Arts & Activities articles from April 2002

Arts & Activities archives from April 2002

Editor's note.
April 1, 2002... It's time once more to "Brush on the Paint"! Creative energy flows free when the acrylic, oil, tempera and watercolors are brought out. Brushwork doesn't always entail paint--as witnessed by our Cover Story, "Encaustic Still Life" (page 16)....

The power of art. (Arts Update).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation at the Lab School of Washington, D.C. is sponsoring a comprehensive, one-day workshop, "The Power of Art: Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities," May 31, 2002. The program will present ways that art can...

American kids "talk" to Muslim Kids through art. (Arts Update).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... "Peace Pictures to Muslim Kids" is a new program of Art for Peace, Inc., a nonprofit organization that gets students globally to reach out to each other by exchanging their creative drawings, school music and other artistic expression. The...

Wild horses seen at Indiana's Eiteljorg Museum. (Arts Update).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art in Indianapolis will present Unbroken Spirit: The Wild Horse in the American Landscape from now through Sept. 2, 2002. The exhibition consists of a variety of media, including photographs...

Duncan Enterprises supports "wall of hope". (Arts Update).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Duncan Enterprises, a leading manufacturer of crafts and hobby ceramics products, will donate ceramic glazes in support of the National Conference for Community & Justice (NCCJ) project, Wall of Hope: A Rhode Island Community Response. NCCJ, a...

Second Annual Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day. (Arts Update).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Sunday, April 28, 2002, is the Second Annual Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day (WPPD). Pinhole photographers from around the world are invited to participate in the event, which will be seen in an exhibition on the Internet. Pinhole...

Romanticism: Barron's Art Handbooks.
April 1, 2002... ROMANTICISM: BARRON'S ART HANDBOOKS (2001; $9.95). Barron's Educational Series, Inc., 250 Wireless Boulevard, Hauppauge, NY 11788. This book was originally published in Spanish ("El Romanticismo"). For the most part, it deals with the...

The Artist's Eye.
April 1, 2002... THE ARTIST'S EYE (2001; $19.95), by Harriet Shorr. Watson-Guptill Publications, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003. This is a very personal book written by an artist. The strength of the book can be found in the many still-life images that...

Acrylic Painting: Getting a Start.
April 1, 2002... ACRYLIC PAINTING: GETTING A START. Video/28 min./ $24.95. Levels: Grades 7-12. Crystal Productions, P.O. Box 2159, Glenview, IL 60025, (800) 255-8629. Artist and educator Stephen Quiller demonstrates how students can easily start painting...

Chinese Painting Techniques.
April 1, 2002... CHINESE PAINTING TECHNIQUES (1999; $22.95), by Alison Stilwell Cameron. Dover Publications, Inc., 31 East 2nd Street, Mineola, NY 11501. The daughter of General Joseph W. Stilwell, the author of this book lived in China for lengthy...

Shop talk.(advertisement)
April 1, 2002... DYNASTY[R] introduces Kid Dynasty, a new line of brushes designed for kids. The new paintbrushes and brush sets are made with safe, seamless ferrules in a variety of sizes, which helps younger children learn to control their brushstrokes. The...

Encaustic still life. (Cover Story).(Cover Story)
April 1, 2002... Encaustic painting--painting with melted wax that has been mixed with pigment(s)--has been an artistic medium used for centuries. Many of the beautiful mummy portraits from Roman Egypt (first through third century) seen in museums all over the...

Ladders and easels and stools, oh my!(teaching oil painting)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... My oil-painting class is considered an intermediate class, with students who have had Art Introduction I and II, and interested seniors who may not have had time to fit art into their schedules. In this particular class, both types of students...

Primary and secondary patterned portraits.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Nothing can equal the excitement that children find in rich colors of tempera paint and a blank piece of paper. Give them a brush and they are ready to fill the paper with color and pattern. However, our district has curriculum goals for...

Spectrum of sanity. (art Across the Curriculum).
April 1, 2002... Mental health is not binary. Few people are completely sane or completely insane. If it were possible to measure mental health on a scale of 1 to 10 (with 1 being the least sane) we'd probably all get grades between 2 and 8. Varying life...

Abstract Expressionism. (Classroom Use).
April 1, 2002... THINGS TO LEARN * Following the poverty of the Great Depression and the horrors of World War II, forward-looking artists no longer felt that the earlier art movements of the 20th century fit the times. They wanted to flee themselves from...

Clip & save. (Art Notes).(Jackson Pollock)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... the artist Jackson Pollock was born in Cody, Wyoming, the youngest of five brothers, all of whom had careers in the visual arts. Jackson was not very talkative, and he was continually expelled from schools for his rebellious behavior. Only...

Young artist.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... My kindergarten teacher was the first person to encourage me in painting. She asked the whole class to read a book and write a story about it every day. It was difficult, so sometimes I drew a picture instead of writing. Guess what? She liked...

Stop and paint the flowers.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... I was so excited about this lesson, that I wanted to share it with others. Spring seems like the natural time to do this project, with new growth and flowers blossoming outside. With Mother's Day coming in May, a bouquet of flowers is the...

Cool Cats: feline fun with abstract art.
April 1, 2002... A realist at heart, abstract art is always a tedious unit for me to teach, so I am constantly searching for new and interesting ways to introduce this particular style to my students. I love cats, and using them as subject matter for projects...

Camouflage, color schemes and Cubism.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... A brilliantly colored parrot is hidden in a forest of similar hues. A tawny lion lurks amongst lion-colored yellow and orange shapes. The idea of camouflage or protective coloration is intriguing. Use that quality to motivate young artists in a...

Blue Ribbon: Art Show.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... As art teachers, we work hard every day to stimulate creativity within our students. Our students work hard every day as well, mixing colors, trying unfamiliar styles, and venturing into the world of imagination "outside the lines." An...

Chalkboard artists. (Children's art diary).
April 1, 2002... During a morning visit to the school office, I noticed two boys nervously waiting to see the principal. They were polishing their excuses for being caught drawing on the chalkboard. "It was a picture of my new puppy, so Eric could see him," one...

Thinking visually: an interview with Scott Bennett. (clay corner).(Interview)
April 1, 2002... Scott Bennett describes himself as a practicing artist--a product of contemporary abstract art and traditional craft. He combines the routine of a craftsman with the eccentricity of an assemblage artist, merging tradition with change, practice...