ARTICLES
"It May Be Hillbilly, but These Kids Love Their Mountain Music," by Stephanie Simon, in the Los Angeles Times, March 2001
A book review by Kathryn Cramer of Learning About Art in American Schools by Peter Smith
"The Crisis in Cultural Values: Whither Policy for Arts Education" by Ralph Smith, in Arts Education Policy Review, January/February, 1998
"Why High School Students Should Study the Arts," by Scott C. Shuler, in Music Educators Journal, July, 1996
"Positively Adolescent!" by Sue Williamson, in Music Educators Journal, January, 2000
"The Successful Middle-School Choral Teacher," by Anthony L. Barresi, in Music Educators Journal, January, 2000
"National Standards: The Whys and What Fors," by Harlan Hoffa, in Arts Education Policy Review, November/December, 1994
"The Arts and Humanities in American Education," by Judith Renyi, in Phi Delta Kappan, February, 1994
Lesson Plans & Curriculum Ideas
Movies to be used for teaching the arts
EduWeb Excellent lesson plans in art appreciation and related topics.
Aesthetics On-Line
The principal electronic supplement to the print versin of the ASA Newsletter. On
Aesthetics On-Line you will find calls for papers, conference announcements, American
Society for Aesthetics news, a directory of the email addresses of three hundred
aestheticians, and indices to the Journal of Aesthtetics and Art Criticism.
ArtEduTech
ArtEduTech offers thematic units of study integrating art and technology into K-12
curricula. The text-only site includes program and performance goals, curriculum units,
teacher resources, and Web links to related sites.
The Lesson Stop's The Arts Lessons
Lesson Stop's section on the arts offers links to a variety of lesson plans covering the
visual and performing arts.
ArtLex
A dictionary of visual art terminology.
ARTnet
ARTnet, sponsored by the Nebraska Department of Education, offers listserves, newsletters,
programs, and various teacher-to-teacher connections with an emphasis on discipline-based
art education.
The @rt Room
Here's a Web site designed primarily for children (ages 8 and up), though teachers will
find the activities helpful for curriculum planning. The site includes activities, books,
children's artwork, games, a timeline, and links to similar sites.
ArtSource
Compiled on this site are useful Web links to art resources covering art and architecture,
art libraries, art journals, artists' projects, electronic exhibitions, events, image
collections, related organizations, and vendor information.
ARTtalk
This is a free newsletter brought to you by participating art supply retailers. The
newsletter offers articles on art techniques, materials, art history, current events and
more!
ArtsEdge
A collaboration between the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the
National Endowment for the Arts (with support from the U. S. Department of Education),
ArtsEdge provides links to a wealth of arts education information. Teachers may visit the
Curriculum Studio for ideas and read interviews of many different arts education guests.
Arts Education and School Improvement
Resources for Local and State Leaders
This guide is intended to help local and state leaders and arts education practitioners
learn about opportunities in U.S. Department of Education programs for securing funding
for improving arts education and using the arts to improve overall student performance.
The information in this guide will help arts educators and parents in their discussions
with local or state education decision makers identify possible financial support for
improving schools through better arts education programs.
Arts Education On-Line
Sponsored mainly by The California Arts Project (TCAP), this pilot program of the Kennedy
Center's ArtsEdge provides links to other art education sites, as well as information on
state arts frameworks and professional development opportunities for California arts
educators.
ArtsNet Minnesota
A joint project of the Walker Art Center, the Weisman Art Museum and The Minneapolis
Institute for Arts, ArtsNet Minnesota features information about artists and their works,
various discussion topics, and multidisciplinary classroom activities.
ArtsUSA
Created by the American Council for the Arts, ArtsUSA offers information on education,
legislation, grants, and even personal dialogue at the ArtsUSA Cafe.
ArtsWire
A service of the New York Foundation for the Arts, ArtsWire is a national, computer-based
network serving the arts community. Provides access to a wide variety of arts
organizations and publishes CURRENT, a weekly digest of news in the arts.
