Every School an Art Room

More from Victor D'Amico in "Coming Events Cast Shadows," from SchoolArts, September 1958:

Every School an Art Room

"Second only to the art teacher in importance is the environment in which children work. Therefore, every elementary school should have an art studio. The studio should be well-designed in its furnishings, lighting, and color. It should be planned to facilitate every activity which is to take place within its walls...No matter how effective an art corner is made, it is not a fitting substitute for an art room which, like a magnet, draws all children into it. We have been too prone to underrate the importance of good tools, equipment, and the environment in which the child works. While they are secondary to the requirement of a good teacher, they are nevertheless vital. As long as we accept substandard art rooms we shall always suffer with them."

So you see some things haven't changed that much since 1958. Because we agree that every school should have an art room, we offer the opportunity to showcase your art room in our monthly feature, Welcome to My World. This month our featured art teacher is Mary Coy, art teacher at Spry Middle School in Webster, New York.  If you have an unusual art room you would like to share, please send high resolution images of your room on a CD to SchoolArts Magazine, Production Department, 50 Portland Street, Worcester, MA 01608.