The Blackwing Foundation

The Blackwing Foundation Our mission is to develop and support innovative partnerships that have a sustainable, positive impact on arts and music participation and learning.

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09/03/2026

Did you see our latest drop? 🎨✨

We’re kicking off a brand new Seasonal Art Pathway with Kim Bavington of Art Classes for Kids!

Each season brings a brand new video lesson… and the best part? It doesn’t matter what medium your students use. Kim walks through each one side by side, so every classroom can follow along and complete the project their way.

Our Fall lesson is live now on blackwingfoundation.org ✏️

Follow along for winter, spring, and summer drops coming soon!

Always free at blackwingfoundation.org

This year, creativity thrives. Maybe it’s 10 minutes of lettering on Fridays. Maybe it’s art the first Monday of the mon...
08/04/2026

This year, creativity thrives.

Maybe it’s 10 minutes of lettering on Fridays. Maybe it’s art the first Monday of the month. Maybe it’s poetry set to rock songs, or stop-motion instead of a book report, or sketching buildings to teach scale.

Or maybe it’s just picking up a Blackwing and starting to draw. ✏️

Whatever you choose, Pathways to Creativity has a ready-made lesson waiting—always free at blackwingfoundation.org, no login or budget required.

Happy back to school from Blackwing and Blackwing Foundation. 🎨 We’re cheering you on all year!

✏️ STEAM without the A? Not on our watch.We're thrilled to share that Blackwing Foundation's Courtney Berolzheimer will ...
06/12/2026

✏️ STEAM without the A? Not on our watch.

We're thrilled to share that Blackwing Foundation's Courtney Berolzheimer will be presenting at the Early STEAM Summer Symposium on June 26th! She'll be diving into the role of the arts in early STEAM education and how creative learning belongs alongside science, math, and more.

Best part? It's free for educators everywhere. 🙌

📅 June 26, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM PST
đź”— Register via the link in bio!
Or visit https://www.earlymathca.org/

05/19/2026

Skip the 20-color clay kit 🙅‍♀️ In our 6th grade Art Series pathway, Kim teaches students how to color their own clay — so every shade is possible with what you already have... and every piece connects back to a famous artist 🎨

Pathways to Creativity brings arts education to every classroom, completely free. Explore the full series at blackwingfoundation.org ✏️

Arts education is everyone's job. 🖤Every educator — not just the art, theater, or music specialist — has the power to he...
05/18/2026

Arts education is everyone's job. đź–¤

Every educator — not just the art, theater, or music specialist — has the power to help kids think creatively, express themselves, and see the world differently. And we built our resources to make that possible.

To our specialist friends: we love you. We're not here to replace your expertise. We're here to expand the mission so that every student gets to experience the arts every single day, not just in your room.

Creativity belongs everywhere. 🎨

Start weaving the arts into your classroom, always free at blackwingfoundation.org

05/12/2026

Before the first stroke, warm up those hands! 🤲✨

In this clip, Heather walks students through a simple finger warm-up using two writing instruments — a fun way to activate the brain AND the hand before any lettering lesson begins.

Try it before your next lesson and feel the difference! 🖊️

This activity is part of our free Lettering Series on Pathways to Creativity — always free at blackwingfoundation.org 🖤

To every teacher who cleared space for creativity when the curriculum didn’t—thank you!The Blackwing Foundation exists b...
05/05/2026

To every teacher who cleared space for creativity when the curriculum didn’t—thank you!

The Blackwing Foundation exists because we believe the arts belong in every classroom, not as an elective, but as essential. Today, we’re grateful for every educator who already knew that. Tag a teacher who changed how you see the world. 🖤

Supported by Blackwing, where every purchase helps fund creative programming in K–12 classrooms.

05/04/2026

Color mixing in action. 🎨

Watch Kim walk 2nd graders through blending oil pastels in this Jasper Johns-inspired "Numbers" piece — blue + yellow = green, and suddenly every kid is a color theorist.

This is what art class looks like when students are learning and creating at the same time. No worksheets. Just discovery.

Free lesson plans like this one live at blackwingfoundation.org — link in bio.

Tag a teacher who needs this Art Series in their classroom. 👇

05/01/2026

The secret to beautiful cursive? It all starts with the letter n. 🔤✨

In this lesson, educator Heather guides students through an n chain — a practice technique where you place an n in between every letter of the alphabet as you write. It's one of the best ways to build the smooth, connected strokes that make cursive flow.

Try it yourself:
✏️ anbncnd… all the way to Z!

This is just one of the lessons waiting for you in our free Cursive Writing pathway — always free at blackwingfoundation.org 🖤

You don't have to be an art teacher to bring creativity into your classroom. 🎨Our resources were made for the gen ed tea...
05/01/2026

You don't have to be an art teacher to bring creativity into your classroom. 🎨

Our resources were made for the gen ed teacher — the one juggling literacy, math, science, and everything in between. No art degree required. Just grab-and-go lessons that fit seamlessly into your day.

To our art specialists: we love you and we see you. We're not here to replace you — we're here to make sure every kid gets to experience creativity every single day, not just during your class.

Because the arts shouldn't be an elective. They should be woven into everything. đź–¤
Explore free resources for your classroom, always free at blackwingfoundation.org 👇

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