Association for the Advancement of Arts Education
(AAAE)
This site serves as a region-wide clearinghouse to provide educators with information,
communications, and planning opportunities for the arts in education.
Junior Arts Center in Barnsdall Park
This is the Web site of the Junior Arts Center of Los Angeles' Barnsdall Park. Included on
the site are descriptions of visual arts programs for teachers, children, disabled youth,
and parents, as well as curriculum materials.
California Arts Council
CAC's Web site lists local state programs for artists and art educators, grant
information, free publications, and a calendar of events.
The California Consortium for Arts
Education
The CCAE site offers information on professional development programs, lesson plans, as
well as their newsletter.
Crayola Art Education
Includes an art educators' bulletin board, where one can exchange ideas, lesson plans,
techniques and information with other teachers of art.
CRIZMAC Art & Cultural Education Materials, Inc.
A publisher of curriculum and educational resources promoting cultural awareness, CRIZMAC
also offers a selection of international folk art objects, as well as professional
development seminars.
Crystal Productions
Crystal offers numerous teacher resources for various classoom subjects. Place orders for
books, videos, CDs and games, and product catalogues through this site
Davis Publications
Davis' Web site offers a number of resources for the art educator, including information
on publications such as "School Arts," curriculum resources, art news, artists
biographies, Web tips for teachers, art slides, and links to related sites.
Education Department of the
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
This site provides information on a number of programs for teachers and students. Offered
here are lesson plans and teacher's guides on American Art and African Art, workshops, and
publications. Students may find information on internships, Academic Decathlon reviews,
and children's theatre.
The Educational Theatre Association
A non-profit art education service organization, devoted to promoting and supporting
educational theatre programs, primarily at the middle and high school levels.
European League of Institutes for the Arts (ELIA)
ELIA is an independent network of 265 arts education institutes, covering all the
disciplines of the arts: dance, design, theatre, fine art, music, media arts and
architecture, with members in 40 countries, founded in Amsterdam in 1990.
Eyes on Art: A Learning To
Look Curriculum (New)
The Eyes on Art site serves as a model for Web-based learning in the visual arts. The site
takes the learner through different stages of looking at images, comparing works of art,
and interpreting artworks throughout history. Additional lessons introduce vocabulary and
demonstrate how to apply newly learned knowledge to contemporary works of art.
Federal Resources for Educational
Excellence's (FREE) Arts Links (New)
This Web site contains a list of art resource links from organizations supported by U.S.
Federal government agencies.
The Florida Institute for Art
Education
A statewide project designed to develop DBAE. Incorporating staff development and
curriculum implementation into a multi-year plan, the Florida Institute seeks an
educational approach that "regards art as a way of thinking and knowing, essential to
the learning of every child."
Incredible Art Department
This site has a variety of information for parents, teachers and students. Featured on the
site are art lessons, job descriptions, links to U.S. high school art departments,
children's art, a chat room, and information on how to join the Art Education Association
of Indiana.
International Society for the Performing Arts
A Web site for the foundation of worldwide performing arts professionals, the site
includes a library of ISPA news, membership information, job postings in the performing
arts field, Web gateways, and a database with complete member information.
International Society for Music Education (ISME)
ISME is a Bristish organization that seeks to advance music education throughout the
world. The site offers information on membership, conferences and events, publications,
and links to related sites.
International Visual Literacy Association (IVLA)
A multidisciplinary forum for the exploration, presentation, and discussion of all aspects
of visual learning, thinking, communication and expression.
Kinderart
The Lesson Plans Page
This site contains a collection of over 300 lesson plans, primarily at the elementary
level, developed by students and faculty at The University of Missouri. Subjects cover
math, science, social studies, art, music, language arts and physical education. This Web
site also accepts user submissions and provides forums and useful links for educators of
all subjects.
The Lincoln Center Institute
This Web site provides information on the various educational programs of New York's
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Listed are the Institute's resources, affiliated
institutes, and additional programs at Lincoln Center.
