Arts & Activities articles from January 2004

Arts & Activities archives from January 2004

Editor's note.(Editorial)
January 1, 2004... In this, our first issue of 2004, we are breaking down barriers with a wonderful assortment of ideas for your art class. Creative expression is something that all cultures--throughout history--have in common, and this issue celebrates creative...

The Quest for Immortality in Ancient Egypt.
January 1, 2004... Video/30 min. $19.95. Level: High School and College. Public Media/Home Vision Entertainment, 4423 W. Ravenswood Ave., Chicago, IL 60640, (800) 826-3456. This beautifully photographed and thorough documentary sheds much light on the...

The Simple Art of Chinese Calligraphy.
January 1, 2004... Qu Lei Lei. Watson-Guptill Publications, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003. Chinese script (calligraphy) is one of the oldest forms of writing. In its beginning this was a form of writing in which the letters were directly related to...

Boriquen--Then and Now: The Art and Culture of Puerto Rico.
January 1, 2004... Curriculum: Teacher's Notebook and Seven Posters/$64.95. Level: Middle School and Above. Crizmac Art & Cultural Ed. Matls., P.O. Box 65928, Tucson, AZ 85728, (800) 913-8555, www.crizmac.com. Crizmac presents a comprehensive overview of the...

Artists from Latin America: A Biographical Dictionary.
January 1, 2004... (2002; $59.95), by Kristin G. Congdon and Kara Kelley Hallmark. Greenwood Publishing Group, 88 Post Road West, P.O. Box 5007, Westport, CT 06881. This is a book written primarily for high-school and college students seeking an introduction...

Kids Can Press.(shop talk)
January 1, 2004... The Jumbo Book of Art, published by KIDS CAN PRESS, is filled with page after page of drawing, painting, sculpture and mixed-media projects, making it a perfect partner for children to take along on their individual roads to artistic discovery....

The Color Wheel Co.(shop talk)
January 1, 2004... The Viewcatcher [TM], from THE COLOR WHEEL CO., is a new tool created to help the artist achieve powerful results in the areas of composition, value judgment and true color. The Viewcatcher is made of durable, recyclable ABS plastic, it can be...

Alarion Press.(shop talk)
January 1, 2004... The Multicultural Poster Series, from ALARION PRESS, should prove to be a great resource in social studies, art, humanities classes, or any classroom where multicultural themes are used. Each of the five sets include 18 posters which define the...

L&L Kilns.(shop talk)
January 1, 2004... The Liberty-Belle, from L&L KILNS, meets the needs of serious hobbyists, potters and others who need a simple small automatic kiln ideal for a studio test kiln of home use. Easy-to-follow visual instructions make this kiln ideal for the...

Seven Locks Press.(shop talk)
January 1, 2004... Nine Famous Artists Your Children Will Love was written for parents and their children. Published by SEWN LOCKS PRESS, it serves as a starter's guide to a life-long passion for art. Using brief bios of artists and colorful examples of their...

Japanese Ink Painting Beginner's Guide to Sumi-E.(Book Review)(Brief Review)
January 1, 2004... (2002; $14.95), by Susan Frame. Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 387 Park Ave. South, New York, NY 10016. The author quotes a Chinese saying, "The brush dances and the ink sings." Sumi-e is all about energy and spirit. The text urges that...

The fires of pharaonic art: initiating a mural at your school.(Cover Story)
January 1, 2004... Nowhere in the history of art do all aspects of cultural life so neatly dovetail as in the murals that come to us from early civilization. A student of this ancient art is simultaneously a student of man's first civilized records, belief...

Art breaks the language barrier.(Integrating the curriculum)
January 1, 2004... What better way is there for students to learn than to teach other students? That is the question I asked myself when I came up with the idea for making interactive books as a teaching vehicle. The plan: high-school students make books and...

Passport to understanding.
January 1, 2004... Working in an inner-city elementary school with a diverse population of children from 22 countries provided a rich cultural context for a unique program that was developed by the school's related arts team. This great diversity within our...

Students take part in PBS auction.(Community connections)
January 1, 2004... In January of 2002, a group of art students from Chenango Forks High School, joined forces with the local public television station (WSKG) for an event that brought together the community, local businesses and the school district in a...

Small-scale artists.(Children's art diary)
January 1, 2004... My daughter, Ana, came to me asking, "Can you take me to school before the carpool, Dad?" Two round trips--one before 6 a.m.--was an unusual request, but instinctively I felt it must be important. The freezing temperature in the car limited...

Young artist.(Children's art diary)
January 1, 2004... Art is like air to me; I couldn't live without it. People always ask me how I could do stuff like this, and I respond that it takes practice, teachers and critics. Without my teachers, I would never know how to do some things or progress....

Children make friends across international boundaries.(Art To Art)
January 1, 2004... International awareness in my art room began in October 2000 when I was fortunate to be one of 600 American teachers selected that year to participate in a Fulbright Memorial Fund (FMF) trip to Japan. I returned from that three-week trip...

Sotho beaded dolls.
January 1, 2004... When a woman in the United States marries she carries a bouquet of flowers. In the Sotho community of South Africa, when a woman marries she carries beaded doll. The dolls are coned shaped and do not have arms or legs. They believe that the...

Classroom use.
January 1, 2004... THINGS TO LEARN * Architect Frank Gehry grew up in Toronto, Canada, before moving in 1949 with his family to Southern California. Even as a young boy of 10, with the help of his grandmother, he built imaginary cities out of cardboard boxes...

Clip & save art notes.
January 1, 2004... Frank Gehry (American; b. 1929). The Guggenheim Museum, 1997, Bilbao, Spain. ABOUT THIS BUILDING Before introducing The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, readers need to know something about the Guggenheim Museum in New York. It was...

Predators.(Teaching art with Art)
January 1, 2004... Long before people lived in towns and cities, they were often the victims of such predatory animals as tigers, lions, bears and wolves. But the numbers of these predators have been greatly reduced by hunting. Sharks still remain in the oceans...

Who let the shoes out?
January 1, 2004... Shoes... they're everywhere, in every size, shape, color and style imaginable. To Andy Warhol, an industrious advertising artist, drawing shoes meant survival in a demanding profession. His shoe images also proved to be a first step in his...

2004 buyer's guide.(Directory)
January 1, 2004... 2004 Buyer's Guide ARTS & ACTIVITIES' comprehensive director of sources of art and craft supplies and equipment, schools, publications and services...a ready reference for teachers, administrators and purchasing agents. (* = EQUIPMENT...