All about Art and it's History

All About Art

Art provides a special opportunity to teach and to learn. Not only does art enrich the learning process by stimulating imagination and creativity, but it enables students to learn math, history, science and language arts from an entirely different perspective. The life and workÂ of Leonardo da Vinci, the legacy that he left behind, perfectly illustrates the integration of art, science, technology, natural history and critical thinking. According to the art education advocates at Americans for the Arts, "Kids who are involved in the arts are four times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement." Study of the arts can make an important contribution to every student's well-rounded education. Today, art resources are readily available online. For teachers and students who have access to the Internet in their classrooms, art is just a mouse click away.

Art History

: Explore ten movements in art history at CMA Kids.
: Online exhibit from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
: From the Library of Congress, an online exhibition of Japanese prints and drawings from the 17th to the 19th century.
: Learn about art history through the portraits of the American presidents by famous and not so famous painters.
: Art and history exploration includes art works exploration, patrons of the arts and the artist's life.
: Lots of paintings and artists to learn about here.
: A galactic journey the Museum of Modern Art and some of its paintings.
: Art and architecture in the lives of the people of the Near East, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Africa and the Ancient Americas.
: Art history through guided tours of six paintings.
: Landscapes is just one of the themes in this interactive website about the art history of the United States.

Drawing

: Simple lesson in using colored pencils to draw and color a flower.
: Interactive virtual drawing site.
: Step by step to drawing a self portrait.
: Ideas for keeping an artist's sketchbook as many famous artists like Leonardo da Vinci have done.
: One of many sets of lessons on drawing animals, plants and insects.
: How to draw just about anything, with 140 simple techniques for eyes, noses and 138 other cool things.
: Give this little drawing game a try and do a little experimentation.
: Five drawing lessons from artist Jeanine Jackson. Be sure to take a look at her gallery.
: Learn to draw an F-16 airplane to scale.

Architecture

: When does a shelter become architecture? What does an architect do? Learn about what it takes to be an architect, then design a house.
: Learn about Frank Lloyd Wright and architecture. Design a house with Architect Studio 3D.
: All about Architecture Through the Ages, from ancient Egypt to the present.
: From skyscraper basics to the Loads Lab, all about designing skyscrapers.
: All about architecture, including materials, structures and playing project design.
: Learn about the architecture of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. and what the Architect of the Capitol does.
: Take a virtual tour of the International Space Station and its building structure.
: From the Leaning Tower of Pisa to the Statue of Liberty and lots of places in between, this site explains how these important monuments were saved.
: A gallery of images with brief explanations about the buildings and their style of architecture. Lots of things for future architects to enjoy here.
: Find out how the Weisman Art Museum was built and learn some architecture.

Painting

: Interactive art activities that definitely take learning about art to a new level. Create paintings online with BRUSHter.
: Learn how to create a composition with wildlife artists. Choose Art Principle Animated first and then head to the Composition Studio to get started.
: Learn how two priceless paintings are restored.
: For the more experienced student artist, how to draw and paint a purple tree.
: How to use the wet-into-wet watercolor method to paint a picture.
: An exciting way to learn about painting from a very famous artist. Patience please, it sometimes takes a little time to load.
: An exhibit about this popular way to paint from the National Museum of American History.
: Some great tips about working with paints and pastels, including a bit about safety.
: A place to learn painting terms, take a quiz and see examples of paintings that illustrate the terms you've learned.
: Drawing a white duck on dark paper, for the more advanced student artist.

Art Terms and Definitions

: An interactive guide to terms related to art. Is a part of the Artist's Toolkit.
: Learn about terms like color, line, contrast and many others.
: Explanations of the terms related to color in art.
: 3,600 terms and definitions used in art.
: Glossary of terms related to art in the Middle Ages.
: Terms used in arts and crafts from CurriculArt.
: A to Z listing of terms related to art.
: A glossary of terms relating to the restoration of fine art.
: A list of terms related to artist materials and techniques.

Famous Artists

: Discover famous artists, their work and even see their signatures. Choose Artists from the menu for a list of artist pages to explore.
: A look at Cezanne and his famous painting Still Life with Apples and a Pot of Primroses.
: Explore a Vincent Van Gogh painting from the inside.
: About the famous botanical artist who gave a whole collection of her paintings to Kew Gardens, along with a gallery to house them.
: Exhibition at the Louvre, Paris, France, called Rembrandt the Draftsman.
: Website all about the American painter and print maker, Mary Cassatt, along with images of her paintings.
: Online tour of his world, life and works.
: Short biographies of famous artists, along with their famous works.
: The life and interesting work of Dr. Seuss, Theodor Seuss Geisel.

Art Lesson Plans

: Lots of lesson plans about the art of America.
: From the Freer Gallery and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, teachers online guides.
: All about Leonardo da Vinci, his life and work.
: Lessons in classical to modern landscapes from the Getty Museum.
: Lesson plan that introduces a history of castles and architectural terms.
: Lesson plans for an introduction to Art.
: Online lessons about the art and history of Native America, with printable curriculum.
: Lesson in the multi-national influences in the United States. Buildings of early America.
: Lesson plans for teaching with historic places from the National Park Serviceâthe work of Daniel Chester French.
: About drawing political cartoons, how to come up with an idea and how to draw an effective political cartoon.
: Lesson units about careers in art.
: Downloadable teacher's notes from the National Gallery, London, England.
: Extensive information about getting ready to teach art.
: Four lesson plans from the Art Institute of Chicago, including Play a Painting, about exploring art and music together.Â Â

Art Schools

: School of the Art Institute of Chicago founded as the Chicago Academy of Design in 1866.
: Design and the Arts at Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
: California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California.
: The New School for Design located in New York City.
: School of Art at Yale, New Haven, Connecticut.
: Providence, Rhode Island, founded in 1877.
: California College of the Arts in San Francisco & Oakland, California.
: Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
: University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
: Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland.

Online resources can open up the world of art for students. Whether art becomes the world in which students eventually go to work or to play, or a little bit of both, just exploring the possibilities is a grand adventure in itself.