The Minnesota Center for Arts Education (MCAE)
Through gopher and telnet connections, the MCAE provides a gateway through which to
explore the Internet, promotes educational opportunities in the the arts, and acts as a
resource center for K-12 students and educators.
Music Education Online
A K-12 Guide to Music Education designed to aid music educators in connecting with a
variety of music education resources located on the Internet as well as providing
interactive bulletin boards for posting questions and comments on music.
Music Educators National Conference
Extensive information on the organization plus a good list of links for music educators.
Music Teachers National Association
MTNA is committed to furthering the art of music through programs that encourage and
support teaching, performance, composition, and scholarly research.
National Endowment for the Arts
This site includes an online magazine with features and news about the arts, a guide to
the NEA's grantmaking programs, and an arts resources center with contact information for
a variety of national arts service organizations.
The National Art Education Association
Providing information about membership, awards, publications, subscriptions, conventions,
and other material, this site is an overall introduction and guide to the NAEA.
National Conference of State Legislatures
An on-line clearinghouse of state arts education information including state education standards.
National PTA's Arts in Education
Programs and Publications
The Arts in Education Department of the National PTA focuses on advocacy for quality arts
education. The site offers program overviews, resources for activities, advocacy
materials, articles, an online gallery, as well as related Web links.
National Society for Education in Art & Design
(NSEAD)
This is the Web site for the leading British association of professionals in art, craft,
and design in education. Included on this site are news updates, a listing of
publications, a list of events taking place in the U.K., and membership information.
New York Institute of Photography
A site for anyone who loves photography and wants to take better pictures and it features
tips on techniques, answers to tough photo questions, contests, a job referral
marketplace, breaking news, photo analysis, a student photo gallery, newsletter and
information on our training videos and home-study courses.
New York State Art Teachers Association
Created to assist New York State art teachers, this site includes the state education
framework, arts advocacy and political action materials, and links to online student
artwork exhibitions.
North Carolina Art Education Association
(NCAEA)
The NCAEA website is a site which serves art educators of North Carolina. Membership
information, an e-mail directory of executive board members, as well as local and global
art education links can be reached. Members may also subscribe to the NCAEA listserv from
this site.
North Texas Institute for Educators in the
Visual Arts
The North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts publishes a quarterly
electronic newsletter for art educators with articles and information on DBAE and relevant
issues, as well as seminars, fellowships, and awards.
The Ohio Partnership for the
Visual Arts
This site contains information on regional institutes, professional development, arts
advocacy, and other programs.
Open Studio, the Arts Online
A national initiative funded by the Benton Foundation and the National Endowment for the
Arts, the Open Studio funds organizations to train the arts community to use the World
Wide Web for gathering resources, sharing information, and building new audiences. Open
Studio's nationwide network of technology training sites provides free access and training
to artists and nonprofit arts organizations. The Web site offers training site locations,
policy issues, how-to information, and links to related sites.
Prairie Visions
Established by the Nebraska Art Education Association and the Nebraska Department of
Education, Prairie Vision's site offers information on state-wide collaborative
programming, and professional development for arts professionals. Also included is
information on the Prairie Partner Schools, six schools that are part of the Transforming
Education Through the Arts Challenge, an initiative partly funded by the Annenberg
Foundation.
Sanford's A Lifetime of Color (New)
There are many resources for teachers offered on this Sanford product site, including
lesson plans, art activities and games, product newsletters, artists' biographies,
glossaries of terminology, and art demonstrations.
Schoolart
This fee-based Web site, sponsored by Binney & Smith Ltd. and supported by Britain's
National Society for Education in Art and Design, offers curriculum materials, an image
bank, an online magazine, related links, and a forum for discussion.
The Southeast Center for Education in the Arts
This site provides resources for teaching visual art, music and theater in K-12 schools.
STart
STArt provides support for K-8 art teachers. Look to their site for art activities and
resources, as well as links to the National Visual Arts Standards and the Oregon Art
Standards.
Texas Coalition for Quality Arts Education
The TCQAE is dedicated to preserving fine arts education in the state of Texas. This site
offers arts advocacy and political action materials, as well as links to related sites.
