Arts & Activities articles from September 2002

Arts & Activities archives from September 2002

Editor's note.(Editorial)
September 1, 2002... The start of the school year is naturally a time for new beginnings. This year, it is also a time to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of Arts & Activities magazine. Over the years, our mission has been "... to serve responsibly the field of art...

Celebrate 70 years of Arts & Activities.(Editorial)
September 1, 2002... For seven decades, Arts & Activities has been involved in the creative edification of America's children and teenagers. From its earliest manifestation as Junior Arts and Activities, when the focus was on the elementary level, to its current...

Know the Artist (Set No. 3).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Set of 8 posters/$49. Level: All Ages. Crystal Productions, P.O. Box 2159, Glenview, IL 60025, (800) 255-8629. This third set in the "Know The Artist" series includes eight full-color, laminated 18" x 24" posters designed to introduce...

Artworks for Elementary Teachers: Developing Artistic and Perceptual Awareness, 9th Edition.(Book Review)
September 1, 2002... (2002; $50), by Donald Herberholz and Barbara Herberholz. McGrawHill Higher Education, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. One might observe that a book now in its ninth edition must have done something "right." This is a text...

Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher's First Year.(Book Review)
September 1, 2002... (2001; $10.95), by Esme Raft Codell. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, P.O. Box 2225, Chapel Hill, NC 27515. In the "afterword" for this book, Jim Trelease wrote "Educating Esme is not for the naive, the faint of heart, or the born-again...

The Power of Portfolios: What Children Can Teach Us About Learning & Assessment.(Book Review)
September 1, 2002... (2001; $19.95), by Elizabeth A. Hebert. Jossey-Bass, 989 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94103. Artists and art teachers have long made use of portfolios for reviewing and evaluating work done. Hence, there was a sense of "we've been there,...

Oxford First Book of Art.(Book Review)
September 1, 2002... (2001; $10.95), by Gillian Wolfe. Oxford University Press, 198 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016. This is a book for children (pre-K and primary grades) that seeks to introduce them to paintings, drawings, weavings and sculptures from...

School's Out: Self-Taught Artists.(Video Recording Review)
September 1, 2002... Video/28 min./$39.95. Level: Middle School and Above. L & S Video Inc., 45 Stornowaye, Chappaqua, NY 10514, (914) 238-9366. Three self-taught artists are featured in this delightful and intriguing video. Sometimes called folk artists,...

Arte'Fakes. (shop talk).(art supplies)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Create simulated "ancient" pottery or your own museum pieces with the ARTE'FAKES Historic Pottery Kit. These art-education kits offer an opportunity for you and your students to experience an American Indian art form. Projects are simple, do...

Art Prints Inc. (shop talk).(art supplies)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... ART PRINTS INC. helps fund school art departments while enhancing art appreciation among students. Fun, Funds and Fundamentals is an art print fund-raising program available at all grade levels. Art programs keep 50 percent of the total sales...

Oxford University Press. (shop talk).(Oxford Companion to Western Art)(Book Review)
September 1, 2002... The Oxford Companion to Western Art from OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS provides answers to common questions about Western art and deeper explorations of important concepts and themes--useful to artists, teachers and students. Edited by art scholar...

Carolina Pad and Paper. (shop talk).(art supplies)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Ghostline[R] poster and foam board, from CAROLINA PAD AND PAPER, offers a non-erasable "ghosted grid" of nearly invisible horizontal and vertical lines set half an inch apart that provides a pattern to follow. Ideal for creating signs, posters,...

Allworth Press. (shop talk).(The Artist's Complete Health and Safety Guide, 3rd ed.)(Book Review)
September 1, 2002... ALLWORTH PRESS announces the third edition of The Artist's Complete Health and Safety Guide, Third Edition, by chemist and artist Monona Rossol. The guide emphasizes that health and safety need not be at odds with creativity as it shows artists...

The terrific technicolor action game.(art learning activity)
September 1, 2002... Each child "wore" a color--a card stuck to the front of his or her shirt. There were two teams, one on each side of the small gym. Everyone was enjoying the activity immensely. Interaction, cooperation, engaged learning--this game's got it...

The great northern landscape. (Cover Story).(art learning activities)
September 1, 2002... Here in Quebec, as in New England, fall is such a sumptuous time of year. Many villages and towns throughout the province celebrate "Festivals of Colours" at peak foliage. Many of us look forward to Indian summer to stroll in our parks and...

