craig roland's Public Library

Being an “agent of civilization” is one of the many roles ascribed to teachers. If we are to have any expectations of producing a well-educated, well-prepared generation of deep-thinking, resourceful leaders, then it is essential to give students an opportunity to review, respond to, and ultimately revere the power of the human imagination—past and present. There may be no better way to promote this than to study, understand, and exult in masterpieces.

www.neh.gov/...Teaching_Rembrandt.html - Preview

look@art art history

Regarded as a founding member of the Chicano Art and Los Angeles mural movements of the 1970's.

jhnartestudio.com/default.aspx - Preview

contemporary artist chicano

Yoko Ono wants a smiling face snap of every single human being in the world. Including yours! http://www.smilingfacefilm.com

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projects art photography self_portraits contemporary

A Manifesto for the Planet, A Ribbon of Images to Surround the World, Created by Individuals in 43 Countries - so far.

planetfesto.org - Preview

projects art collaboration ecoart

A Wiki site for Arts Education information and resources - Living Sky School Division, Canada.

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arts_edu wiki

Kendra Farrell's wiki for her digital imagery class.

msfarrelldigitalimagery3.wikispaces.com - Preview

photography wiki

Article on Ellis Gallagher - New York-based Shadow Chalk Artist.

www.bitrebels.com/...rk-city%e2%80%99s-chalk-artist - Preview

streetart contemporary

Blog about installation art, performance, theater, cinema, painting, sculpture, digital art, and more.

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blog art performance contemporary

Knitted Superhero Costumes (also see Q&A in Smithsonian http://tinyurl.com/kml7be)

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heroes knitting costumes

It's the age old question - what is art? If you live in Waikato (NZ), it's literally a load of old rubbish. (Check out the video. Great discussion starter for the classroom).

tvnz.co.nz/...art-trash-you-judge-2973575 - Preview

whatisart? contemporary trash

The sandwich technique of criticism.

www.positivityblog.com/...-give-more-effective-criticism - Preview

critique feedback

In his Berlin studio, Arturo Herrera discusses the importance of accepting failure in order to be able to learn and grow as an artist.

blog.art21.org/...arturo-herrera-failure - Preview

art21 creativity failure

So what exactly is the difference between art and design? In this post, we’ll examine and compare some of the core principles of each craft. (thx mike)

www.webdesignerdepot.com/...ference-between-art-and-design - Preview

design

photos, paintings, and more.

www.hockneypictures.com/home.php - Preview

hockney artists contemporary

Take advantage of the natural affinity children have for comics and use them as a powerful teaching tool in your classroom. The following tips, tools, and resources will get you started.

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Comics

Panoramic tour of Rothko exhibit.

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rothko artists exhibitions museum_resources

Challenge Based Learning is an engaging multidisciplinary approach to teaching and learning that encourages students to leverage the technology they use in their daily lives to solve real-world problems.

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challenge learning projects

This is cool. A paint tool for twitter users.

twitpaint.com/k0x9oc - Preview

twitter paint

This video boils down a section of Cloud Computing, that of Cloud Infrastructure and Cloud Hosting in a way that everyone can understand!

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cloudcomputing tutorial

This article will not discuss the pros, cons, or reasons to use Twitter, but if you have already decided to try it out, it will be a good place to start.

www.examiner.com/7d18-Twitter-101-for-educators - Preview

Twitter article