Art Docent

 TIPS FOR LOOKING AT A ART WORK:

Point out some of the following by asking the class a few questions:

Questions:

(You may make up some of your own if these are not suitable, depending on the grade level)

1. How did the artist use COLOR? (tones, primary/secondary, shadows, outlines, etc.)

2. How did the artist use LIGHT? (where is its source, what is its effect? etc.)

3. How did the artist use  GEOMETRIC SHAPES? (triangles, circles, ovals, squares, rectangles)

4. How did the artist use COMPOSITION? (the arrangement of objects and the spaces between)

5. How did the artist use LINE?( diagonals, curves, horizontals, verticals, etc.)

6. How did the artist use PATTERN? (repetitions of shapes, lines, colors, etc.)

7. What seems to be the FOCAL POINT of the art work? (the place to which the eye seems to return)

1. Art Standards - state and national standards
   The National Standards for Arts Education - Developed by the Consortium of National Arts Education Associations (under the guidance of the National Committee for Standards in the Arts)

Multi links

1. The ArtJunction - choose something to see, learn or do in their activity centers. Brief descriptions are provided to give you some idea of what to expect in each area: a gallery section of children's art work, art project ideas, links and more.
2. ArtBot - From Professor Garfield - Art video and lessons. The lessons are extremely varied and teach children step-by-step how to draw and even create a very realistic sculpture.
3. ArtsEdge from the Kennedy Center - helps educators to teach in, through and about the arts. A MarcoPolo partner site.
4. Arts Education page for K12 - Numerous links to craft ideas, museums, teacher resources, lesson plans, and Art History.
5. ArtEdventures - (interactive online games for teachers and students) Discover how great artists made their famous works while learning tips and techniques for creating your own art!
6. Art Games - from The Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Many activities on this site!
7. Art Hotlist
8. Art Resources - numerous links for art
9. Artist's Toolkit - Artists use visual elements and principles like line, color and shape as tools to build works of art. Learn about these concepts in a variety of ways.
10. ArtsConnectEd - posted by the Minneapolis Institute of Art (the Playground is interactive)
11. Crayola Art Education - lesson plans, creative experiences, art techniques, and teacher resources
12. Imagination Factory - The Imagination Factory integrates art with science and social studies to teach solid waste management concepts in a fun and entertaining way.
13. The Incredible Art Department - guess whose enigmatic smile greets you to the Art Department
14. Leonardo's Perspective - linear perspective
15. Lifetime of Color - Art Education and ArtEdventures from Sanford features four main areas; Create Art, Study Art, Play Art Games, and Teach Art.
16. My Window to Art - lessons on painting, drawing, mixed media, 3D and more
17. Schoolhouse: The Arts - many topics and links to choose from
18. Visual Arts Resources - interactive web sites on various topics
19. Virtual Museum of El Pais - 3D exhibit of South America paintings

Lesson Plans

1. A. Pintura - Art Detective - an online game about art history and art composition
2. Art History Resources on the Web - from prehistoric to 20th century, there are also links to non-European art and museums
3. Art Lesson Plans from Dick Blick Art Materials
4. Compare and Contrast - Select two works of art from a list of 26. Then click the "Begin Essay" button in the selection box that displays your selections to write your own short essay comparing the works of art. This is a display from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
5. Create a Tessellation Using Paint 
6. How to Draw a Head - multimedia directions on how to draw a head
7. Light in Color - activities designed to give ideas about light and color
8. Elementary Art Lesson Ideas - Byron Community Primary School
9. Favorite Art Lessons from the incredible Art Department. This site lists lessons from Early Childhood to Undergraduate. Wow! They even have lesson suggestions for days when you will have a substitute.
10. Inside Art - an adventure in art history by Educational Web Adventures
11. KinderArt - art education for kids of all ages
12. Leonardo - Exploring Leonardo; his perspectives, his shorthand and more.
13. Lesson Finder at ArtsEdge - including lesson plans, units, and other ideas
14. Lesson Plans - Visual Arts - several interesting lesson sources from the homework doctor
15. Light Walk - a "light hearted" look at light, shadow, and images. Also, read how to make your own pinhole camera.
16. Make a Town - a learning project to create a model town using free software (PC/Windows only)
17. National Gallery of Art presents Adventures with Art Links
    1. James Jacques Tissot
    2. George Catlin
    3. Martin Johnson Heade
    4. Jacques-Louis David
    5. Wassily Kandinsky
    6. John Singleton Copley
    7. Rogier van der Weyden
    8. Frank Stella
18. The National Standards for Arts Education - Developed by the Consortium of National Arts Education Associations (under the guidance of the National Committee for Standards in the Arts)
19. Picasso - The works of Pablo Picasso are presented at the OnLine Picasso Project (7,044 catalogued works)
20. Teach Art - lesson plans from Sanford
21. Think Art - many lesson plans
22. The Art Kids - lesson plans for K-6 and 7-12 (Caution: this is a free site hosted by GeoCities and occasionally you will find that it has exceeded its allocated data transfer. Go early in the hour.)

Museums

1. The Art Institute of Chicago
2. Explore and Learn - from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Six activities and four types of learning experiences are provided.
3. Museum Network - 33,000 museums worldwide, links to museum learning adventures on the Web.
4. Webmuseum - exhibits, paintings, and resources.
5. Metropolitan Museum of Art - View exhibitions and installations at the museum. On their Education page you can find an excellent variety of educational experiences with images of works of art and detailed descriptions of educational opportunities at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
6. Minneapolis Institute of Arts presents Compare and Contrast - Select two works of art from a list of 26. Then click the "Begin Essay" button in the selection box that displays your selections to write your own short essay comparing the works of art.
7. The National Gallery of Art houses one of the finest collections in the world illustrating major achievements in painting, sculpture, and graphic arts from the Middle Ages to the present. Go there to browse their collection. While there, stop and explore Watson and the Shark ,John Singleton Copley's famous painting of "Watson and the Shark" which was inspired by an event that took place in Havana, Cuba, in 1749.