• Welcome!

    This is one of many portals to the world for kids who are too sick to go to school, their families, friends and teachers. It is wide enough for all the rest of you as well. So please comment, or let us know if you would like to be a contributor.

  • By way of disclaimer

    this blog is not in any way affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to a school or school district. it's just ours.) it's put together by a well-intentioned teacher. Any oversight, offense or infringement is unintentional; attibutable to me alone; and will be corrected immediately upon notice. ALSO, I have tried to make sure that there is permission either imlicit, explicit or granted for every link. I will fix any oversights in that area too. (via contact tab, of course.)

  • See the posts

  • Spam Blocked

Art

 Support for Teachers in Art:  music | dance | drama | visual arts | cinema.  http://www.openc.k12.or.us/start/index.html

                                                                                                                         

Activites and Art                .

National Gallery of Art for Kids. Packed with fun. Play with light, perspective, compositon, serious or silly. Also interactive online art  |  art adventures | the gallery’s magazine for families.  http://www.nga.gov/kids/kids.htm

                                                                                                                                                         

A Lifetime Of Color Activities section: techniques, & practice suggestions.  Games section: (guess what?) games.  Studies Section: Glossary | timeline | artists  | elements of art.  Also stuff for teachers.  Sponsored by Sharpie.   http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/main.taf?p=2 .

                                                                                                                                     

Art Talk Glencoe’s site.  Students section: Web Museum Tours  | Digital Studio Projects  | Artquests  | Studio Cyberspace.  Artquest section: Aesthetics | Art Basics  |  Scavenger Hunt  | Balance | Basic Color Schemes. Most resources available without passcode.  http://www.glencoe.com/sec/art/art_talk/students/display.php/al/aesthetics/

                                                                                                                                               

Graphic Arts Information                        .

Art History. Look on the far left for links in red.  Artist bios from A-Z, virtual galleries, & timelines. Ads…  http://arthistory.about.com/   

                                                                                                                                        

 The Artists.org. Click for info about modern & contemporary art &
artists by movement, school, style, & period. Fun for a budding artist.   http://www.the-artists.org/art-movements.cfm

                                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                              

Art History Guide. Click for brief summaries about art, artists & movements. Links in alphabetical order from abstract impressionism through AshCan art, the Mona Lisa, & Tattoo Art to Watercolor Painting. Ads are minimal.  http://www.arthistoryguide.com/ 

                                                                                                                                               

Museum Links                             .

Metropolitan Museum of Art. Collection Database | Galleries | Podcasts | Blogs | Education Resources  | MuseumKids.  http://www.metmuseum.org/ 

                                                                                                                                                    

The National Gallery of Art. View  | the collection | current exhibitions  | videos | podcasts.  Access to the Art Research library.  Great educational resources for teachers.  http://www.nga.gov/home.htm

The Smithsonian. Several lifetimes’ worth of Art & Design | History & Culture. Links to Smithsonian Exhibitions | Museums |Research. Plus Kid’s Space.  You’ve gotto go!!! http://www.smithsonian.org/  

Artcylopedia. Art Museums Worldwide with fine art collections and an online presence. http://www.artcyclopedia.com/museums.html 

Create a free edublog to get your own comment avatar (and more!)

Leave a Reply

*
To prove you're a person (not a spam script), type the security word shown in the picture.
Anti-Spam Image