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Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit: Balance

For Students 3rd - 8th
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson is on balance (symmetrical and asymmetrical) using "Wrist Guard" by Navajo. The animation shows the arrangement of the...
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit: Geometric Organic Shape

For Students 3rd - 8th
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson is on geometric and organic shape using Senufo's "Granary Door." The animation shows the formation of the various...
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit: Tints and Shades

For Students 3rd - 8th
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This instructional activity is on tints and shades and the work studied is from Frank Stella. The animation demonstrates the...
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Other

Ideas About Judging Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a personal reflection on judging art from both a layperson and professional point of view.
Handout
ArtLex

Art Lex: Composition

For Students 9th - 10th
This online dictionary of art terms from Artlex is a valuable tool. The composition page explains how the term is used in the world of art. There are related links and works of art to explore.
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: How to Appreciate a Painting

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Christine A. Elmore's curriculum unit designed "to facilitate her third-graders' enjoyment of and response to fine art." This unit can be applied to all age groups and provides an extensive background on art in general.
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ArtLex

Art Lex: Graphic Design Course

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site from Artlex is a lesson plan for a secondary level graphic design class designed by Michael Delahunt. There are many projects including: Designing a poster; Altering a photo; Photoshop Tricks; studying Logos; Designing logos;...
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Other

Art in Canada: Art Talk: Composition Glossary

For Students 9th - 10th
A definition of composition with other terms and how they relate to composition. This site shows an example and also explains the terms provided.
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Goshen College

Some Ideas About Composition and Design

For Students 9th - 10th
Starts with explaining visual elements, goes through design principles, balance, visual effects, and more. Teaching tips included too.
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit Encyclopedia: Line

For Students 3rd - 8th
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This is from the artist's toolkit encyclopedia and includes information on types of lines, edge and outline, expressive line,...
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit Encyclopedia: Rhythm

For Students 3rd - 8th
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This encyclopedia entry on rhythm and movement covers rhythm and repetition, alternating rhythm, and rhythm and movement.
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit: Complementary Colors

For Students 3rd - 8th
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This instructional activity is complementary colors and the artwork studied is Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's "Seated Woman." The...
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit: Primary and Secondary

For Students 3rd - 8th
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson is on the color wheel and it studies both primary and secondary colors using Grace Hartigan's "Billboard." The...
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit: Warm and Cool Colors

For Students 3rd - 8th
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson is on warm and cool colors and works are studied from both Van Gogh and Joan Mitchell. The animation shows the...
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit: Edge and Outline

For Students 3rd - 8th
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson is on edge and outline and the artwork studied is Fernand Leger's Divers on a Black Background. The animation...
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit: Linear Perspective

For Students 3rd - 8th
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson is on linear perspective and it explores this a work by Camille Pissarro. The animation shows vanishing point, linear...
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit: Positive and Negative Space

For Students 3rd - 8th
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson is on positive and negative space, and the artwork studied is from Katharina Fritsch.
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit: Line

For Students 3rd - 8th
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This instructional activity is on types of lines and the artwork studied is Franz Marc's Tiger. The animation shows the arrangement...
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Arizona State University

Arts Work: Communicating Feelings Through Shape & Color

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A lesson plan to help students understand the use of symbols and images to express their feelings through their artwork. A great lesson plan to boost students' self esteem. Has a link to a site with examples of Kandinsky's work.
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Arizona State University

Arts Work: Communicating Feelings Through Shape & Color

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A lesson plan to help students understand the use of symbols and images to express their feelings through their artwork. A great lesson plan to boost students' self esteem. Has a link to a site with examples of Kandinsky's work.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Abstract Sculpture & Cubes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
In this lesson, students will form cubes and discuss their attributes including edges, faces, vertices, and angles. Media resources and teacher materials are included.
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Design and Colour

For Students 9th - 10th
A site by watercolor artist John Lovett. He describes the Elements of Art and Principles of Design and gives tips and techniques for watercolor painting and for composition.
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George Eastman Museum

George Eastman House: Shapes and Shelters Discovery Kits

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find a classroom-ready annotated slideshow and lesson plans designed to introduce students to fundamental architectural concepts and to improve their skills in recognizing the structural components of architecture. Slideshow uses...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Painting in the Style of a Famous Artist

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, student groups will research and create PowerPoint presentations of famous painters. Individually, each student will select an artist and create an original work emulating the style and techniques of that artist.

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