11/02/2026
A Little Drizzle Couldn't Stop Our Artists!
Despite today's rainy weather, our first group of Rowlett students picked up their paintbrushes and got to work on our exciting mural project!
This special collaboration with Ringling College of Art and Design gives our young artists the incredible opportunity to paint alongside college art students, learn from their experience, and create something beautiful together!
The project currently involves 4 Ringling College students and 77 Rowlett students in grades 3–5, with even more young artists expected to participate as the painting schedule develops.
Students from Art Club, the Student Lighthouse Team, Visual Arts, and Illustration Primary Focus classes will take turns working alongside Ringling students in small groups. Each Rowlett artist will have approximately 30 minutes of hands-on painting time with a college student, creating meaningful opportunities for mentorship, creativity, and collaboration.
It's not every day that an elementary student at an arts-focused public charter school gets to create art side by side with a student from the internationally recognized Ringling College of Art and Design!
A special thank you to Rowlett art teacher Brittany Gerren and Rachel Levey-Baker, Ringling College's Associate Dean for Community Engaged Learning, for spearheading this exciting collaboration and creating such a memorable opportunity for our students!
We can't wait to watch this mural come to life, one brushstroke at a time!
