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Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit Encyclopedia: Rhythm
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This encyclopedia entry on rhythm and movement covers rhythm and repetition, alternating rhythm, and rhythm and movement.
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Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit Encyclopedia: Shape
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson is from the artist's encyclopedia entry for shape which includes information on geometric/organic shapes, variations of...
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Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit Encyclopedia: Space
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This entry from the artist's encyclopedia on space includes information on types of space, real space, and perspective.
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Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit Encyclopedia: Texture
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This is the encyclopedia entry on texture and it covers types of texture, visual texture, and illusion of space.
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Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit: Balance
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson is on balance (symmetrical and asymmetrical) using "Wrist Guard" by Navajo. The animation shows the arrangement of the...
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Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit: Complementary Colors
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson is complementary colors and the artwork studied is Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's "Seated Woman." The animation demonstrates...
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Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit: Primary and Secondary
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson plan is on the color wheel and it studies both primary and secondary colors using Grace Hartigan's "Billboard." The...
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Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit: Warm and Cool Colors
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson is on warm and cool colors and works are studied from both Van Gogh and Joan Mitchell. The animation shows the...
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Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit: Edge and Outline
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This instructional activity is on edge and outline and the artwork studied is Fernand Leger's Divers on a Black Background. The...
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Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit: Repetition
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson plan is on repetition using Carla Running Horse's "Star Pattern Quilt." The animation demonstrates the constant...
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Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit: Geometric Organic Shape
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson is on geometric and organic shape using Senufo's "Granary Door." The animation shows the formation of the various...
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Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit: Linear Perspective
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson is on linear perspective and it explores this a work by Camille Pissarro. The animation shows vanishing point, linear...
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Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit: Positive and Negative Space
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This activity is on positive and negative space, and the artwork studied is from Katharina Fritsch.
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Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit: Line
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson is on types of lines and the artwork studied is Franz Marc's Tiger. The animation shows the arrangement of the lines.
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Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit: Tints and Shades
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson is on tints and shades and the work studied is from Frank Stella. The animation demonstrates the difference and...
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Visit The Minneapolis Institute of Arts from your computer and see the permanent art collection as well as special exhibits. Also, read up on the latest news concerning the museum, shop online, and check out the "Interactive Media"...
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Mia: History and Maps: Han Dynasty
This site shows a map of the land the Han Dynasty controlled. The capital cities are indicated as is the Great Wall.
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts: World Myths and Legends in Art: Compare/contrast
Students choose two works of art from twenty-six choices available. Each work has a picture followed by brief factual information. Students compare and contrast the two works based on information presented with both words and pictures....
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The Minneapolis Institute of the Arts: Sui Dynasty Map
This site by the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts site offers a full color printable map of the Sui Dynasty (581-618 A.D.).
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts: Yuan Dynasty Map
This site from The Minneapolis Institute of Arts provides a full color map that details the expanse of the Yuan Dynasty from 1280 - 1365 A.D.