Thrilled to start the year in Tokyo and dive into this incredible art opportunity! Can't wait to explore, create, and connect with such a vibrant artistic community. Here’s to a year of inspiration and growth! 🎨✨ #ArtInTokyo #CreativeJourney #TokyoArtScene #ArtisticGrowth

I am beyond thrilled and incredibly proud to share that my students' artwork is now on display at the Fuquay-Varina Arts Center! 🎨✨ This exhibition is a beautiful reminder that art truly is for everyone—there are no limits to what can be created and shared.

Celebrating our students' creativity in an inclusive exhibition where they expressed themselves through art! Proud of their unique perspectives and the power of self-expression. #InclusiveArt #StudentExpression #Diversity Herbert Akins Road Middle School

Acrylic landscapes! I'm so proud of my Nighthawks!@HerbertAkinsMS

So excited to be one of the speakers at this year's Hispanic Summit!Grateful for the opportunity to share my story with the next generation and hopefully inspire them to chase their dreams. Let's make an impact together! #InspireTheFuture #LatinoPower Herbert Akins Road Middle School

Excited to show students how to embrace resilience and bounce back stronger from challenges in my upcoming presentation! #Resilience #GrowthMindset #OvercomingObstacles"

"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere," - Albert Einstein

Great work and representation of the Nighthawk Nest, Ingrid and ⁦Ms.Lugo-Barriera⁩ 🩵💙🧡 #giftsofgold

Mujeres Latinas!!! Please join us!!

Muse Artspace

🎉🎊Huge thanks to Voya Financial for honoring me with the Unsung Hero Award and a grant to support our next We Can Too project! 🎊🙌This support helps us grow our impact and keep showing young people what’s possible. Let’s keep building together! Voya Herbert Akins Road Middle School 💙🧡💙🧡

Today, Muse was honored to be invited to the Governor’s Hispanic Affairs Committee monthly meeting. It was amazing to see our stories and art displayed in the very space where lawmakers and advocates fight to keep the arts alive. Grateful to be part of this movement! #latinxart

I made it to Bentonville for the School of the Arts Leaders program — 1 of only 25 art educators selected nationwide! So much gratitude to the Fine Arts Boosters and the Nighthawks school community for believing in this dream!This is our win too! 💙🖌️ #ArtsEd #Nighthawksproud

Day 3 at the 2025 School of the Arts Leaders — inspired, growing, and grateful for this incredible journey!@HerbertAkinsMS NAEA

Learning about Visual Thinking Strategies at the NCMA Summer Teachers Institute! The kids will love it!

Martha Clippinger @ NCMA Winston Salem! NCMA Summer Teachers Institute

Last Friday I had the amazing opportunity to deliver a PD for my colleagues. Grateful for their support as I continue my journey in art leadership through Visual Thinking Strategies. 🎨✨ #ArtEducation #Leadership #VisualThinking

“A self-portrait is a way of keeping myself company, of observing the changes time leaves on my face.” – Rembrandt Self portraits 7th Grade Drawing Class Herbert Akins Road Middle School

Honored to be selected as one of 50 educators nationwide for the The NEA Foundation 2025-26 Global Learning Fellowship! Excited to grow, connect, and bring global learning to my classroom & community. 🌍✈️ South Africa 2026!!!#GlobalLearning #GLF2025

Proud and honor to have received an Unsung Hero Award from Voya for our We Can Too exhibition! #voyadifference #voyaunsungheroes #voyateachervoices Herbert Akins Road Middle School