacy. Arts Attack’s new Artful Reading series is designed to demonstrate this connection to elementary and middle school students. The series consists of 12 bundles of 10 read-a-loud…
Art Around the World with Mrs. O : Spain Mrs. O recently visited Spain. One of her first stops was to sit on this wall overlooking Toledo. She wanted to see the view painted by El Greco sometime between 1596 and 1600. Here you see the painting by El Greco which now hangs in the…
JANUARY 2026 ANNOUNCEMENT: As of Monday, January 12, 2026, the California Department of Education (CDE) Proposition 28—Arts and Music in Schools Funding staff will begin offering general Prop 28 office hours to local educational agencies (LEAs) through a self-schedule option. LEAs may schedule appointments in 10-minute increments on available days and times. Once verified, a Zoom link will…
SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT! Arts Attack had a wonderful opportunity to visit our Spotlight School this month! Roosevelt Elementary School in Santa Monica, CA has been using Arts Attack for many years. One teacher told us this is her 17th year teaching Arts Attack. We were lucky to visit during their spring art show and saw so…
Marvelous Masters MARVELOUS MASTERS by Arts Attack is a program that focuses solely on teaching students about some of the great artists, teaching the artistic style of these artists, and having the students create original artworks in that style. It is designed for students and teachers who want a strong focus on the artists, as…
Art In the Afternoon Art in the Afternoon is a smaller version of the award-winning ARTS ATTACK visual art curriculum. It is designed for those after school programs that do not have the time available to teach a full year’s curriculum, but wish to implement a cost-effective easy-to-teach, high-quality art program as an enrichment activity…
Introduction to Art The video-based Introduction to Art series is a cost-effective way to get started with the Arts Attack curriculum. Each grade consists of 12 lessons with a 1-Year subscription designed for use in a single classroom by the classroom teacher, art teacher or parent art docent. These courses can be taught by teachers…
Students really learn about the Great Masters with this program! The Great Masters Virtual Museum is an art appreciation and art history supplement to the Arts Attack curricula. It is organized into seven galleries: American Art Renaissance Art and the Dutch Masters Impressionism Post-Impressionism Cubism and Fauvism Expressionism and Surrealism, and the School of Paris…
Youth Art Month is a celebration of the visual arts! The 2021/2022 theme is “Art Connects Us”. Youth Art Month exists to: Recognize art education as a viable factor in the total education curriculum that develops citizens of a global society. Recognize art is a necessity for the full development of better quality of life…