Art

Art comes in many forms, and here you will find information about some of them.

Sub-headings:

Art History
Artists

Resources in this category:

ArchKIDecture
http://www.archkidecture.org/: A nice intro to to different types of buildings around the world
Art on the Net
http://www.art.net/: Visit an online art gallery! Artists from all over the world have put their work here for everyone to enjoy. You can also tour the artists' studios and find links to many other art sites on the web.
The Art Room
http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/index.html: Want to learn to think like an artist? Are you looking for ideas for art projects? Come see all of the helpful hints you can find here. Includes a teacher resources section about teaching art and drawing, as well as maintaining a safe environment.
Artcyclopedia
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/: "Psst... want to see a picture? How about the Mona Lisa?Artcyclopedia is a searchable directory of links to museum qualityartwork. The data base can be searched by artist name, by movement(such as impressionism), by subject (for example landscapes) as wellas by medium and nationality."
Artist's Toolkit
http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/index.html: Use the Artists CoolKit to explore the basic elements and principles of visual art including rhythm, line, shape, color, space, and balance while creating your own visual pieces.
ArtLex
http://www.artlex.com/: A Visual Arts Dictionary. "You will find definitions of more than 3,300 terms here, along with thousands of images, pronunciation notes, great quotations, and links to other resources on the Web."
Cycles: African Life Through Art
http://www.imamuseum.org/interactives/cycles/: Explore the life and culture of Africa through examining its art at this colorful multimedia exhibit. See paintings, sculpture, clothing, jewelry, and masks and learn about the roles of ancestors, adulthood, youth, and leadership.
Get the Picture: Thinking About Photographs
http://www.artsmia.org/get-the-picture/: What makes a photograph good? At this site you'll look at famous photographs, read what the photographers who took them have to say, and learn about the art of photography.
Global Children's Art Gallery
http://www.naturalchild.com/gallery/: See art created by children around the world ages twelve and under, and you can submit your own pictures for other people around the world to see!
Museum of Web Art Kids Wing
http://www.mowa.org/kids/: This site has neat art that you can change using your mouse.
Music History 102: Being a Survey of Western Classical Music
http://www.ipl.org/div/mushist/: Hear music composed by masters, and see the great works of art from the same age.
Restoration Online
http://www.artsmia.org/restoration-online/: This site gives you an "up-close look at the delicate process of restoring a painting that is over 300 years old." You can look at the daily log or read what was wrong with the painting.
The Secret Garden
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~agrxray/: Flowers are pretty to look at, but this site shows the hidden beauty that appreas when you take pictures of flowers with X-Rays.
A Stylistic Journey
http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/Emerson/index.html: Stop in at a virtual "gallery" created by middle school students and discover how technology is revolutionizing a visit to the museum.
The Imagination Factory
http://www.kid-at-art.com/: The Imagination Factory teaches "children and their caregivers creative ways to recycle by making art".

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