We found 13 photos of art teachers in the Sunderland Echo archives and we hope these scenes help to get your creative memories flowing.
There are scenes from Sandhill View, Southmoor, Thornhill and more.
Tell us if your art teacher is in the picture.
In case you missed it;
1. Mrs Carrick at Seaham Secondary School
Designs for the interior of a bungalow were drawn up by six schoolgirls from Seaham Secondary School in 1975. Left to right are: Olwen Graham, 15; Elizabaeth Ridley, 14; Julie Gulliver, 15; Sandra Knowles, 15; and Joy Patterson, 15. Back row, left to right Miss F K College, headmistress; Mrs M Carrick, art teacher and Lea Marchant, 14. | se
2. Jean Forster at Springwell Dene
Art teacher, standing second left, was in the picture at Springwell Dene School in 2003. So was head teacher Dorothy Mitchell, seated, arts project officer Helen Moore and some of the school's pupils in the sculpture garden. | se
3. Susan Coles at Biddick School
These Biddick School pupils - Rachael Dawson, Adele Smith and Laura Jobling - had just returned from a trip to the Tate Gallery in London when they posed for this photo with Susan Coles in 2004. | se
4. Carolyn Winter at Parkside Infants
Pupils and art teacher Carolyn Winter at Parkside Infants were pictured with the new mural at the school in 2005. | se