|
|
This page is no longer being updated. New resources are added to the Art Resources page.
JUNE 2006 ADDITIONS
MAY 2006 ADDITIONS
- Playing with Shadows: An Introduction to Shadow Puppetry - site by Kennedy Center - ArtsEdge. Site is designed to introduce
American children to this Asian art form of Chinese Shadow Puppetry. Learn about how the puppets are made, how the shadows are cast
using the screen and lighting, as well as typical stories and characters
that have reoccurred in puppet shows for hundreds of years. (on Puppetry Links Page)
APRIL 2006 ADDITIONS
-
Illuminated Middle Ages database presents several hundred
recently digitized illuminated texts from French national library
collections. Images are sorted out by theme. Texts date from the year 500 through the 1400s. (On Medieval Symbolism page)
-
Singular Impressions: Monotype in America Presents various monotype artists and shows video segments - step by step process. From Smithsonian American Art Museum. (on Printmaking Links Page)
-
Artist Trading Cards - ATCs in the Classroom. Site by Dr. Craig Roland. In collaboration with Kris Fontes and Mary Elizabeth Meier, Union City High School, Pennsylvania. Find a classroom to swap - check the message board. (on Art Games and Lesson Plans)
-
Photographs From the African Diaspora from Museum of the African Diaspora. A mosaic version of a photograph by Chester Higgins Jr., composed of 2,000 images contributed by people from all over the world, is the centerpiece of the Web site. It is also possible to search by keyword. (located on Photography links page)
-
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo - PBS site includes a biography, photographs of the artist, a timeline, selections of her work with accompanying information, a list of related resources, and educational guides. (located on Art of Mexico)
-
Portrait Detectives from East Liverpool Museums - The Walker (alternate ULR). Learn how to look for clues as to who the person is, how they lived and more. More interactive exhibits using the collections of Liverpool Museums. (located on Just for Kids)
-
National Association of Comics Art Educators site includes articles, exercises, handouts, and tutorials on creating and teaching comics in the classroom. (located on Art Games and Lessons)
-
Wild Things - Animals Role in Art From Amarillo Museum of Art. Examples of animals alone, animals with other animals and animals with people. See suggested activities with each section. On Animals Symbolism - Animals in Art page.
-
Bellini: Creating & Re-creating - Interactive from Indianapolis Museum of Art. See the Renaissance way of making copies. Explore new technologies of looking below the surface of the paint. (On Renaissance Age of Discovery Links page)
MARCH 2006 ADDITIONS
-
First American Art - Online exhibit -represents many cultures. From the collection of Charles and Valerie Diker, New York. Exhibit is organized by seven guiding principles for the understanding and appreciation of Native art: idea, integrity, emotion, intimacy, movement, composition and vocabulary. On America's Diversity Links page
FEBRUARY 2006 ADDITIONS
DECEMBER 2005 ADDITIONS
-
AE Connect - the art educators' virtual drop in center. Site from Massachusetts College of Art - has extensive art education
resources including Choice-Based Art Teaching. Lesson plans,
tutorials, art + technology articles and more. (see Art Education)
-
Zart Art Student Gallery - Online exhibit of student work from Victoria, Australia. Lots of good project ideas - many with brief lesson plan included. Zart Art is a commercial site for art supplies in Australia. (See Student Art Galleries)
AUGUST 2005 ADDITIONS
JULY 2005 ADDITIONS
JUNE 2005 ADDITIONS
JUST FOR KIDS
- Mandala Maker From Girls Go Tech - Girl Scouts. Read about the Mandala then create your own mandala. To save your mandala to file, click Print Screen - then paste into new file in your photo editing software. Crop the image down to five inch square. You can use lasso tool to cut out the remaining label in corner.
ARCHITECTURE
- Skyscraper Museum - visitors can find out how to visit the museum, read about its current exhibits, and peruse rather well-designed Web projects. See Architecture links page
- Architect Studio 3D From Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust - allows young architects to learn, through an interactive process, how to design a new home. In addition to the 3D design experience, the site also has a wealth of information on Frank Lloyd Wright's life and work, as well as images of many of the homes and buildings he created. See Architecture links
ARTISTS - ART STYLES
ART OF CHINA
ART OF MEXICO
- Ojo de Dios by Jay Mohler. See these very complex designs of yarn mandalas inspired by the Ojo de Dios of Mexico. Instructions included for eight sided Ojo de Dios. Added to Hispanic Arts page
ANCIENT EGYPT
ART -MATH -SCIENCE
CURRICULUM RESOURCES
ISLAMIC ART AND CULTURE
MUSEUMS
PHOTOGRAPHY
PRE-COLUMBIAN ART
- The Aztec Empire - Online Exhibit from the Guggenheim Museum (see highlights). The exhibition is divided into twelve themes that provide a thorough representation of Aztec society from its development to the zenith of the empire and its decline. (See Pre-Columbian Art)
- Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya Online Exhibit feature from National Gallery of Art. Stone sculptures, ceramics, masks, and other precious works commissioned by ancient Maya kings and queens. (See Pre-Columbian Art)
PUBLIC DOMAIN IMAGES
- YotoPhoto Search engine for free images and stock photos. Some of the images are public domain and others have generous Creative Commons (or similar) licensing. Nearly all photographs are free for personal and commercial use with minimal restrictions.
WORLD CULTURES
EditRegion5
|
|
