Arts & Activities articles from October 2002

Arts & Activities archives from October 2002

Editor's note.
October 1, 2002... There's something special about paper. It's a useful medium for so many purposes. Like in our Cover Story, "Figurative Departures From Realism" (page 20). Here, students learn how Picasso and Braque incorporated ticket stubs, wallpaper and...

Global art competition. (arts update).
October 1, 2002... Every four years, the International Child Art Foundation (ICAF) organizes the children's "Art Olympiad," which commences with worldwide art competition and culminates in the "Creativity & Imagination Olympics" in Washington, D.C. The theme of...

Arts-Centered School Handbook available. (arts update).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Planning an Arts-Centered School: A Handbook was released this summer as part of the Dana Foundation's new arts education program. The book, published by The Dana Press, is available free in a print copy and downloadable from the foundation's...

Haringkids side expanded. (arts update).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The Keith Haring Foundation has expanded its "haringkids" Web site (www.haringkids.com), which now includes e-cards, interactive lesson plans and enhanced search criteria. Focusing on diverse visual-arts based curricula for grades K-12, the...

Fulbright Exchange Program deadline: Oct. 15. (arts update).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Time is running out for those who want to apply to the Fulbright Teacher and Administrator Exchange Program for the 2003-2004 academic year. Since 1946, the Fulbright program has helped nearly 23,000 teachers and administrators contribute to...

Earn an art degree online. (arts update).
October 1, 2002... The Art Institute Online, a division of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, is a virtual learning school offering Internet-delivered education. Bachelor of Science and Associate of Science degree programs in Graphic Design, and Multimedia & Web...

The Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt. (arts update).(Video Recording Review)
October 1, 2002... Ancient Egyptian beliefs and practices based on the afterlife journey of pharaohs is dramatically illustrated through approximately 115 magnificent objects from Egypt and a life-sized reproduction of the burial chamber of the New Kingdom...

Paper Weaving.(Video Recording Review)
October 1, 2002... Video/26 min./$24.95. Level: Elementary and Middle School. Crystal Productions, P.O. Box 2159, Glenview, IL 60025, (800) 255-8629. Peggy Flores makes bright and colorful weavings with colored paper, foil paper, and paper that she has...

Flickering Lights: Days of the Dead.(Video Recording Review)
October 1, 2002... Video with Teacher's Guide/25 min./$39.95. Level: Grades 4-12. Crizmac Art & Cultural Education Materials, Inc., P.O. Box 65928, Tucson, AZ 85728, (800) 913-8555. This colorful video, with its lively background music, was inspired by...

The Cave Painter of Lascaux.(Book Review)
October 1, 2002... (1999, $16.95), by Roberta Clugeletti. Oxford University Press, 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016. This book is one of a series: A Journey through Time. It projects an imagined visit by Anna, a young girl who wanders into the cave of...

Animals in Art 2: Artists and Illustrators Today.(Video Recording Review)
October 1, 2002... CD-ROM/$49.95. Level: Grades 3-8. Wilton Art Programs, P.O. Box 646, Botsford, CT 06404, (800) 458-4274. This new CD-ROM provides hours of delightful viewing and interactive play for students. The five main lessons show works by...

Pablo Picasso.(Book Review)
October 1, 2002... (1999, $5.95), by Linda Lowery, illustrations by Janice Lee Porter. Carolrhoda Books, Inc., 241 First Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55401. There are many books about Pablo Picasso. A distinctive feature of this book is that it has been...

The Artist's Quest for Inspiration.(art project)(Book Review)
October 1, 2002... (1999; $15.95), by Peggy Hadden. Allworth Press, 10 East 23 Street, Suite 210, New York, NY 10010. At the heart of the artist-apprentice relationship is the idea that the apprentice can come to know and experience how the artist works....

Figurative departures from realism. (Cover Story).(art project)
October 1, 2002... I love abstraction, where there's a strong hint of what the subject is, but has been artistically altered or manipulated through simplification, distortion or exaggeration to have a somewhat naive beauty. My beginning drawing students had just...

A lesson in values.(art project)
October 1, 2002... MATERIALS * 6" x 8" pre-cut white drawing paper (80-lb. preferable) * Selection of pencils (HB, 4H, Ebony and #2) * Kneaded erasers and pink erasers * Eraser shields * Drawing brushes * Tortillons (cotton swabs also...

Lessons from the rain forest.(art project)
October 1, 2002... MATERIALS * Full sheets of 12" x 18" construction paper (green and light blue) * Pre-torn strips of construction paper (brown and black) * Pre-cut rectangles of construction paper (different shades of green) * Fake-fur scraps...

Paper products: creativity is step to business success. (on the Art Career Track).(art project)
October 1, 2002... MATERIALS * White and colored paper * Scissors, tape, markers and staplers * Computers and printers * Fake money LEARNING OBJECTIVES Students will... * learn to work in a cooperative group sharing ideas,...

Primarily paper.(art project)
October 1, 2002... Crepe paper, tissue paper, newspaper, wallpaper--if it weren't for the plethora of papers available, some of us would have hardly any art supplies at all. Inspired by Gerald Brommer's book Collage Techniques: A Guide for Artists and...

Master pieces: Picasso collage.(art project)
October 1, 2002... MATERIALS * Oil pastels (24 set) * Dark construction paper (12"x 18"), one per student * Geometric shapes of construction paper, various sizes and colors, five per student * White glue or glue stick, one per student *...

