Visual Arts

Art Educators of Minnesota
The Art Educators of Minnesota promotes interests and concerns of art educators.
http://www.aem-mn.org/

Art History Network
Links to artists, civilizations, virtual tours and resources.
http://www.arthistory.net/

Art History Resources
Resources for the study of art history compiled by Dr. Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe.
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html

Art History Resources (WWAR)
The World Wide Arts Resources Corporation provides access to artists, art movements, history and art news. http://wwar.com/

Art on the Net
Artists share their work on the Internet.
http://www.art.net/

Art Studio Chalkboard
The Art Studio Chalkboard provides information for artists and students on drawing and painting.
http://www2.evansville.edu/studiochalkboard/index.html

Artcyclopedia
"The Fine Art Search Engine" ARTCYCLOPEDIA has compiled a comprehensive index of artists represented at museum sites, image archives and other online resources. http://www.artcyclopedia.com/

ArtLex
"You will find definitions of more than 3,100 terms used in visual culture, along with thousands of images, pronunciation notes, great quotations and cross-references." http://www.artlex.com/

ArtsNet Minnesota
ArtsNet Minnesota is designed to connect students with art. Included in this site are "artists' biographies; style characteristics; discussion questions; vocabulary; student activities; and, in come cases, teacher lessons and local student artwork." http://www.artsconnected.org/artsnetmn/theme.html

The J. Paul Getty Museum Resources for the Classroom
"This site includes lesson plans, curriculum ideas, image galleries, a publication catalog, highlighted topics and much more." http://www.getty.edu/education/teachers/classroom_resources/index.html

Learn Art
This web site provides information on the elements and priciplies of art, art concepts, media and styles of art. http://www.beau-coup.com/articles/learn-art.htm

Metropolitan Museum of Art Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, NY) Timeline of Art History allows you to search by subject; artist; world regions by time period; as well as other ways.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/

Minnesota Academic Standards: Arts K - 12
Minnesota Academic Standards in the Arts
http://www.mcae.k12.mn.us/pdr/standards/ArtsStandards.pdf

National Art Education Association (NAEA)
The National Art Education Association promotes art education. Click under Learning to find lesson plands
http://www.naea-reston.org/

National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS)
The proposed preK-12 media arts standards proposed by the National Art Education Association.  Updates to the standards can be found at the http://nncas.wikispaces.com
http://www.arteducators.org/news/national-coalition-for-core-arts-standards-nccas

Online University Art Resources
Links to museums and artists concentrating on the visual arts. http://www.onlineuniversity.net/art/art-resources/

PCAE: Perpich Center for Arts Education
The Perpich Center for Arts Education brings the arts to Minnesota students K-12. http://www.pcae.k12.mn.us/

Stationary Art Projects for Kids (Allisn De Meulder, Invitation Consultants)
A variety of art resources including painting and drawing and art projects. http://www.invitationconsultants.com/stationery-art-projects-for-kids.aspx

The Virtual Study tour
Take your students on an architectural virtual tour. Visit the Barcelona Pavilion, the Palace of Rameses III, and other places of interest. http://archpropplan.auckland.ac.nz/virtualtour/front.html

For more information, contact:
Martha Eberhart, Reference Librarian
Email: meberhar@d.umn.edu
Phone: 218-726-8733
Fax: 218-726-7481
416 Library Drive
Duluth, MN 55812

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Revised and updated 1/13