Art Resources

Art Museums

Art at Loggia Links to all the major art museums in the world
Art Institute of Chicago The Art Institute of Chicago with links to collections and exhibits
Art Institute of Chicago Modern American Portrait Drawings from the National Portrait Gallery
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Smithsonian's museum of international modern and contemporary art
Louvre Museum High quality photographs of the museum's most famous works
Metropolitan Museum of Art Metropolitan Museum of Art - 5000 years of art
Museum of Science Multimedia Zone Using the work of Leonardo da Vinci, this site provides interactive links to perspective, vanishing point, and Sfumato
Smithsonian American Art Museum Hundreds of images and virtual exhibits from this museum
Virtual Library Museum Links to almost every museum in the world

Art Resources

A Lifetime of Color Create art, complete art activities, study art, find art lesson plans
Apples 4 the Teacher Interactive learning games, quizzes, and worksheet generator tools by subject
An Artistic Exploration into the Human Face and Figure Touches on every aspect related to art featuring people
Art Edventures Interactive online games for every grade level; support materials
Art Cade Learn about world artists by playing this interactive game
Art Detective Web adventure about art history and art composition
Art Window Awesome collection of lessons and examples for the high school art class
Artcyclopedia Search or browse through 7,500 artists; links directly to their works in hundreds of museum sites and image archives worldwide  
Articulation Learn about the elements of art, principles of design, art vocabulary and more
ArtLex An art term dictionary
Art Teacher on the Net Find supplies, free projects, art history modules, lesson plans 
ArtsEdge The National Arts and Education Network; quality teaching materials and professional resources  
ArtsEdNet Getty's Art Education site; lesson plans; curriculum ideas; activities
Artist's Toolkit Each section( Line, Color, Space, Shape, Balance, Movement/Rhythm) allows students to watch animated demonstrations, view examples, and create their own; includes an encyclopedia of Visual Elements (line, shape, color, space, and texture) and Visual Principles (balance, emphasis, movement/ rhythm)
A Brush with Wildlife Art principles are shown with dramatic graphics and innovative sound effects; tutorial gives students practice using each principle and guides them in creating a composition
Crayola Provides a searchable database of lessons and artwork
eChalk optical illusions Interactive optical illusions
Exploratorium's Online Exhibits Online exhibits that display various optical illusions
Exploring Linear Perspective Brief history of perspective and interactive vocabulary
Exploring Perspective See how great artists work with perspective
Eyes on Art Students make their own art gallery while learning about several areas of art
Fake or Foto Test you ability to determine real photos from those created by computer graphics; Show the power computer graphics
Incredible High School Art Lesson Plans Art resources for high school teachers
Mr. Picasso Head Students can create their own Picasso style persona and submit it to the Mr. Picasso Head gallery
National Gallery of Art - NGAKids Homepage An interactive site that includes activities from various areas of art
National Geographic Education Offers several education sites including Geography Action!; My Wonderful World; National Geographic Bee; The JASON Project; maps; photos; news; audio/video
Optical Illusions and Visual Phenomena 75 interactive examples of optical illusions
Perspective Drawing Step-by-step instructions for basic one-point are presented on this site
Timeline of Art History A chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world, as illustrated by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection
What is a Print Interactive site that shows how a print is made

Artists

Biographies of Famous Artists 75 of the most famous painters and sculptors
Enchanted Learning Art And Artists Famous artists and their work; paint the masters' work online or print black line masters 

Color Theory

Color, Contrast and Dimension in News Design Interactive online guide that explains color theory
Color Matters Web site designed to explore how color affects our world

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