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Thoughtful Thursday: Meet the 2020 RAL National Medalists
Get to know some of the hundreds of RAL works that went on to receive a national medal in the 2020 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
Thoughtful Thursday: Wrapping up April Start.Write.Now with Responses and More Inspiring Art
See the amazing work our RAL artists and writers created in response to the April Start.Write.Now prompt.
Thoughtful Thursday: Free Resources at Your Local Library
Find a world of culture and learning within your own walls through your local library’s website.
Thoughtful Thursday: May Start.Write.Now with Carolina Ixta Navarro-Gutiérrez
Meet Awards alum, educator, and novelist Carolina Ixta Navarro-Gutiérrez! See Carolina’s prompt for the May SWN challenge (and your chance to win a gift card!).
Thoughtful Thursday: Celebrate Poetry with Exercises from National Student Poets
Channel your feelings into creativity with prompts and exercises from National Student Poetry Program alumni.
Thoughtful Thursday: What have RAL-ers been up to?
Gain inspiration and learn about resources from students and educators in your RAL community, located all over the world!
Thoughtful Thursday: Celebrate Earth Day by Creating
Get inspired this Earth Day by environmental artists of the past and present.
Thoughtful Thursday: April Start.Write.Now with Mary Klein
Meet alumnus Mary Klein – award winner, teacher, and judge! See Mary’s prompt for inspiration to create something new this month.
Thoughtful Thursday: Intuitive and Outsider Art
Thoughtful Thursday: Get to know intuitive and outsider art with Chicago’s own Intuit!
Staying home? Keep creating!
Check out virtual resources to continue exploring your creativity (even when the Coronavirus may be keeping you at home)!
