Art Sites
Artcyclopedia
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/
A listing of thousands of artists including short
biographical information and links to museums where the
works are exhibited. Most links include reproductions of
the work. Grades 6-Adult
Art.Net--formerly Art On The Net
http://www.art.net
A look at a variety of art reproduced on the net. Works
represent various schools, but primarily modern. Not all
of the images will be appreciated by younger audiences.
Grades 8-Adult
Artsednet
http://www.getty.edu/artsednet/
The education site of the Getty Museum. Includes links to
curricula, standards and images with interpretation. This
is primarily aimed at educators but students will find
the images useful. Grades 6-Adult.
ArtsWork
http://artswork.asu.edu/
Separate sections for students and teachers provide
introduction to art. The student side includes links to
other art sites and projects the student and parent can
carry out. The teacher side provides links to curricula
and standards as well as lesson plans. Grades 6-Adult
City of the Vatican
http://www.christusrex.org/www1/citta/0-Citta.html
The Vatican online. Explore the various art works by many
different artists. Also contains information about the
Vatican itself and information from and about the Pope.
Great site. Grades 4-Adult
Crayola Creativity Central
http://www.crayola.com/index.cfm
A source of activities and art instruction tips and
techniques. It also includes arts and crafts ideas for
children from preschool through high school and a large
gallery of student art. Grades K-12 and Teacher.
Francisco Goya Homepage
http://www.imageone.com/goya/index.html
The life and work of Goya is explored with his
contributions to modern art. Selected paintings and well
written text accompany this multi page presentation.
Click the gold arrow at the bottom left to move between
pages. Grades 6-Adult
International Child Art Foundation
http://www.icaf.org/
A collection of art work by children from around the
world. Their mission is help promote understanding
through art and creativity. Grades 2-Adult
Leonardo da Vinci
http://www.mos.org/leonardo/index.html
An online recreation of the exhibit of Leonardo's work as
an artist and inventor at The Museum of Science of Boston.
Grades 4-Adult.
Pigments Through The Ages
http://webexhibits.org/pigments/
Describes how pigments are created and how they are used
in painting. A brief history, information on painting and
sources of pigments are included. Grades 6-Adult.
Web Museum, Paris
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint
World art history is explored through the Web Museum's
Famous Paintings link. From Gothic to Pop Art. Lots of
artists listed, only a portion have links to information
and images. Grades 4-Adult
World Myth and Legends In Art
http://www.artsmia.org/world-myths/artbyculture/index.html
Twenty-six works of art and the myths that inspired them.
This site provides a framework curirculum for teachers to
use in creating lessons dealing with these themes.
Includes a downloadable curriculum. Teachers
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