Walter McKenzie's Innovative Teaching

ALPHABET OF ART
This site explains the elements of visual design so you can "read" pictures and other works of visual art

ART ACCESS
Examines art from The Art Institute of Chicago’s for content, style, and historical context

ART CAPADES
Excellent online activities exploring art elements

ART DEADLINES
Amonthly newsletter providing information about opportunities for artists

ART DETECTIVE
Online interactive mystery immersing participants in art history

@RT JUNCTION
Cyber art resources for kids with practical ideas for teachers

ART MASTERPIECE
Study the styles of great artists and then incorporate their use of art elements into original works of art just like these fourth graders from Boulder Creek Elementary did

ARTS WORK
Rich resource from the Arizona State University that covers visual arts, dance, music and drama

ART TAKES TIME
Helps provide an understanding the visual arts in "relation" to history and cultures and makes connections between visual arts and other disciplines; connections between visual arts and other disciplines

ART TEACHER ON THE NET
Lessons, projects, activities and Ask the Art Teacher all make this an award-winning site

ARTIST'S TOOLKIT
A study of art elements and video interviews of Ta-Coumba Aiken and Judy Onofrio

ARTGAMES
The Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo offers these five online learning experiences

ARTLEX
You'll find definitions of over 2,400 terms, along with numerous illustrations and links

ARTSEDGE
Web connection to the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington; excellent curriculum building resources

ARTSEDNET
Methods, plans, galleries, publications, pedagogy - excellent format

ARTS NET THEMES
50 works of art from Minnesota museums covering artists biographies, style, discussion questions, vocabulary and student activities

ART 21
PBS program that includes a look at contemporary artists and an online lesson library

ASBJORN LONVIG
From Denmark, Asbjorn offers bright, vibrant online art exhibits and storytelling to boot; in multiple languages

BERKELY ART MUSEUM
Interactive online exhibit which gets kids thinking as they respond to works of art

BOSTON MUSEUM OF FINE ART
500 art objects listed chronologically by collection, accompanied by information on each piece

COLOR, CONTRAST AND DIMENSION
Amore sophisticated look at color theory; requires Flash plugin

COLOR MATTERS
Color and design theory along with resources and opportunities to interact

COPYING OF OLD MASTERS
The State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg offers this fabulous look at restoring timeless paintings

EYES ON ART
Eyes on Art uses smajor museums from around the country and builds a curriculum around their offerings

FINE ART ONLINE
Includes not online painting and sculpture, but graphic and fiber arts and art puzzles too

HEILBRUNN TIMELINE OF ART HISTORY
Highly visual site presented by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

HIRSHHORN MUSEUM
In-depth look at sculpture; check out the Create a Sculpture online tool!

HOLOGRAPHY
The hows, whys and wonders of holograms - great for elementary kids

IMAGINATION FACTORY
Marilyn Brackney ties in Art and Recycling to create unique activities for children - Trashasaurus Rex and Origami Boxes are two examples of her inspiration

INCREDIBLE ART DEPARTMENT
Hundreds of lesson plans and resources that support art educators, brought to you by the Indiana Humanities Council.

KIDS ART AID
Acollaborative project between Australian and U.S. schools, the aim of this project is to showcase indigenous art by school students from around the world to create a virtual art gallery

KINDER ART
K-8 lessons, articles, bulletin boards, kids galleries, and seasonal activities

LEONARDO HOME PAGE
From the Boston Museum of Science; includes an Inventor's Workshop and a look at Leonardo's Perspective

LEONARDO: WEBMUSEUM SITE
An art criticism of his life's work with eight of his works viewable online as part of the presentation; links to a timeline of the High Renaissance, Raphael, Titian and Rembrandt

LOUVRE MUSEUM
Virtual tour, selected works and collections, and the history of this highly-regarded museum

MR. PICASSOHEAD
Students study the elemets of Picasso's work and then create their own right on the site.

MOMENTARY VIGNETTE
The art of architecture and design, updated three times a week

MUSEE RODIN
Online exhibit of Rodin's work, along with information about activities and events linked to the museum

MUSEUM OF WEB ART
"Dedicated to the art, technology and culture of the WWW;" online exhibits and interactive activities

NATIONAL GALLERY KIDS PAGE
Highly interactive collection of activities, including an interactive way to create art online

RENAISSANCE CONNECTION
Applies research into learning styles to develop a suite of online activities and resources for middle school

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM
Online activities include Art from Africa, Art of the Silk Road, Egypt, Explore Korea, How Does Art Tell Stories? and Impressionism

SISTER WENDY'S AMERICAN COLLECTION
A great way to introduce art criticism to children, covering important works at six museums from across the nation

SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM
America's art attic; vibrant formatting adds to the already high appeal

SURFAQUARIUM - THE FINER THINGS OF LIFE
Extensive list of art resources online - many hard to find but rich in materials

TEMPUS FUGIT: TIME FLIES
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art presents this beautifully showcased presentation of how different cultures view time over the centuries through art

UFFIZI GALLERY
The legendary Florence gallery founded by the Medicis and housing great works from the 1300s to the 1700s

USE OF VISUAL INFORMATION IN ART
Online tutorials exploring the concepts of depth perception, color perception, and form perception; very well done

VAN GOGH AND GAUGUIN: THE STUDIO OF THE SOUTH
Artwork and excerpts of letters written by Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh between 1887 and 1889

WEB GALLERY OF ART
Online exhibit of painting and sculpture from the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods, containing some 11,600 images

WHAT IS A PRINT?
The Museum of Modern Art offers this excellent study of etching, woodcuts, lithography, and screenprints

WORLDWIDE ARTS RESOURCES
Touting itself as "the definitive gateway to arts information and culture", this searchable database can help get you in touch with art information and images pronto