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Library of Congress

Loc: Prints and Photographs: Wpa Posters

For Students 9th - 10th
Showcased is an exhibition of 926 posters (1936 -1943) from the Federal Art Project poster division at the Federal Art Gallery. The posters were designed to publicize a variety of events, from community activities to education in...
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Image of Community, 1939, Making of African American Identity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resources illustrates how artist Augusta Savage (1892-1962) embodied the virtues of self-help, self-reliance, and close-knit cohesion of the black community in her sculpture Lift Every Voice and Sing (The Harp).
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Mesa Community Collge: World's First Artistic Tradition

For Students 9th - 10th
The first Stone Age cave paintings were discovered in Altamira, Spain in 1875. This resource examines the symbolism of the images in cave art in Africa and Europe.
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Johnson Museum of Art: Byrdcliffe, Arts and Crafts Colony

For Students 9th - 10th
Byrdcliffe was an artist colony founded in 1902-03 in New York. This exhibition from the Johnson Museum of Art is the first traveling exhibition of Byrdcliffe and it features art objects, historical materials, architecture, music, and...
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The Asvab Program: Exploring Careers

For Students 9th - 10th
The ASVAB Career Exploration Program provides tools developed by the Department of Defense (DoD) to help high school and postsecondary students across the nation learn more about career exploration and planning. Explore personal skills,...
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Alberton: A Typical but Unique Small Town

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibit portrays the history and evolution of the town of Alberton, PEI. People who went on to gain renown in their fields are profiled. The paintings of a local artist, Hubert Rogers, show the beauty of the area and the...
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Twentieth Century Todmorden

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibit looks at the twentieth century history of the Don Valley, which is located in central Toronto and has played a key role in its development and sense of place. Todmorden Mills is frequented by school groups, tourists, Toronto...
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Marcel Duchamp World Community

For Students 9th - 10th
Marcel Duchamp was an artist in the early 1900s and worked in the style of the Dadaists (and Surrealists). He was very conceptual and used mathematical equations at times within his artwork.
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Parrish Art Museum: East End Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
Website exploring the artist community on the East End of Long Island, New York. With image galleries, historical chronology, and biographical information on many artists.
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PBS

Art21: Pepon Osorio

For Students 9th - 10th
Osorio's work stems from his experiences as a social worker in New York City. His large scale sculptures and installations are his way to "return art to the community."
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Alma's Way: Neighborhood Notebook

For Students Pre-K - 1st
As Alma explores, she appreciates all the great things about her neighborhood. How can we make observations and celebrate our communities? Students will use a printable Alma's Way My Neighborhood Notebook to observe the people, places,...
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EL Education

El Education: Discovering the Genesee Volume 2

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
The Geology of the Genesee River Valley is the second volume of a series produced by 4th grade students at the Genesee Community Charter School while studying geology, physical fitness, and artist composition. The Students spent three...
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Arts & Letters Club of Toronto

For Students 9th - 10th
View an online exhibit highlighting the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto which was established in 1908 and made up of members of Toronto's arts community including the Group of Seven.
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City College of San Francisco: The Diego Rivera Mural Project

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource features the Pan American Unity Mural located at the City College of San Francisco. Also known as Marriage of the Artistic Expression of the North and the South, the mural was created to promote diversity and show human...
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Library of Congress

Loc: New Deal Programs: Federal Art Project

For Students 9th - 10th
This interesting resource showcases projects produced by a multitude of artists who participated in the Federal Art Project, part of the WPA, a New Deal agency. Find almost 1,000 posters created for many different federal and community...
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US National Archives

Portrait of Black Chicago: John H. White

For Students 9th - 10th
From June through October 1973 and briefly during the spring of 1974, John H. White worked for the federal government photographing Chicago, especially the city`s African American community. His photographs portray the difficult...
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Mural Arts Program: Philadelphia

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about this interesting program that promotes art in the city of Philadelphi through the painting of murals, art education in the schools, and eradication of graffiti.
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Atelier Saint Andre: Byzantine Iconographers

For Students 9th - 10th
This site reveals the work of a living community of Byzantine iconographers--artists who create relgious paintings for the Eastern Orthodox Church. Features background information on their traditions, aesthetics, and techniques.
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Rhapsodies in Black: Art of the Harlem Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
An online exhibit of representative art from the Harlem Renaissance.
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Narratives of Nationhood:questions of Canada; Politics of Culture and Community

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This excellent teacher resource for art is used to create an awareness of Canadian multicultural and the many stories that are a part of it. Artist biographies and lesson plans for all grade levels are included.
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Curated OER

Narratives of Nationhood:questions of Canada; Politics of Culture and Community

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This excellent teacher resource for art is used to create an awareness of Canadian multicultural and the many stories that are a part of it. Artist biographies and lesson plans for all grade levels are included.
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Other

Gamelan Tunas Mekar

For Students 9th - 10th
Music and dance of Bali, as practiced and presented by a community of Indonesian artists devoted to the traditional Balinese arts. At the online home of Gamelan Tunas Mekar, a Denver-based gamelan orchestra, find audio clips of Balinese...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Creative Space: Fifty Years of Robert Blackburn's

For Students 9th - 10th
A great site about Robert Blackburn's Printmaking workshops in existence since the 1940's. A Great bio on Blackburn as well as information on the exhibition at the Library of Congress.