Arizona State University
Arts Work: Visual Arts Criticism
If you're looking for a complete list of art critique questions, this is the site for you! You'll find ideas for description, analysis, elements, technique, judgement, and audience.
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Albright Knox Art Gallery: Kinetic Art Mobiles
Alexander Calder invented two new kinds of sculpture: mobiles and stabiles. In The Cone, he combines elements of each-a stabile, or non-moving sculpture, connected to a mobile, or moving sculpture. In this lesson, learners use their...
Other
Arts Connect Ed Playground Make It
Eight fun on-line art activities where young artists get to create, color, and design.
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra: Romare Bearden (Lesson Plan)
This 4-day lesson plan asks students to explore artistic points of view, explore the elements and principals that contribute to mood, and discuss social themes that were prevalent during the Harlem Renaissance. The 4-day process involves...
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Art Appreciation: Unit 3: Technical Aspects of Art
In this third unit of a course on Art Appreciation, students learn how to describe the technical aspects of an artist's work by discussing elements of art and principles of design. They also look at the stylistic qualities of an artist's...
Curated OER
Saturday Night ,1953 / the Elements Binding by Peter D. Verheyen
A multitude of resources for bookmaking and bookbinding. With the information on this site and the links provided you can network to hundreds of online sources for creating artistic books.
Knowledge Share
Super Kids: Hangman
Use this interactive site to enhance students' spelling and vocabulary while refreshing their memories in history, geography, language, science, and entertainment. It is available to use on line or you can purchase leveled apps for the...
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Artopia: Painting Critic: A Man and a Horse by a Stream by Hua Yan
Explains how Hua Yan, an eighteenth century Chinese artist, used the element of line in his painting, A Man and a Horse by a Stream. Also describes the content of the painting and gives a short biography of the artist. Students can...
Other
Abc: Abstraction
Alma Woodsey Thomas is the focus of this lesson plan that introduces students to abstract art. Students will come to understand how the art elements can be used to express emotion and communicate ideas without including objects in the...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 44: Compositional Techniques
Young music young scholars rarely see or, better still, hear a connection between the different types of scales, modes, intervals and other compositional techniques such as meter, tonality, and form used in both traditional 'Art' music...
The National Gallery (UK)
National Gallery, London: Teacher's Notes Touring Partnership Exhibition
Five paintings and their artists are discussed in these notes. Also included are some suggestions on using the painting in the primary classroom, ideas for activities and cross-curricular links.
Other
Nature in Egyptian Art
This short, illustrated paper describes depictions of nature in Egyptian art. Content discussed in the article includes animals used in art, the natural flora and fauna surrounding the Nile river and how they were used in art, and how...
BBC
Bbc Radio2: Sold on Song
If you love classic pop and rock songs and performers, you'll want to visit this site. Includes background information and audio, a glossary, a guide to songwriting styles, songwriting tips, music quizzes, interviews, and so much more....
ArtLex
Art Lex: Rhythm
This site from Artlex provides a thorough definition of the Principle of Design known as Rhythm. There are links to other sources and terms as well as visuals from artists such as Klee, Matisse and Mondrian that show further examples.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Sculpture & 3 D Design Unit
ArtLex provides a unit of lessons dealing with three-dimensional design. A quiz with questions on sculpture, art criticism, and qualities of art is included, centering on the sculpture "Vaquero" by Luis Jimenez. There are links to the...
PBS
Pbs: Life & Times of Frida Kahlo (Guides for Parents & Teachers)
A collection of activities and lessons about Frida Kahlo designed to be used in conjunction with the PBS documentary about the artist ("The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo"), but each easily stands alone as well. Resources guide learners...
Other
Tace (Antique Collectible Exchange): Art Nouveau, 1880 1914
Summaries of the characteristic elements of style and materials used by the leading art nouveau designers and manufacturers of the period.
Other
Design and Colour
A site by watercolor artist John Lovett. He describes the Elements of Art and Principles of Design and gives tips and techniques for watercolor painting and for composition.
National Library of France
National Library of France: The Art of the Arabic Book
Explore the pages and elements of Arabic books throughout history by looking at examples and details of codices, illuminated texts, artistic scripts, calligraphy instruments, scientific illustrations, book bindings, and contemporary...
Arizona State University
Asu: Chicana and Chicano Space
Provided by Arizona State University, this website is a comprehensive thematic, inquiry-based art education resource. Includes two interdisciplinary units of lessons.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Inez Nathaniel Walker
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Inez Nathaniel-Walker is described here along with information on her contributions to art through portrait painting (with elements of self-portraiture).
Arizona State University
Chicana and Chicano Space: Inquiry
Provided by Arizona State University, this website is a comprehensive thematic, inquiry-based art education resource. Includes two interdisciplinary units of lessons.
Other
Rhapsodies in Black: Art of the Harlem Renaissance
An online exhibit of representative art from the Harlem Renaissance.
Other
Bright Hub Education: Two Dimensional Art Activities
You don't have to be a trained artist to create beautiful two and three-dimensional art projects with your preschoolers. Many simple activities, such as painting and coloring, can be modified to include sensory elements to increase...