Art Education Page for K12

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[General Sites] [Art History] [Art Museums] [Geographic Region, as Asian] [Individual Artists] [Lesson Plans] [Kids Arts & Crafts] [Reference Resources] [Styles] [Techniques] [Journals] [Organizations] [Government Agencies] [Costume]

[See also Professional Organizations]

General Sites

Arts Education in the States Information clearinghouse of state legislation and policies.
ARTSEDGE: National Standards and Exemplars Full text of the standards, plus ordering information
Art Teacher on the Net Browse here. Many excellent links; annotated
Art Teaching Student art work; project planner; digital photography; history of art links; art galleries links; art terminology; other resources. From Barry Lucas, King Edward VI Five Ways School
Arts Education and School Improvement Resources for Local and State Leaders Grant information. From Goals 2000
Art Education Resources From Crayola.
Art Net Comprehensive site; magazines, art fairs, museums, artists, lots more.
ArtsNet Serves as a linking point for a group of organizations and agencies working on computer and information technology issues that impact the arts management process.
Arts Wire Online communications for the arts; resources; subscribers have access to chat, e-mail.
Arts Wire Spider School Information & online curriculum on how to integrate technology into your work.
ArtsEdge; Linking the Arts and Education through Technology For both K12 teachers and students. Sponsored by Kennedy Center. Tremendous site.
ArtsEdNet. Getty Art Education Resources Ideas, information, lesson plans for teaching art
Eclectic Artistry Collection of poetry; art gallery; philosophy pages; graphics links
Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences and the Arts Discussion of Gardner's theory; extensive art education links; museum links.
Metropolitan Museum of Art Resources Children's games; teacher resources; more. Main page at Metropolitan Museum of Art
National Endowment for the Arts Arts features, interviews, new work in the Gallery and Writer's Corner; grant listings, field reports, archived features, federal funding
Visual Literacy & Picture Books Links at this page to visual literacy and related topics.
Virginia's PEN Art Pavilion Discussion groups; interdisciplinary projects; resources; art education; museums; organizations; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts WWW page.
Voice of the Shuttle: Art and Art History Page Many excellent links in art, art history, archaeology, architecture and photography
WebMuseum. Paris. Famous Paintings Exhibit Paul Cezanne Exhibit; Medieval art; famous paintings exhibit; a small tour of Paris
World Art Treasures From J.-E. Berger Foundation
World Wide Arts Resources The definitive arts and culture information gateway. Includes art and performing arts

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Art History

Art History Resources on the Web Comprehensive site. Must visit.
Art History Network Home Page Resources for art history, archaeology and architecture on the web
WORLDART Web Kiosk Database of over 20,000 images
Art History : A Preliminary Handbook By Dr. R. J. Belton, Okanagan University College
Art History Resources at World Wide Arts Resources Thousands of resouces from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Inside Art: An Art History Game From Educational Web Adventures Teachers' Resources
Art History Quiz Quiz changes weekly
Art History for Kids Great site for kids
Art History Resources on the Web Extensive collection of Internet resources, from prehistoric times to the 21st-Century; maintained by Chris Whitcombe, Sweet Briar College
ArtServe From Australian National University. Holds 27,000 art images related to art history; Three levels: Limited access through WWW; registered users increased access; subscription fee full access
Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts Scholarly database of information about the illuminated medieval manuscripts of the Koninklijke Bibliotheek
Renaissance to Modern Art. ImageSearch
Gateway to Art History By period; by Harcourt Brace to support Gardners' Art Through the Ages
The Marine Art Information Center Picture gallery of 100 marine pictures, 1650-1950; British Marine Watercolours-An Illustrated History, 1750-1900; museums; books; art galleries and more
Timelines of Art History Links to many timelines
North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts Links to Art Timelines on the Internet
Voice of the Shuttle: Art and Art History Page Many excellent links.
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Art Museums

