When Ben Salus was looking for a new canvas for his art students’ design work, he only had to look down.
Salus, 41, of Homewood, teaches art at Jesse White Learning Academy in Hazel Crest with a social-justice-through-art mission. Recently, Salus challenged his second to seventh grade students to custom design a pair of sneakers. Salus said this project takes art out of the hands of the elite, as in those who have the most…