Theatre Central
A clearinghouse for theatre and acting-related resources on the Internet.
Young Audiences
YA's Web site offers information on community collaborations and programs designed to
bring the performing and visual arts to children. The site links to its national
affiliates as well as other arts education sites.
Museums and Image Resources Links
World Wide Arts Resources
An extensive listing of all art museums on the World Wide Web.
Art History Resources on the Web
A megalist of art history resources compiled for undergraduate students.
ArtServe
The Australian National University server offers around 27,000 images ranging from the
15th to the 19th century. Includes a unique database image search feature.
The Art Stand
This Web site serves as a directory of artists worldwide. The site offers forums, artist
directories, classifieds, a section for artist services, and exhibition calendar.
Asian Arts
The online journal for the study and exhibition of the arts of Asia.
Bayly Art Museum
A site specifically focused on African Art with a special attention to the aesthetic and
moral meaning of the works.
Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN)
An information gateway to museums, galleries, and heritage in Canada and around the world.
Center for
Creative Photography
A museum and research center devoted to photography as an art form.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Visit current exhibitions and works from the permanent collection.
The Columbia Museum of Art
Information and exhibitions from Columbia, South Carolina.
The Dallas Museum of Art Online
More than 200 images of artwork from Africa, Asia and the Pacific, the Americas, and
Europe, including contemporary art.
The Detroit Institute of Arts
Contains over 300 images and offers full information on the museum collection,
exhibitions, and special events. It is updated weekly and includes an archive of past
exhibitions and events.
Diego Rivera Home Page
A virtual museum of artworks and murals of Mexican painter Diego Rivera (1886-l957).
The Egyptian Museum
This site offers a variety of images from Cairo's Egyptian Museum. Images of jewelry and
accessories, sculpture, written documents, mummies, and tomb artifacts are just a click
away.
Fine Arts Museums of San
Francisco
The image database on this site contains artworks from collections of the DeYoung Museum
and the Legion of Honor. The site's online Imagebase offers a newly developed feature that
provides high resolution images with multiple levels of zoom. The Zoom Project was
developed by the Computer Science Division of the University of California at Berkeley.
Frida Kahlo Home Page
This site is devoted to the biography and artwork of Mexian artist Frida Kahlo
(1907-1954).
Getty Information Institute
The Getty Information Institute works to enrich the content of computer networks of the
future by encouraging those concerned with preserving the cultural heritage to collaborate
in building a cultural information infrastructure.
Guggenheim Museum
Encompasses the collections and activities of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York;
the Guggenheim Museum, Soho; the Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin; and the Peggy Guggenheim
Collection, Venice.
Heard Museum
A museum with an emphasis on the traditional cultures of the Greater Southwest and on the
evolving Native American Fine Art Movement.
International Council of Museums (ICOM)
These pages provide an eclectic collection of World Wide Web services connected with
museums, galleries, and archives.
Internet ArtResources
A search tool that lets you search by gallery or artist name. You will also find
information on future shows, a description of their space, directions to the gallery, and
other interesting facts.
Isfahan
Photographs and descriptions of a wide range of Islamic Architectural styles ranging from
the 11th century (C.E.) to the 19th.
Krannert Art Museum
The first art museum in the US to have a Website on the Internet. Located at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
The Kyoto National Museum
This museum Web site contains many images from the permanent and special collections of
East Asian art, including paintings and sculpture, as well as ceramics, calligraphy,
textiles, lacquerware, and metalworks.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Information about the museum as well as many images from its collections.
Los Angeles Murals Homepage
Visit several Los Angeles murals on this site and find out more about L.A.'s Social and
Public Art Resource Center.
McGee's Indian Art Gallery
This commercial site offers a number of fine Hopi Kachina images, among other Hopi
artworks. An added plus are the excerpts from Barton Wright's Guide to Hopi Kachinas.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Overview of collections, a floor plan and visitors guide, and a view inside the Gift Shop.
