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Billed as “The First Art Newspaper on the Net,” this site offers daily new items from the world of art, interesting collection of anecdotes on some famous artists, an online art quiz to test your knowledge of art history, an extensive collection of links to artists and art museums on the Web, and more.
A comprehensive searchable database of thousands of artists, artworks, and art museums on the Web. Search results point to Web sites that feature your selection. You can also browse the database of over 7,500 artists by movement, medium, subject, nationality, name, or woman artists. In addition, the site offers links to online art museums worldwide, current art headlines, a monthly featured article, and selected art links.
ARTStart - Looking and Learning
This index features information on 20 works selected from the Albright-Know Art Gallery's permanent collection originally prepared for elementary-school teachers and students. Click on the T to view the larger image with text for teachers/adults; S to view the larger image with text for students, or L to view a lesson plan based on the artwork.
For All to See: How Public Art Teaches
This unit of study was written by a group of teachers at Oakhurst Elementary School in Fort Worth, Texas. The lessons presented explore three essential questions: What are the purposes of public art? How does public art instruct or inform viewers? and In what ways does a mural reflect history and culture. You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download and view this PDF file.
This unit of study on the ArtsEdNet website consists of three interdisciplinary lessons that explore the ways Jacob Lawrence tells stories. It encourages students to think, write, research, and create their own works based on what they learn.
A multimedia guide to modern and contemporary art focusing on key works in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's permanent collection.
This free information resource center allows you to quickly and easily locate museum websites around the world by city, county name or specialty.
National PTA – Arts in Education Resource Libraries
Here you’ll find an extensive collection of online articles and resources related to supporting arts education in schools. Although the materials are directed at parents, arts teachers will find much of the information provided here of interest.
Seattle Art Museum – Art Start (No longer active)
Lesson plans and resources for teaching about Pacific Northwest Native Art. Check out the extensive list of “interesting web sites” in the teacher resources area.
VSA Arts (formerly Very Special Arts)
VSA Arts is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the creative power in people with disabilities. Their Web site offers an extensive collection of educational resources as well as a number of online galleries containing stunning artwork by artists of all ages.