Software for Art Education
ArtSearch Web Links
If an Internet connection is available, you can guide students to useful websites with "ArtSearch", the ArtSite teacher customized Internet search engine.
ArtSite starts you off with 50 museum website links which feature good quality images and interesting descriptions or imaginative activities. You can delete or change any of included links and add your favorite sites organized by your own search titles.
Here are a few examples from the "Museum Resources" category. Each link will open into a second browser window so you can easily return to this site.
• Art Access, http://www.artic.edu/artaccess/
Examines objects from various areas of The Art Institute of Chicago’s permanent collection to enrich visitors' understanding of their content, style, and historical context.
•Museum of Modern Art - Modern Teachers, http://www.moma.org/modernteachers/
Connects students and educators with MoMA’s resources and collection. Includes guides and lessons for teachers, "Destination Modern Art" for younger kids and "Red Studio" for older kids.
• ArtsEdNet, http://www.getty.edu/artsednet/
The Getty Museums Art Education web site. Exhibitions include "The Forum of Trajan in Rome: A Virtual Tour" and "Looking at Art of Ancient Greece and Rome: An Online Exhibition (also known as Beyond Beauty)"
• Explore & Learn, http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/index.asp
Metropoliatan Museum of Art online resources inlcuding a timeline of art history and interactive educational activities featuring current exhibitions.
• Explore Ancient Egypt, http://www.mfa.org/egypt/explore_ancient_egypt/
The Museum of Fine Arts houses one of the finest Egyptian collections of its kind in the world. Learn about Egyptian Art, go behind the scenes of excavations, and learn about history, language, religion, anthropology, and archaeology.
• J. Paul Getty Museum, http://www.getty.edu/art/collections/media_gallery.html
Informative online video gallery covering a variety of subjects including collection tours, a look behind the scenes at the museum, and art making techniques.
•Smithsonian American Art Museum http://americanart.si.edu/education/activities/online/index.cfm
These SAAM online features contain interactive or media-rich assets that can easily be used by educators in the classroom. Students can learn by viewing media or taking part in various online activities.
• National Gallery of Art, http://www.nga.gov/education/classroom/
The Gallery's education division offers a wide range of programs and resources including in-depth studies exploring specific artists and themes.
• Tate Museum, http://www.tate.org.uk/
Offers direct access to commissioned artworks, permanent collection Web objects, and featured sites. Commissioned Web projects explore the new forms of storytelling in a space delineated by the personal computer screen as well as the hypermedia structure.
• The Minneapolis Institute of the Arts - Teacher Resources, http://www.artsmia.org/index.php?section_id=16
Great resource for teachers and students including "Art Adventure" for K-6 students and "ArtsConnected" - an online database of images, information, educational tours, and materials.