Arts & Activities articles from January 2003

Arts & Activities archives from January 2003

Editor's note.(review of issue)
January 1, 2003... Exotic art forms seldom fail to intrigue young people. Artistic motivation can come from all over the world and, this month, Arts & Activities helps you take your students on a bit of a tour. Youngsters become more involved in and aware of the...

Moorditj: Australian Indigenous Cultural Expressions.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2003... CD-ROM (Win/Mac)/$39.95. Crystal Productions, P.O. Box 2159, Glenview, IL 60025, (800)255-8629. This CD-ROM, Moorditj: Australian Indigenous Cultural Expressions, introduces students to the art of the Aboriginal people who have produced...

Encyclopedia of Artists, vols. 1-6.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... (2001; $180), edited by William Vaughn. Oxford University Press, 198 Madison Ave., New York NY 10016. This encyclopedia provides a comprehensive, well-illustrated introduction to Western art from the Middle Ages to the end of the 20th...

Using the Art Museum.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... (2001; $17.95), by Denise L. Stone. Davis Publications, Inc., 50 Portland Street, Worcester, MA 01608-2013. During the past 50 years, we have witnessed the dramatic growth of education departments in our art museums. As our museums have...

In the Shadow of Angkor Wat.(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2003... Video/55 min./$19.95. Level; College. Public Media/Home Vision Entertainment, 4423 W. Ravenswood Ave., Chicago, IL 60640-5802, (800) 826-3456. Produced in France, this documentary tells of Khmer, Cambodia's flourishing civilization where...

Alarion Press. (shop talk).(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... ALARION PRESS' Multicultural Catalog presents an Art History Time Line, representing over 50 styles or periods, ranging from prehistoric to 20th century. It contains over 40 individual centuries, complete with 60 images, graphs, historical data...

Art Video Productions. (shop talk).(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2003... ART VIDEO PRODUCTIONS has added Marc Chagall to its "Masterpiece Children's Art Video" series. Each of the four sections in this video lasts about 20 minutes. The first segment provides a look at Chagall's life and works. The next segment is...

Delphi. (shop talk).(step-by-step mosaic guide for art teachers)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Art glass and mosaic supplier, DELPHI, has created a free educational guide specially designed for teachers. The "School Quick Reference Guide" includes step-by-step mosaic, fused glass, bead-making and jewelry supplies packaged for the...

Scratch-Art Co., Inc. (shop talk).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Scratch-Brite[R] Scratchboards, from SCRATCH-ART CO., INC., help students create dramatic shimmering silver or gleaming gold scratchboard art. Simply scratch with a scratchknife or metal tool to create drawings that glow against a velvety black...

Dover Publications. (shop talk).(Tibetan Designs)(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... The 30-page publication, Tibetan Designs, from DOVER PUBLICATIONS, is inspired by authentic Tibetan masterpieces, and is rich in elaborate symbolism, Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, lamas and deities recreated from ancient scroll paintings, which appear...

Crystal Productions. (shop talk).(fine art print set)
January 1, 2003... CRYSTAL PRODUCTIONS has released a new fine-art print set, rifled Pop Art, from their series of Take 5 Art Prints. Reproductions of work by five well-known pop artists show sculptures, paintings and prints. The set includes five large fine art...

Unikeep LLC. (shop talk).(art supplies)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... UNIKEEP LLC introduces a new way to store, collect and organize with the UniKeep[TM] Case Binder and Case Binder product line. The patented design offers a modern solution to housing various supplies for projects, beads, stamps, yarn, papers...

Crizmac Art & Cultural Education Materials. (shop talk).(Stories of Art )(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... CRIZMAC ART & CULTURAL EDUCATION MATERIALS' Stories of Art is a collection of eight short stories written especially for use in the elementary and middle-school art classroom. In each section, youngsters use art to solve a real life problem in...

Bright Ring Publishing. (shop talk).(Discovering Great Artists)(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... Discovering Great Artists, a creative collection of easy art appreciation activities for children, has been released for publication by BRIGHT RING PUBLISHING. Over 100 fun and unique art activities for children to experience the styles and...

