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African Art
Art Capades - easy, fun, educational activities for young students (K-3),
Art Gallery of Ontario - This Toronto museum maintains a high profile in the
art world, and in cyberspace.
Art Museums - Fine Art Forum - This alphabetical listing of museums on the
Web includes annotations.
Art of Tibet - database of Himalayan paintings and Buddhist iconography.
Art Safari - This site prompts kids to explore paintings and sculptures from
the Museum of Modern Art. A series of questions guides children to write about
what they see. Then, kids are encouraged create and submit their own art.
Artcyclopedia - great starting point for finding museum-quality art on the
Web. Search by artist and you get a list of links to museums with digital images
of that artist.
Artist's Toolkit from Minneapolis Institute of Art. Interactive site
that includes: Explore the Toolkit:
Artists use visual elements and principles like line, color and shape as
tools to build works of art. You can: 1.
ArtRoom - Designed for kids (age 8 and older), lots of information and ideas
for art projects. The site is designed around "activity centers" that
explore art projects, thinking like an artist, art exhibits by children, famous
artists, craft demonstrations, art books, and links to related sites.
ArtsEdge- The Kennedy Center -ArtsEdge supports the place of arts education
at the center of the curriculum through the creative and appropriate uses of
technology. ArtsEdge helps educators to teach in, through and about the arts.
Artsource
Cave of Lascaux - Fr/Eng Virtual tour of the
Paleolithic wall paintings of Lascaux, France. Students of all ages can explore
the caves, learn more about the images in the paintings, and discover the
materials used by the artists 15,000 years ago.
Classroom Clipart - easy to use and has great images. Be sure students read
the terms of use and understand that these are to be used for educational uses
only.
Color Pencil Challenge - This website was created to challenge artists of
all ages to try new techniques with colored pencil and other media. Artists give
step by step instruction for the techniques and tools they use in their work.
Costumes.Org- Costumes galore! Read about the history of costumes, or look
under Ethnic costumes for costumes from all over the world. Great links.
Exploring Leonardo - excellent Museum of Science site offers resources for
learning about Leonardo da Vinci. Explore this site and learn about this
fascinating scientist, inventor, and artist. Includes lesson plans for grade 4-8
classroom activities.
Eyes on Art
- by Pacific Bell Education. The site is appropriate for primary students who
are just "learning to look" as well as advanced students of the visual
arts. Select from among five activities that progressively challenge students'
ability to look carefully at the visual arts.
Getty ArtsEdNet - Getty Center for Education in the Arts -from background
knowledge for instructors using a discipline-based arts education approach, to
some of the few truly excellent online activities for students, to an elegant
presentation of artistic images.
Impressionism - This unit leads students through the works of impressionist
artists of France. Lessons included look at nine French impressionists, how
their work shared common characteristics, and how they viewed the world
differently.
Incredible Art Department - Teacher Ken Rohrer has created pages on pet
peeves of art teachers, lessons, awards, great sites, and art news among others.
Check it out. -
over 100 images and articles about the art and culture of Mexico. . Under
Activities, look for learning activities (Treasure Hunts) for grades 5-8 and
links to more resources on Mexico.
National Gallery of Art -The National Gallery in Washington created a
variety of activities for children learning about art. Take a tour of the
sculpture garden, or explore the colors, shapes, and lines found in Kandinsky's
Improvisation 31 (Sea Battle.)
National Gallery of Canada - Fr/Eng
Web Gallery of Art is an extremely comprehensive and enjoyable site
which offers thousands of images and a wealth of information for any
visitor. Highly recommended.
Web Museum: Paris - listing of artists A-Z and excellent links
Carr, Emily
Emily Carr: At Home
& at Work Fr/Eng
Emily
Carr (Emily the Artist)
Emily
Carr (Vancouver Art Gallery)
Cézanne, Paul
Paul Cézanne by Web Museum,
Paris
Degas, Edgar
Edgar Degas by Web Museum: Paris
Gauguin, Paul
Paul Gauguin by Web Museum, Paris
Klee, Paul
Paul Klee by Web Museum, Paris
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci by Web Museum, Paris
Leonardo Home Page by Museum of Science, Boston
Manet, Edouard
Edouard, Manet by Web Museum, Paris
Matisse, Henri
Henri Matisse by Web Museum, Paris
Michelangelo
Michelangelo by Web Museum, Paris
Monet, Claude
Claude Monet by Web Museum, Paris
Rembrandt
Rembrandt by Web Museum, Paris
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste
Pierre-Auguste, Renoir by Web Museum, Paris
Rousseau, Henri
Henri Rousseau by Web Museum, Paris
Rubens, Peter Paul
Peter Paul Rubens by Web Museum, Paris
Seurat, Georges
Georges Seurat by Web Museum, Paris
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec by Web Museum, Paris
Gogh, Vincent Van
Vincent Van Gogh - by BMW Foundation: Web Museum, Paris - excellent
information.
Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam
Van Gogh at Etten includes teacher links as well as information on the
artist. By ThinkQuest. Focuses on an early period in Vincent van Gogh's life:
his time in Etten.
Van Gogh, Lost and Found done by artist, Arnold Smith, presents a variety of
"what if's"
Vincent van Gogh: An Homage a well done
page dedicated to Van Gogh. Text is in both English, Spanish and French and the
commentary is combined with Enrique's own original art commemorating Van Gogh's
works.
World of Vincent van Gogh is an enjoyable site with a biography, gallery and
links section.
ArtMuseum.net- takes you on a very
effective virtual tour of the exhibit in Washington, D.C.
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