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A student artwork gallery on your hallway screens

Most student art goes home in a backpack or hangs on a classroom wall only one class sees. Photograph the best work, credit the artist and play it on a screen, and the whole school gets to see what the art room makes.

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Students in a school atrium look up at a large welcome screen with an athlete spotlight, announcements and a QR code

Schools and colleges that run on Rocket

  • Baylor University
  • New York University
  • Northeastern University
  • Lousiana State University
  • Emory University
  • Dartmouth College
  • Arizona State University
  • Amherst College
  • University of Maryland
  • Texas A&M University

Why it matters

Student art has nowhere to go after grading

Display cases fill up fast and only hold a few pieces. Digital work, like photography and graphic design, has no physical place at all. Talented students rarely get an audience outside the art room.

Ideas for Student Artwork Gallery

Featured artist of the week

Show three or four pieces by one student with their name, grade and a sentence about their work.

One assignment, a whole class

Feature a full class’s take on one project, like self-portraits or clay masks.

Photography and digital design

Play digital work straight from the student’s file, so it looks the way they made it.

Art show promotion

Promote the spring art show with dates, location and a preview of a few pieces.

From sketch to finished piece

Show a work in stages. It helps other students see the effort behind it.

A clip of the work in progress

A short time-lapse of a painting or a clip from the pottery wheel catches the eye in a busy hall.

How it works with Digital Signage

Student Artwork Gallery, step by step.

Three steps

  1. Photograph and gather the work

    Have the art teacher add photos from the media library or a computer, with a slide that credits each artist.

  2. Arrange the gallery

    Add the pieces to the timeline and drag them into the order you want, keeping one artist’s work together.

  3. Change the artist on schedule

    Give each week’s featured artist a start and end date so the gallery turns over without a reminder.

Setups vary by school; your demo confirms what yours will use.

Best practices

Tips to get it right.

Student Artwork Gallery tips

  1. Shoot in good, even light

    Photograph flat work straight on near a window. A phone works fine if the light is even.

  2. Credit every piece

    Name, grade and title belong on or next to every piece.

  3. Ask the artist first

    Let students choose whether their work goes on screen.

  4. Feature every art class

    Rotate beginning and advanced courses so the screen isn’t only AP portfolio work.

Questions

Student Artwork Gallery questions

Photograph the work in good light, add the photos to a screen’s timeline and credit each artist. Rotating a featured artist each week keeps the gallery fresh.

Your next step

Plan your Digital Signage.

We'll show how an announcement gets on screen and comes off again when the moment has passed.

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