Classroom use.(discussion of artist Frans Hals's Malle Babbe)
October 1, 2002... THIS FACE This old woman is sitting with her tall tankard of beer in a Dutch tavern. She seems to be yelling something at other people in the tavern. While she seems at first to have a smile on her face, the expression looks more as though...

Clip & save art notes.(discussion of artist Frans Hals's Malle Babbe)
October 1, 2002... Frans Hals (1582-1666), Malle Babbe, 1633-35. Oil on canvas; 75 cm x 64 cm. Staatliche Museen, Berlin, Germany. ABOUT THIS PAINTING While students will enjoy looking at other portraits by Frans Hals, they are sure to enjoy this one of...

A kindergarten collage.(art project)
October 1, 2002... MATERIALS * Three sheets of different colored 9" x 12" construction paper per student * One sheet 12"x 18" colored construction paper per student * Sponges * Toothbrushes * Small screen * Marbles * Large...

Disguise artists. (Children's art diary).(art projects)
October 1, 2002... You can't see her, but I have a busy partner at my desk watching me type this article. Post-it[R] note packs disappear as my daughter tries on new noses, draws new mouths and designs new facial features. Ana occasionally glances toward the...

Aspen trees. (An Idea Worth Trying).(art project)
October 1, 2002... MATERIALS * Piece of 3" x 2" cardboard ** * Paper plate ** * Watercolor set and brush ** * White paper ** * Black tempera (** one per student) As an art teacher of fifth-graders, I am always looking for new ways...

Film boxes. (on the Art Career Track).(art project)
October 1, 2002... It is always worthwhile to assign students a problem that forces them to escape "flat-land" and enter the third dimension with their designs. The packaging used for 35mm film provides a useful vehicle to explore this aspect of graphic design....

Pewter embossing: an interview with Elitia Hart.(profile of artist Elitia Hart)
October 1, 2002... Elitia Hart is a South African artist who recently immigrated to Calgary in Alberta, Canada, with her family. Having worked with and explored a variety of crafts, Elitia had her "eureka" moment when she discovered pewter repousse. She now...

Young artist.(second-grade student discusses art appreciation)
October 1, 2002... I've been drawing since I could hold a pencil. My dad and my grandmother are both artists. I think I get my art talent from them. None of my relatives lives in Kansas City (except my mom, dad and brother), so I send a lot of artwork to my...

Falling for clay leaves. (Clay corner).(art project)
October 1, 2002... MATERIALS * Fresh leaves * Rolling pins * Red-bodied clay * Potter's needles or bent paper clips * Small, shallow bowls * A variety of fall-colored glazes LEARNING OBJECTIVE Students will... * observe...

Idea Art[R]. (shop talk).(art supplies)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... For student art assignments, IDEA ART[R] can be a cost-effective alternative to color printing. Idea Art offers pre-designed paper products that are easy to use and can be run through just about any ink-jet printer, laser printer or copier....

Rexam Image Products. (shop talk).(art supplies)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... REXAM IMAGE PRODUCTS announces My Project[TM] digital printing paper, a new category of specialty papers for educational project applications. The new digital project paper line currently consists of four unique papers formulated for desktop...

Accu-Cuts[R]. (shop talk).(art supplies)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Leading manufacturer of roller die-cutting systems for schools, ACCU-CUT[R]'s 2002 Educational Catalog showcases new products and a wealth of project ideas for teachers. Leading the list of catalog features are a new line of mask dies,...

Crystal Productions. (shop talk).(Art is...)(Video Recording Review)
October 1, 2002... Part of CRYSTAL PRODUCTIONS' "Art is..." video series, Paper Molas was produced with artist and teacher Peggy Flores. The program explores the process of creating molas with colored paper. Traditionally, molas have been made in fabric by the...

Frameese[R]. (shop talk).(art supplies)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... FRAMEESE[R] provides do-it-yourself, custom poster-holder kits and flame kits. Tools, special skills or exact measurement are not required. Simply decide on the length of holder needed, score with a pocketknife and snap to size. Then just pop...

Klutz[R]. (shop talk).(art supplies)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... KLUTZ[R] offers paper and collage projects. Squashing Flowers, Squeezing Flowers, A Nature Press & Book, by the Editors of Klutz, includes specifics on nature collecting, including what plants to look for and when to look for them. Hard-to-find...

Crizmac Art & Cultural Education Materials, Inc. (shop talk).(art supplies)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... In Wycinanki: Polish Papercutting, a video from CRIZMAC ART & CULTURAL EDUCATION MATERIALS, INC., scenes of everyday life in Poland set the stage for artist Magdalena Nowacka-Jannotta to demonstrate this traditional folk art. With just colored...

Sax Arts & Crafts. (shop talk).(art supplies)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... SAX ARTS & CRAFTS' "Back-to-School" 2002 catalog is now available. Sax has taken a "big bite" out of prices, and features savings of 20 to 65 percent on many items--traditional favorites or new--in the catalog. If you have not already received...

Fiskars[R] Consumer Products, Inc. (shop talk).(art supplies)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... With the versatile 3-in-1 Corner Punch from FISKARS[R] CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC., you get three designs in one tool. Each comes in four themes: Hearts, Celestial, Flowers or Snowflakes. Use leftover punched pieces to embellish your page and...

International Paper. (shop talk).(art supplies )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... INTERNATIONAL PAPER announces that the following products in its Fome-Cor[R] Graphic Arts Board line are now available on a special-order basis: Fome-Cor 3/8-inch-thick sheets in black and Fome-Cor Xtra in a 3/16-inch thickness. Fome-Cor board...