Close to Mosaic Drawings.(art project)
September 1, 2002... This year started out a little differently for my 11th-grade art class and me. The art program at my school is growing, and with limited space, I found myself teaching an art class in a new room that was not set up for the "art experience." I...

Who said giraffes can't dance?(art project)
September 1, 2002... Third-graders at our school take an imaginary trip around the world as part of their classroom studies. I like to challenge students to bring new information learned in the classroom with them to the art room. This information is the basis for...

Expressive faces in art. (introduction to the 2002-03 Clip & Save art prints).
September 1, 2002... Family photographers almost always include the command, "Smile" or "Cheese," in an effort to get people to express pleasure or happiness. Of course, there are always a few in any group who take the opportunity to pull a face or sulk. ...

Classroom use.(discussion of Georges de la Tour's The Cheat with the Ace of Clubs)
September 1, 2002... THESE FACES The people's faces in this picture tell about the trick that is about to be played on the richly dressed young man at the right. The face of the well-dressed woman in the middle of the picture has no expression at all. Today we...

Clip & save art notes.(discussion of Georges de la Tour's The Cheat with the Ace of Clubs)
September 1, 2002... Georges de la Tour (1593-1652). The Cheat with the Ace of Clubs, 1630-34. Oil on wood panel; 38 1/2" x 61 1/2". Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas. ABOUT THIS PAINTING Georges de la Tour earned his living painting the kinds of...

Covering art's bases.(art projects)
September 1, 2002... The elements of art and principles of design are the building blocks of art. Understanding these terms is fundamental to our students' ability to add depth to the work they create as they progress through an art program. As evidence of...

Art is performance based, right?
September 1, 2002... Art is performance based, right? I had not given the idea too much thought or worry until I received a memo from the district office that stated, "We need all elective courses to have criteria reference testing (CRT) that measures the courses'...

Wake-up call. (art Across the Curriculum).(profile of artist Laquita Thomson)
September 1, 2002... Annie Hodges was innocently snoozing on the couch, catching her last remaining zzzz's of the afternoon, when "Ka-Boom!" a meteorite crashed through the ceiling, bounced off the radio console, swiped the side of her left thigh and rolled onto...

Tonal studies.(art projects)
September 1, 2002... We are illusionist in our attempt to create the sensation of three-dimensionality on a flat, oftentimes white, picture plane. We have tricks we can use: placement on the picture plane; smaller or larger; less or more detail; overlapping;...

Calendar connections: a school-based business enterprise. (on the Art Career Track).
September 1, 2002... Our students are constantly bombarded by visual stimuli such as fast-paced images on television, computers and video games. As an art teacher, I am always looking to find innovative ways to help students develop skills in sorting, analyzing and...

Patriotic mural: an artistic response.(response to World Trade Center tragedy)
September 1, 2002... The day we returned to school after the World Trade Center attack, all teachers were required to spend the first period of the day allowing students to express their feelings about the tragedy that had taken place in our city. Many of my...

Playing with positive and negative space.( )
September 1, 2002... As an elementary-school "teacher-on-call," I am often asked to teach art and provide my own lessons. I have found it quite useful to carry lessons with me that can be completed in one class session, require very little materials, are adaptable...

Young artist: Claire Bateman.(11th grade student discusses art appreciation)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Art is less a hobby and more a necessity in my life. Ever since I was 8, I have devoted massive amounts of my time, energy and imagination toward developing whatever amount of artistic talent my genetics or persona gifted me. This is...

Art education conferences 2002-2003.
September 1, 2002... Following is a listing of conferences being held in the coming year by art education associations and others throughout the country. For more information or to register, please contact the individuals whose names, addresses, phone/fax numbers,...

Crystal Productions.(art education resources catalog)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... The 2002 Art Education Resources Catalog from CRYSTAL PRODUCTIONS provides detailed descriptions of over 2,000 art education resources. New products include art books, art story books, CD-ROMs, art skills videotapes, art-appreciation...

Dry Creek Pottery.(Clay Projects for School)(Book Review)
September 1, 2002... DRY CREEK POTTERY announces the publication of Clay Projects for School, written by Janice S. Hobbs. The book includes 43 lesson plans for the first year, short histories, tests, diagrams of equipment for the classroom, and colored pictures of...