VISUAL ARTS RESOURCES
ART EDUCATION REFERENCES FOR TEACHERS
http://www.wannalearn.com/Fine_Arts/Visual_Art/
This page of this site provides many arts education links for teachers. Check it out!
WANNA LEARN: Education beyond schooling...
http://www.wannalearn.com/Fine_Arts/Visual_Art/
Visual Arts section of this site. Includes many links to free instructional sites on and overwhelming variety of topical areas from "how tos" to Art History, Computer Art and Graphic Design, Drawing, Painting, Visual Communications and a whole lot more.
THE CYBER SKETCHBOOK
http://www.vvm.com/~tgibbons/sketchbook/drawingboard.htm
This site is designed to provide visitors an opportunity to view information about the visual arts. Their goal is to provide educational help to students of all ages, and to assist art teachers of all levels. Although they emphasize computer generated graphics and animation, they do focus on the traditional study of drawing, painting, and sculpture as well. Galleries are updated frequently.
Direct link to student galleries
DIGITAL KIDS CLUB
http://www.adobe.com/education/digkids/lessons/main.html
The Adobe Digital Kids Club makes it easy for educators to introduce digital photography and video into the classroom. Students take photos with their digital cameras and then use Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 3.0 software for Windows® and Mac to edit, enhance, organize, and share their images. Using Adobe Premiere(R) Elements, they produce amazing videos for classroom projects and presentations.
STUDY ART
http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/study/study.html
Explore the world of art and artists through our interactive timeline and glossary.
THE @RT ROOM
http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/@rtifacts.html
In this area of the @rt room, you'll discover things about famous artists and works of art that most people don't know. There are also some games to play that will test your knowledge of art history. There's also an Art Treasure Hunt to help you practice your web skills while learning about artists and works of art.
THE COLORED PENCIL CHALLENGE
http://cpchallenge.com
Developed by Karen Cardinal of Charleston, WV, this site offers online lessons, teacher info, and forums on the subject of colored pencil art.
EYES ON ART QUIZ
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/art2/quiz/index.html
A learning to look curriculum.
The purpose of the Eyes on Art Quiz is to help have fun testing yourself on how well you know classic artworks and artists. Wonderful educational site. Loaded with images. Includes Teacher's Guide.
ART AROUND THE WORLD
http://www.dia.org/the_collection/overview/index.asp?menu=thecollection&main=yes
A treasure trove of images and information about art and art history from the Detroit Institute of Arts.
LEARNING HOW TO DRAW
http://www.geocities.com/~jlhagan/K9-14/introduction.htm
According to the owner of this site, John Hagan, it's is designed for 9 - 14 year olds, but adults can benefit, too. Free art lessons, and you don't even have to leave your home. You will find lesson plans on drawing, perspective, painting, portraiture, watercolor, photo-realism and more. (The entry to this site - http://www.geocities.com/~jlhagan - has a few more things worth checking out.)
THE FIGURE DRAWING LAB
http://www2.evansville.edu/drawinglab
This site is devoted to better understanding of the elements that make up the human figure and how to better portray them. It is intended as a resource for artists and art students who work with the human form. This site focuses on accepted conventions of figure drawing that have been used to model the figure since antiquity
KINDER ART
http://www.kinderart.com/index.html
This site claims to be the largest collection of free art lessons on the Net. Includes cross curriculum, drama, and multicultural activities.
WV ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
http://wvaea.homestead.com/
News, events, and information for West Virginia art educators.
ART CAFE
http://www.artcafe.net
Art Cafe: artists & friends. Articles, resources and activities since 1995 for creative people with an interest in painting and fine art. Includes discussion boards and e-Lessons.
ASK ART
http://askart.com
AskART.com™ is a privately held corporation dedicated to the creation and maintenance of the world's most comprehensive centralized database about American artists.
OPEN DIRECTORY PROJECT LINKS
http://dmoz.org/Arts/Visual_Arts/Education
Open Source links for Visual Arts Education.
(About the DMOZ Open Directory Project.)