Art Resources

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A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words (artwork's the inspiration, where students will, through brainstorming, collectively create a word and idea bank based on a chosen image; individually create a narrative around the work of art, extending past the borders of the image to create a whole story)
Art Activities from Quia 
Art Room (art links, gallery, more...)
Art Safari (kids may submit their own art)
Art Studio Chalkboard (grades 6-12)
Art Teacher on the Web
Art Terms Quiz (results emailed to teacher)
Artist's Toolkit (watch artists in action; explore the artist's toolkit)
ArtsEdge (art links, gallery, research links)
ArtsEdNet (The Getty's Art Education Website)
Avalon Arts Studio: Ideas for Teachers (Pre-K-12; MANY categories; also a virtual gallery)
Aviary (free basic plan; photo-editing, effects editor, image markup, audio editor, color editor, screen capture; neat, free, image editing application; create images from scratch, and share with others online)
Baltimore Museum of Art: Matisse for Kids (grades K-8; meet Matisse, see how he created his paintings, learn about his artistic vision; students collect bits of color, patterns, & other props from his paintings anad use them to create their own Matisse-themed masterpiece)
Bonomo (great for abstract drawings right online)
BRUSHster (online painting machine; all ages; interactive; 40 brushes, customizable size, transparency, texture, and stroke options; rainbow palette, toolbox of special effects; full-feature painting program; excellent for interactive whiteboards)
Exploring Leonardo (comprehensive site for fourth- through eighth-graders, created by the Boston Museum of Science)
Imagination Factory (art projects from recycled products)
Imagination Station (draw in 3-D)
KinderArt (primary activities)
IImagination Cubed (great for the interactive whiteboard; a drawing program that runs in your browser; can also draw with friends on the Web)
Leonardo's Codex (from the American Museum of Natural History; written between 1506 and 1510; a lively record of Leonardo's thoughts)
Make Your Own Art (from the Museum of Modern Art
Mrs. Meulick's Art Room Wiki (great lesson ideas, pictures of lesson products, links)
Mythography (grades 7-12; exploring Greek, Roman, & Celtic mythology & art; info on Greek gods & goddesses and heroes and heroines; Olympians section; family tree, maps, & symbols associated with each god; detailed info on Roman & Celtic Mythology)
National Museum of Science and Technology: Leonardo do Vinci (Leonardo's Gallery, with photos of over a hundred modern models; Virtual Leonardo, a three-dimensional exhibit where you can interact with the models, and "walk" around the virtual museum)
Salvador Dali Art Gallery (grades 7-12; online gallery of 1500 images of his paintings, drawings, watercolors, and objects; life story; photos of him; perfect for teaching art history or for student research)
Sketch and Paint (good for interactive whiteboards; realistic painting program)
SUMO Paint ("Sumo Paint is a full featured photo editing / painting application, which works right in your favorite web browser! The application can be used in Windows, Macintosh or Linux operating systems. The only requirement is the Flash Player." Sumo Paint is a FREE software that supports layers, shape tools, different brushes, gradients, ink, and clone stamps. You may use FREE, but for full features, register. Upload your own images if you wish. Great used with the interactive whiteboard)
TeachingArts.org (includes music, theatre, dance, visual arts)
The Kidz Page Coloring Pages (good basic skills page with drawing/painting tools)
The Learning Page Art Resources (Art Fun, Museums, Puzzles, Games, Creativity)


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