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Eduweb

Eduweb: Inside Art: An Adventure in Art History

For Students 3rd - 8th
Inside Art lets younger students explore multiple aspects of landscape painting as they jump into a work by Vincent van Gogh. After learning about color, form, genre, and the artist, art adventurers take a short quiz to check their...
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Activity
San Diego State University

Art Gallery Feud

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This game is played in the style of "Family Feud." Players are asked to recall the artist and/or other facts when shown a work of art.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Art and Artists Coloring Pages

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Find pages and pages on topics related to art and artists from many different periods and cultures, including coloring pages to print out and color or to paint online. Search alphabetically, by time period, or by nationality.
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Other

Cincinnati Art Museum: Teacher Resources

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The CAM highlights several of the master works found in their permanent collection. View such big names as Chagall and Van Gogh. Along with background on each artist and the artwork, there are cross-curricular connections and suggested...
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Activity
National Museums Liverpool

Walker Art Gallery: Hide and Seek With the Little Artists

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Two cartoon characters hide in paintings found throughout the Walker Gallery. See if you can find them in each one.
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Handout
Other

Coastal Carolina University: Ashes2 Art Projects

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed descriptions of three projects done by Coastal Carolina University students that combine art history, archeology, graphic design, web design, and digital photography. The projects are a collaboration between other universities...
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Lesson Plan
Other

Keith Haring Foundation: Dance Party

For Teachers 4th - 6th
A lesson plan for Grade 5 where they look at Keith Haring's Dance series and create a poster based on it.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Painting in the Style of a Famous Artist

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, student groups will research and create PowerPoint presentations of famous painters. Individually, each student will select an artist and create an original work emulating the style and techniques of that artist.
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Website
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Required Works of Art for Ap* Art History

For Students 9th - 10th
The list on this site links to videos, essays, images, and additional resources for the 250 required works of art for the AP* Art History course and exam.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: An Introduction to Decorative Arts at the J. Paul Getty Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
The J. Paul Getty Museum shares a few decorative art pieces that include lighting elements, silver trays, and ornate beds.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Christianity, an Introduction for the Study of Art History

For Students 9th - 10th
This article is an introductory historical summary of Christianity.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: A Brief History of Western Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
History is divided into time periods in order to better understand the culture and characteristics of that time. Read a brief description of the art and culture of historical time periods in this introductory article.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Special Topics in Art History: Seeing America

For Students 9th - 10th
A course on looking at American history through art. Should be cross-checked against smarthistory.org.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Approaches to Art History

For Students 9th - 10th
A landing page for a course in Art History.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: A Brief History of Women in Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This Khan Academy resource offers a brief history of woman in art.
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Website
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of Asia

For Students 9th - 10th
A landing page for a course on the art history of Asia.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
A landing page for a course on African art found in regions and in individual countries.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Special Topics in Art History: Creating and Conserving

For Students 9th - 10th
A course on art conservation and on art media and techniques. Should be cross-checked against smarthistory.org.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Special Topics in Art History: At Risk Cultural Heritage Education

For Students 9th - 10th
A course on looking at endangered art and cultural heritages. Click on the links for more information about each of the topics. Should be cross-checked against smarthistory.org.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Course Syllabi

For Students 9th - 10th
Smarthistory is an "Open Educational Resource". This resource has a growing collection of videos and essays that focus on the art of Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Islamic world, and Oceania.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Cultural Heritage "In Crisis"

For Students 9th - 10th
Cultural heritage is in danger of destruction, looting, or illicit trafficking in many places around the world. This is not a new phenomenon. This essay examines the causes of cultural destruction and what can be done to save these...
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Handout
Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Alphabetical Listing of Artists

For Students 9th - 10th
Find links to information about artists from around the world by drilling into this A to Z list.
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Cengage Learning

Wadsworth: Gardner's Art Through the Ages

For Students 9th - 10th
Cengage Learning provides a companion website for its college-level art history textbook "Gardner's Art through the Ages" by Kleiner et al., where you can take a 35-question art history exam and find links to art historical websites,...
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Other

Sweet Briar College: Art History Resources on the Web

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a collection of links related to art history, compiled by university professor Christopher Witcombe.