Museums Index to all the art museums in the world. From Metropolitan Museum of Art.
World Wide Art Resources From Metropolitan Museum of Art. Fantastic site! Museums, galleries, etc.
British Museum [London]
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum [New York] Applied arts; exhibits on light and water
Cooper-Hewitt. Design for Daily Life Exhibit Online exhibit from Smithsonian
Dia Center for the Arts Contemporary art. Artists' web projects; art education, etc.
J. Paul Getty Museum [Los Angeles] Use index to locate resources
Guggenheim Museums Information on new projects
Leonardo da Vinci WebMuseum [Paris] His life and works.
LACMA-Los Angeles County Museum of Art Especially lovely site to my tastes. Exhibits information includes historical background; sample art and related resources, as Harlem Renaissance
Louvre Online Official site; text in French
Paris Pages. Musee du Louvre English. Treasures of the Louvre; history; etc.
Metropolitan Museum of Art [New York] Look under education for resources
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Curriculum materials; Online Activities include curriculum packages, such as World Mythology; Amazing Animals in Art; Art in America
Museum of Modern Art [New York] Painting and sculpture with commentary at Painting and Sculpture. Use the Features Index
National Museum of the American Indian From Smithsonian. Resources, more. Be sure to visit NMAI Conexus for online topics, as Indian humor/art
National Museum of Women in the Arts [Washington, D.C.] Permanent Collection has women artists by era from Renaissance to Modern Times
National Museum of American Art Online exhibit; under Education resources and "A Journey through Art with William H. Johnson
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Includes virtual tours.
Museo del Prado Museum information
Smithsonian. Museums and Organizations Links to museums and organizations, as Hirshhorn, Freer, National Museum of American History, etc.

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Geographic Region or People, as Asian

World Art Treasures. J.-E. Berger Foundation
Art of China, Japan, India, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar/Burma, Egypt
Images of Power and Identity
From Smithsonian. Online exhibit of African visual arts by country. Country information included.
African Art
Discussion of elements of African art.
African Odyssey Interactive
Art, music, dance and more. From Kennedy Center
Cutting to the Essence Shaping for the Fire
Yoruba and Akan art in wood and metal online exhibit
Guide to Asian Art on the Internet
Asian Art
A journal for the study and exhibition of the arts in Asia.
The Art of South and Southeast Asia. A Resource for Educators
The Metropolitan Museum of Art site includes summaries
of the history and art of South and Southeast Asia; Internet
based resources; lesson plans; bibliographies for teachers
and students
Edo No Iki Gallery
Eighteenth and nineteenth century Japanese art
University of Memphis Egyptian Arts and Archeology Institute Egyptian art.
Diego Rivera Web Museum
Biography; art work of the great Mexican muralist.
Masters of Mexican Art
In Spanish. Biographies and works of Mexican artists
The Mexican Art Home Page
Introduction to Mexican art; art gallery; arts and crafts; Pre-Colombian art
A Study in Mexican Art
From Aransas High School Spanish Dept. In Spanish. Information and pictures. Raul Anguiano, Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo, Dr. Atl
Native Americans at Princeton Native American art links
Native Tech
Native American art and technology.
Art of the Western World
From Annenberg/CPB Projects
Mythology in Western Art
Scanned art images related to Western mythology
Birch Tee Art Gallery. Russian Impressionism
Online exhibit; information on Russian Impressionism
Russian Art
Online exhibits of works of Russian artists
Russian Art
Online exhibit; from Auburn University
Art of the Italian Renaissance
Art collections; activities for students; art links to Renaissance
THAIS in 2000
Italian page in English; exhibits include 1200 Years of Italian
Sculpture; 40 Centuries of Architecture; Applied Arts; The Art of
Textiles; Botany; Succulents; Indoor Plant; Dravins of Italians;
Painters; Italian Cities; Rom-Fountains; other topics

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Individual Artists

Web Museum. Artist Index
SUNET's Index of Art
Many art reproductions by artist. JPG files
CGFA-Carol Gerten's Fine Art
A virtual art museum; artist index
Children's Book Illustrators
Links at this site.
Leonardo da Vinci
Biography; images of his work
Original Frida Kahlo Page
Edouard Manet, 1832-1883 (French)
Brief biography; visuals of his paintings.
SUNET's Index to Pictures by Edouard Manet (FTP site)
Claude Monet
Pablo Picasso
Official site; Picasso and Portraiture
Rembrandt
Biography; works
Rembrandt. Biography
Titian
Biography; school; works by period
Jean Vollet
Online exhibit of the paintings of Jean Vollet, Impressionist/Pointillist art.
Women Artists Archive
From Sonoma State University.

