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Art resources by Barry Lucas, Head of Art at
King Edward VI Five Ways School, Birmingham. Although
mainly secondary the links to multicultural resources
http://www.artteaching.co.uk/
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National
Curriculum in Action: Exemplar materials including
Art and ICT
http://www.ncaction.org.uk/subjects/art/index.htm
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Hertfordshire
Grid
A very comprehensive resource. Lots of ideas for the integration
of ICT in Art and Design
http://www.thegrid.org.uk/learning/art/ks1-2/resources/
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Robin
Hood School:
See the gallery for ideas
http://web.robinhood.bham.sch.uk/
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Northumberland
Grid: A very useful teacher resource, ideas, images
and support
http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/art/default.htm |
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Hitchams School: Primary art projects from a
school site. A good range of ideas and examples using
digital pictures, Dazzle and Paintshop Pro
http://www.hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk/ict_art/index.htm
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Kids Domain: Free drawing program to download
for younger pupils & SEN (Drawing for Children)
http://www.kidsdomain.co.uk/downloads/drawing_for_children.html
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Crayola: Lesson plans for art and craft ideas.
Good for children to use at home.
http://www.crayola.com/educators/index.cfm
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Access Art: Learning and teaching resources
from age 3 to adult
http://www.accessart.org.uk/index.html
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Grid Club Resources for different subject areas,
including art
http://www.gridclub.com/
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TeacherXpress: General cross-curricular portal
site for all phases with links to major museums, teaching
sites, official sites etc. Now has an Art & Design
section as well as one for links to museums.
http://www.teacherxpress.com
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Galleries
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The National Gallery
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk
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The National Portrait Gallery, London
http://www.npg.org.uk
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William Morris Gallery
http://www.lbwf.gov.uk/wmg
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Tate Britain
http://www.tate.org.uk
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Tate Modern
http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/default.htm
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Henry Moore Foundation
http://www.henry-moore-fdn.co.uk
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Goodwood sculpture park
http://www.sculpture.org.uk
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National Gallery of Art, Washington
http://www.nga.gov
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Wallace Collection
http://www.wallace-collection.org.uk
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White Cube, Contempary Art
http://www.whitecube.com
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Red Gate Gallery, Beijing
http://www.redgategallery.com
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Art databases suitable for
for younger children
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http://www.arthistory.net/artist.html
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21st Century Sculpture |
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Art .com, basically a poster shop useful for
images in collections or under artists
http://www.art.com
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http://www.accessart.org.uk
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Attractive, easy to access archive with some creative
workshops and animated activities
http://www.pitara.com/activities/craft.asp
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BBC Childrens area fir art and craft, lots of
practical craft ideas
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/art/index.shtml
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Links to pattern and shape sites - Islamic art, Escher,
etc.
http://www.camosun.bc.ca/~jbritton/jbsymteslk.htm
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Schoolzone's links to primary art sites
http://www.schoolzone.co.uk/teachers/szresources/curriculumguides/primary_art.htm
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Interactive art activity
sites
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MOMA: Art Safaris from the New York Museum of
Modern Art.
http://artsafari.moma.org
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Art Attack TV programme interactive site.
http://www.artattack.co.uk/#splash
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Harcourt School: Several art units of study
divided into age groups and classes
Interactive exercises e.g. on colour and shape. Fun
and informative.
http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/art_express.html
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Artist's toolkit > line, colour, movement,
scale, balance, colour, perspective, shape. Interactive.
http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/
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Eduweb Art Adventures: Web site offering an
adventure in art history. Useful links are provided
for resources for teachers. Includes animated principles
of composition. Comprehensive and engaging.
http://www.eduweb.com/pintura/
http://www.eduweb.com/adventure.html
Adventures in art. For younger pupils
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Sanford Art Adventures: Interactive on-line
games for teachers and students. Explore how great artists
made famous works of art and learn tips and techniques
for your own art.
http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/
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The
Keith Haring Foundation children's site with fun interactive
colouring book - enjoyable. Lesson plan database for teachers
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Arcimboldo: Create your own faces from fruit
and vegetables
http://wsgfl.westsussex.gov.uk/grid.htm
click on the Arcimboldo link
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Links to Specific Artists
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http://www.mos.org/leonardo/
(Leonardo da Vinci)
http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/play/leonardo/
(Leonardo da Vinci's Workshop)
http://www.vangoghgallery.com/
(The Vincent van Gough Information Gallery)
http://www.artnet.com/ag/fineartthumbnails.asp?aid=10775
(3 pages of Lowry paintings - click on the pictures
to see a larger view)
http://www.tamu.edu/mocl/picasso/#english
(Picasso)
http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/~roy/vermeer/
(Vermeer)
http://www.daliprintgallery.com/(Salvador
Dali)
http://www.excelsiordirect.com/monet.htm
(Large collection of Monet paintings)
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Sites for Andy Goldsworthy
http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues97/
(Some photos and text)
http://cgee.hamline.edu/see/goldsworthy/see_an_andy.html
(Photos)
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/goldsworthy_andy.html
(Links to sites of Andy Goldsworthy photos)
http://www.artnet.com/ag/fineartthumbnails.asp?aid=7145
(3 pages of 'thumbnails' - click on them to see a larger
size)
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Institute of International Visual Arts : interactive
resource for culturally diverse contemporary art
http://www.dareonline.org
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Art History
http://www.arthistory.net/artist.html
http://www.arthistory.about.com/arts/arthistory/index.htm
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Online gateway to UK galleries and museums -
listings and links
www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/Home.htm
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Web artists pushing new technology to the limit
http://www.mowa.org
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Worldwide virtual art archive including pictures
to download
www.artchive.com
Worldwide virtual art archive including pictures to
download - a favourite with secondary art departments
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BBC arts online
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts
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Art databases
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http://sunsite.org.uk/wm/paint/
Web Museum, Paris. Information and illustrations
with an index organised by themes or artist and a glossary
of terms. Very clear and comprehensive. Easy to navigate.
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http://www.artmovements.co.uk
Art History directory which can be searched by
name or date
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http://www.globalgallery.com
Online database of artists with illustrations.
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www.artcyclopedia.com
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Images:
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Snowflake Bently: The web site of the man who
spent his life studying snowflakes
http://snowflakebentley.com
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Aerial Photographs or incredible images of the Earth
and weather phenomenon
http://www.yannarthusbertrand.com/us/
see also Earth From Above, for a multimedia version.
http://home.fujifilm.com/efa/mg/indexIE.html
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Links to Support Diwali Work:
Indian Patterns from the South Kensington Museum
http://www2.spsu.edu/math/tile/grammar/indian.htm
Henna designs and patterns
http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart1/
Indian textile Images
http://www.4to40.com/activities/artcraft/html/coloringbook12.htm
Patterns and Prints of India
http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/specex/indiatex/indiatex.htm
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