| NGA
Kids |
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
Kandinksy's Improvisation 31 (Sea Battle). Requires Flash plugin and
Quicktime. |
| Picture
Australia |
Consider this the ongoing year featuring the best Australia
has to offer. The latest offering we've found is Picture Australia.
This searchable database allows users to look for specific historical
and contemporary images. Instead, students might want to take a trail,
where images re grouped by category. Olympic images are featured,
as well as Antarctic expeditions, wildflowers and birds of Australia,
and objects d'art. It's always nice when trails are easy to navigate. |
| Ceramics
Web |
CermaicsWeb is produced by the School of Art Design
at San Diego State University in California. An experimental site
that is still growing and expanding, CermaicsWeb houses databases
of glaze recipes and material information, and a wide variety of educational
materials related to ceramics. |
| ArtsConnectEd |
The Minneapolis Institute of Art and the Walker Art
Center created this wonderful resource to allow different learning
styles to be influenced by art. The art gallery allows visitors to
create their own online gallery of their favorite pieces, while the
Playground lets users create a variety of different types of artwork.
Older students will love the interactive art activity in "Another
Look" in the Look and Listen part of the Playground. Explore
online or download the Teacher's guide. |
| Masks.org |
Photographs of masks from many cultures can be found
here. Featured are masks from affiliated museums around the world,
as well as masks found at mask festivals in Europe and Asia and masks
made by contemporary artists. Students can view winners of last year's
competition or plan for this year's Youth Exposition. |
| Costumes.org |
Costumes galore. Read about the history of Costumes,
or look under Ethnic costumes for costumes from all over the world.
Great links. |
| What
is a Print? |
Learn the basics of wood block, etching, lithography,
and screen printing with mini-tutorials (requires Flash Plugin). The
New York Museum of Modern Art combines these tutorials with examples
of each type of printing and a glossary of print terminology. |
| Food
and Agricultures of the World |
Agropolis-Museum is a Science Center with three online
exhibits: The History of Food and Agriculture, Farmers and Farming
all over the World, and the Banquet de l'Humanité. Visitors will find
a global perspective of agriculture and the foods consumed by people
in different nations. This site is available in both English and French. |
| Recipes
4 Learning |
This site is loaded with recipes for crafts, holidays,
learning and songs. If you are enjoying a little warm weather, try
the Ice Cream in a Bag. |
| Jazz |
This website was created to support the PBS series by
Ken Burns. Audio clips of many Jazz performers are available, as well
as interesting historical and biographical information of the highlights
of Jazz in the United States. |