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Lesson Plans

Resources for Teachers
Extensive collection of lessonplans (portraits, applied arts)
with supporting Internet resources; from The Grandeur of Viceregal Mexico,
Franz Mayer Collection, Mexico City
Web Resources in Art Critiques
Internet resources for art criticism, plus activities;
from GLC Teacher Resource Center
North Carolina. Arts Education Curriculum, K-12
Odyssey Online Teacher Resource Site
See Teach with Art; from Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory
Lesson Plans
For other art lesson plans, see the lesson plan site at the ISLMC.
Adolescent Talk Forum
Lesson plans for young adults.
ARTSEDGE Teaching Materials
Curricula, lessons and activities; curriculum weblinks; get
published; idea exchange; using ArtsEdge lessons
AskEric Arts Lesson Plans All areas of art.
Connect+ Lesson Plans Art lesson plans.
Fine Arts
Integrated curriculum units. British Columbia. Music, visual arts, fine arts, dance, drama
Incredible Art Department
Information, lesson plans. Post your students' work here.
Getty Arts Education Index
From J. Paul Getty Museum. Curriculum resources & lesson plans
KinderArt
Art and craft lessons, activities and plans for K-12
Teachers Helping Teachers
Visual arts lesson plans.
Big Sky (Gopher) Art lesson plans
Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute
Link is to "A" in index. Art, art history & artists unit & lesson plans.
Use the full site index at Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Index
to look at other units.

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Kids Arts & Crafts

the @rtroom!
Excellent site for kids; activity centers designed to help
children explore their own creativity; from Dr. Craig Roland,
University of Florida
Inez Ramsey's Kids' Sites: Arts & Crafts
Art sites and craft ideas for young people

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Reference Resources

ARTLEX
A dictionary of visual art terminology.
Glossary of Art Terms in the Visual Arts
Notebook
Dimensions, Approaches; Courses; Disciplines; Elements;
Materials & Methods; Modes; People; Relationships; Themes,
Topics & Issues; Directories; "In View" (12 issues)

Sinopia. What is Paint?
Historical; types of paint

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Styles

Annenberg/CPB Projects. Contemporary Art
Many links to contemporary art.
Impressionism
History; artists links.
European Cyber-Gallery of Modern Art
International collection of modern art.

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Techniques

Crayola Art Techniques
Tips on using crayons, markers, color pencils, modeling compounds, paints
How to do Micropointillism
Art Studio Chalkboard
Technical fundamentals of perspective, shading, color and painting. By Ralph Larmann, Southern Arkansas University Art Department. Drawing, painting, other resources. Also link to Figure Drawing Lab which features drawing human anatomy
Reclamation Art
Watercolour Gazette
By Eileen Korponay; Articles such as What Is Watercolor; Stretching Watercolor Paper; Tips for Successful Watercolor Painting

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Journals

ARTTalk Web Page
Online newsletter; news, products, art history, related topics.
Fineart Forum
Monthly newsletter published via the Internet.
Vision Magazine for the Arts
Includes some articles.

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Organizations

Art Associations
Artists' Exchange; associations; from The Mining Company
Americans for the Arts
Graphic Artists Guild
National Art Education Association
Guide to State Art Resources; NAEA & Affiliates

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Government Agencies

National Endowment for the Humanities
Grants, exhibits, etc. Use the site map to locate state humanities councils

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Costume

History of Costume
The Museum of Costume
Fashion research center, women of style, museum collection
Milieux: The Costume Site
Exhibits, design, museums, more
The Costume Page
Costume resources online
Traditional Dress, "Ethnic" Costumes and Textiles of the World
From International Costumers' Guild
International Costumers' Guild, Inc.
Forum for discussion of costume; costume links
National Theatre Design Archive
Scenic, costume, lighting
Drama
Link to drama page at this site.
Kannik's Korner History Costume Patterns and Books
Commercial site; design and publish authentic, documented historic
clothing patterns
Shakespeare's Theatre. Costume
The Elizabethan Costuming Page
Antiquing On Line -Costume Jewelry and Accessories


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