THE ARTS
This site is for
anyone who loves photography and wants to take better photographs. Whether you're
seventeen or seventy. Use a point-and-shoot or an SLR. Amateur or pro. Experienced or
beginner.
This site contains art activities, feature articles about artists and their work,
art history, clip art, resources and more.
ArtsEdNet was developed by the Getty Education Institute for the Arts. It supports
needs of the K-12 arts education community. It contains lesson plans,
classroom ideas and image galleries.
This site includes an Art Room for art displays, Art News, Art Lessons,
Cartoons and Art Site of the Week.
A K-12 Guide to Music Education designed to aid music educators in connecting with a
variety of music education resources located on the Internet as well as providing
interactive bulletin boards for posting questions and comments on music.
A clearinghouse for theatre and acting-related resources on the Internet.
Links to numerous interactive sites on the web where you can learn more about music,learn
to play an instrument, or play music-related games.
Regularly updated, this site covers all of the arts on the Web and will e-mail updates to
sites to help the busy teacher.
Crayola Art Education
Binny and Smith
have produced an excellent resource for art teachers. There are directions for creating
with many different types of art media. In addition, there is a history of crayons as well
as contests that students can enter.
Leonardo da Vinci
Coming from the Museum of
Science in Boston, is an excellent site. Watch QuickTime movies of Leonardo
("Scientist, Inventor, Artist") and use multimedia presentations to learn about
the Renaissance and this multi-talented genius.
World of Escher
Escher explores the fascinating links between geometry and art.
Art Takes Time
This site contains art lesson
plans for elementary school-aged children.
Creative drama & Theatre
Education Resource Site
Great teaching resource on creative drama information, plays, performance and relevant
publications. The "Class Ideas" section offers lots of excellent ideas for all
grade levels.
The Children's Opera Project
This Site offers a complete opera for students (grades 4-12) with everything you need to
perform it at your school.
The IMPROV
Page: Improvisational Theatre
This site is full of ideas for the classroom, suggestions for getting an improv group
going, history of this art form, links, books and other resources. Suitable for all
ages.
Cyber Film School
Covers all aspects of filmmaking, film culture, film reviews, guides to
research and information on the relationship between the viewer and the product and much
more. Very comprehensive.
Music Emporium
Several excellent sections on musical instruments and how they work, how to compose
music, music appreciation and teaching and a very good glossary.
ArtLex - Visual Arts Dictionary
For artists, art
students, and art educators in art production, criticism, history, aesthetics, and
education. Definitions for over 2,600 terms, along with numerous illustrations,
pronunciation notes.
ReNATssance Art
An educational resource on the history of art from the Renaissance to
Impressionism.
Both teachers and students will find lots of artistic ideas, information on career
opportunities, new technologies related to graphic images.
This site contains many lesson plans for the art education of elementary aged children.
The lessons are organized in a timeline approach to art history.
Art on the Net
Join fellow artists in sharing works together on the Internet. Enjoy
visiting artists studios and roaming the gallery.
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