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JUNE 2006 ADDITIONS

• America's Art - companion Web site to a new book of the same title from the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM). Shows all 225 works - organized into 16 chapters. Listed on American Artists
  
  
• "I Read it in the Book of the Dead" - Interactive from University of Chicago. Learn about mummification and burial in Ancient Egypt. On Ancient Civilizations

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

• Windows to the Universe Students and teachers will find the site helpful in their studying (and teaching) Earth and Space sciences. Great sections on Art and Mythology- see many images through time. Explore site at different learning levels. (this in on the Art-Math-Science links page)
  
• Bradford Foundation: Rock Art - Archaeology Anthropology See Journey of Mankind/Migrations - Rock Art from around the world - and more. (Link is on World Cultures page)
  

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

• The Art Teacher's Guide to the Internet by Craig Roland.  Must have book from Davis Publications. Compilation of the best resources on line plus steps to building your own web site. See the companion web site for teacher files, student activities and more. (see Art Education)
  
  
• Tessellations - Escher and How to Make Your Own -  information about all aspects of tessellations, from their history and development to complete galleries of examples by site author and M.C. Escher.  Also included are instructions showing how to design and produce your own. Site by David Annal, UK. (see M. C. Escher and Tessellations)

JULY 2005 ADDITIONS

• VIRCONA: Database of Native North American Visual Artists - 
  Web-accessible subset of the Native American entries in the electronic
  catalog to the collections of over 300,000 35mm slides in the Bainbridge
  Bunting Memorial Slide Library (BBMSL) at the University of New Mexico
  (UNM). See more resources on America's Diversity
  
  
• Ceramics Today - Web portal -  comprehensive independent ceramics site. See a to Z listing of web links. (Ceramics Links page)
  

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

• Romare Bearden: Let's Walk The Block See Harlem street life through the eyes and imagination of Romare Bearden. This exploration of his famous collage, The Block, includes a guided tour, music by the Branford Marsalis Quartet, and activities designed for kids, parents, and teachers. See Romare Bearden page See more featured artists from the Met 
  
• Henry O. Tanner - Interactive from Smithsonian American Art Museum. Need Flash to view. See African American Art

ART OF CHINA

• Taoism and the Arts of China Online Exhibit from Art Institute of Chicago. (See Art of Asia)

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

• Unraveling the Mysteries of King Tutankhamun - fun and informative website from National Geographic -  examine his body through the use of CT scan imagery and see how Tut might have looked. 360 degree view of the four walls of King Tut's tomb. On Ancient Civilizations

ART -MATH -SCIENCE

• Making the Modern World Online - Stories about the lives we've made - From the Science Museum, (London, UK). See how innovation and invention have affected the modern world. (Art -Math-Science)
  
• Women Inventors Index 1790 - 1895 - arranged by Inventor(s), by person or company to whom the patent was assigned, by subject category and by State.  (Art -Math-Science)
  
• Botany Photo of the Day -  different high-quality photograph every day, complete with background information. Visitors can also view the site's archives, which date back to April 2005 and browse previously featured photographs, which are divided into categories.  (Art -Math-Science)

CURRICULUM RESOURCES

• Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) 30 Federal agencies formed a working group in 1997 to make hundreds of Federally supported teaching and learning resources easier to find. The result of that work is the FREE web site. Collection of web resources for all subject areas. Teachers will want to check Gateway to Educational Materials (linked on Curriculum Resources)

ISLAMIC ART AND CULTURE

• Exploring Islamic Lands Lesson using PBS Empires of Faith. Unit designed for 9 - 12 (adaptable to middle school).

MUSEUMS

• Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, Berkeley, California - See Exhibitions.  Teaching kits available for various cultures - pdf files to download for California Indians, Mexican Folk Art, Chinese Folk Art, Yoruba Art and more. (See USA Museums).

PHOTOGRAPHY

• Get the Picture! Creating a Photographic Timeline of Images That Have Shaped Our Lives - New York Times lesson. Students learn about the power of photographic images to influence public opinion. Visual Arts standards are listed.
• Polaroid Image Transfers - Holly F. Dupré - Site has pdf download instructional book (68 pages). Also see gallery. More about Polaroid Transfers - from Amazing Dreams Publishing. Also see Polaroid Transfers by Nikki Faye. (See Photograph Links)
• Fifty Crows - Social Change Photography View the photo essays. Fifty Crows "prioritizes social awareness by using arrestingly real, timely photographic images as a catalyst for education, cultural understanding and social action."  (See Photograph Links)
• American Photography: A Century of Images PBS site. Photography of War, Presidential photographs, Digital Truth and more. Interactive multimedia lab. Teacher's Guide

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

• Money Makes the World Go 'Round New York Times lesson plan - students examine what a basic unit of currency means and how it affects world finances.

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