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
This site includes exhibition information and educational programs. Curriculum packages
available online from the Institute include World Mythology, Amazing Animals in Art, and
Art in America.
Musée du Louvre
Visit the Musée du Louvre in Paris.
Museum of International Folk Art
A unit of the Museum of New Mexico and home to the world's largest collection of folk art
from around the globe.
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Along with collections and museum information, the site presents diverse subsites created
or co-produced for the MOMA Web site. These projects explore some of the properties and
possibilities of the Web, such as interactivity, motion, and sound.
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C.'s National Gallery features European and American paintings, sculpture
and decorative arts. Browse artwork highlights, event postings, and additional resources
on the site.
National Museum of American Art
NMAA's site includes an online edition of its journal, American Art, a reference desk, and
several online exhibition tours.
National Museum of Wildlife Art
The National Museum of Wildlife Art strives to enrich and inspire the appreciation of fine
art and man's relationship with nature. Included on this site are artworks of wildlife,
curriculum, and information on teacher workshops.
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Features a video tour of the permenent collection by the Museum's director.
North Carolina Museum of Art - Artnet
Offers information about the museum, its collection and programs.
Norton Simon Museum
Located in Pasadena, California, the Norton Simon's collections include Old Masters,
Impressionists, and Modern work, as well as Indian and Southeast Asian art.
The Online Museum of Singapore Art & History
Electronic exhibition of artwork from Singapore, Malaysia, Bali, and India.
The Oriental Institute at the
University of Chicago
The Oriental Institute's site offers museum information, images, a virtual museum,
research studies, publications, indexes, and links solely devoted to the study of ancient
Near East civilizations.
Pacific Asia Museum
See a different artwork from the museum's collection each week.
Paleolithic
Painted Cave at Vallon - Pont d'Arc
Recent archeological discovery in the Ardeche gorges in southern France.
The Palmer Museum of Art ONLINE
Pennsylvania State University's Museum of Art, including a museum learning activity.
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Galleries, special exhibitions and events and general information about the museum.
The Prado Museum
A quick visit to Madrid's Prado Museum online will feature highlights of its collections,
museum information, and links to other Spanish and Latin American arts-related sites.
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
Exhibitions, programs and special events.
Scope Art Gallery
A virtual art gallery with changing exhibitions.
Smithsonian
Information on the Smithsonian Institution and its network of people, activities, museums,
art galleries, research projects, special performances and products.
The State Russian Museum
Visit the collection of Russia's largest art museum, located in St. Petersburg. Find
images and information on the museum's fine arts collection, folk art and decorative arts,
museum history, and the museum's conservation efforts.
UCLA Fowler Museum of
Cultural History
The Fowler Museum, located at the University of California at Los Angeles, celebrates the
world's diverse cultures and rich visual arts, especially those of Africa, Asia, Oceania,
Native and Latin America. The site includes information on exhibits, educational programs,
publications, and links to related sites.
Universes in Universe
Universes in Universe offers an Internet exchange primarily for the contemporary arts of
Africa, Pacific Asia, and Latin America. Included are numerous directories of art
resources found on the WWW, online international events, forums discussion, exhibitions,
and research articles.
University Art Museum / Pacific Film Archive
The principal visual arts center of the University of California, Berkeley, offering a
descriptive index of art, film and cultural heritage information online.
The Utah Museum of Art at the
University of Utah
The Utah Museum's Web site offers information on its collections, numerous images, and a
good number of resources for teachers, including lesson plans and on-site educational
programs.
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Current exhibitions and coming attractions for the museum located in Richmond, Virginia.
Visionary Art
Interesting outsider artist exhibit.
w3art
An online artists gallery with membership information.
Web Gallery of Art
The Web Gallery of Art contains over 5,000 digital reproductions of European paintings and
sculptures created between the years 1200 and 1700.
WebMuseum
Offering exhibits of a wide variety of art, from Cezanne to Hokusai.
Winsor & Newton
The site features a complete encyclopedia of art supplies and materials, illustrated art
tips and techniques, a "Learn to Paint" section, and a contributor's library of
new creative applications.