History Through Art.(timeline display)
January 1, 2003... Timeline with Teacher's Guide/ $69.95 (with optional slide set, $105). Level: Middle School through Adult. Davis Publications, Inc., 50 Portland St., Worcester, MA 01608, (508) 754-7201. With a refreshing emphasis on integrating art in the...

Young artist: Richard Bradley.(fifth grader discusses his appreciation of art)
January 1, 2003... I have been drawing since I was 4 years old. I feel good when I draw. At home, I like to draw cartoons from TV. I also like to draw my family. I keep working on a drawing until it turns out the way I want it to. I take my time and I look very...

Aboriginal adventure. (Cover Story).(art projects)
January 1, 2003... Let the fun begin! In my high-school art class, the students paint with cotton swabs, using a vast palette of colors that reflects the richness of Aboriginal culture. We begin with a video called Aboriginal Art--Past, Present and Future,...

Serpentine solutions. (Teaching art with Art).
January 1, 2003... People have always been fascinated by snakes and by snakelike forms. For some, snakes are beautiful. For others, they are frightening because these reptiles are so different from us. While most snakebites are not poisonous, and most snakes...

Exploring American-Indian art: making a parfleche.(art projects)
January 1, 2003... The Plains People comprised indigenous groups that occupied the area between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains. These groups included the Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Crow, Kiowa, Pawnee and the Sioux Nations. These people were generally...

The geography of us.(art projects)
January 1, 2003... A recurring theme in my classes is the self-portrait. I think it's a viable subject that some may too often ignore. The model is convenient: someone we see everyday. Yet, oftentimes we fail to study the geography of the face. How our eyes are...

Cave kids: Pecos River-style art.(art projects)
January 1, 2003... A look through my collection of Wassily Kandinsky's calendar art prints inspired a two-part project designed to bridge the gap between primitive and contemporary art for my sixth-grade art students. My goal in creating this project was to help...

Myth, meaning and mystery. (art Across the Curriculum).
January 1, 2003... Death is certain. Life is not. We make tremendous efforts, ultimately in vain, to preserve our transient existence, but perhaps we should be preparing more carefully for the one thing we absolutely know will happen: death. The Egyptians...

Classroom use.(discussion of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa)
January 1, 2003... THIS FACE The ghost of a smile on the face of the Mona Lisa has fascinated artists, scholars and ordinary people since the picture was first seen. Because of the smile, the painting has become one of the most well-known artworks in the...

Clip & save art notes.(discussion of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa)
January 1, 2003... Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). Mona Lisa, 1501-05, oil on canvas-covered panel; 30" x 20". The Louvre, Paris, France. ABOUT THIS PAINTING The Mona Lisa has been--and still is--one of the most recognizable works of art in the world....

Mini metal masks.(art projects)
January 1, 2003... Throughout history, masks have always been fascinating to children. A mask transforms a child into another persona and creates a world of fantasy. Through a mask, a child enters into a unique world. Therefore, our project was very rewarding to...

Finding your place in art history. (pixel Palette).(art projects)
January 1, 2003... What better way to spark students' interest in art history than to have them literally jump right into a painting? The fifth-graders at Hillview School selected their favorite masterpiece as a self-portrait environment. Using Adobe Photoshop[R]...

Minting history. (Integrating the curriculum).
January 1, 2003... All over North America, coins have suddenly become very decorative and beautifully designed. In both Canada and the United States, coins are reflecting both history and culture, and proving to be very popular with collectors. Several students...

Organizing a student art auction. (Community connections).
January 1, 2003... Organizing an auction of student artwork is a great way to showcase artistic abilities, place emphasis on the fact that children's artwork can be considered true art, and to earn money for your students and for a charity or your own classroom...

2003 buyer's guide.
January 1, 2003... 2003 Buyer's Guide ARTS & ACTIVITIES' comprehensive directory of sources of ad and craft supplies and equipment, schools, publications and services... a ready reference for teachers, administrators and purchasing agents. (* =...