Dialogue challenges students to answer the basic questions of art production often not thought about by elementary and middle school students: Why did you choose to do that? What are you trying to communicate to the viewer? How does this piece make you feel? Educational theorist Howard Gardner defines the artistic process as one involving the work of art and up to four modes of participation: the creator, the audience member, the critic, and the performer. Evidence of student reflection and dialogue about art is well documented. This article discusses how three different schools provide environments that facilitate discussion of art and evoke levels of critical thinking unseen in other disciplines.