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Online Companion: Creativity and the Arts with Young Children
Chapter 4: The
Many Forms of Art
Personal Creativity
Journal Entries f
4:A
- were you involved
in art activities during your early childhood years?
- What do you remember
about these experiences?
- Did you feel that
your artwork was "good" or valued?
4:B
- Recent studies
have lead us to discuss the left- and right-hemispheres of the brain.
Using this information, do you believe that you are more left or right
oriented in your learning?
- Perhaps you are
a combination. Describe your thoughts on this topic.
4:C
- some theorists
believe that young children move through stages of artistic development.
Have you seen the work of children in the different stages?
- What helped you
determine these decisions?
4:D
- Many experts believe
there should not be an emphasis on the product with young children.
Why not?
- What might occur
when the focus is on "cute?"
4:E
- Many artists suggest
that young children should be exposed to a variety of materials. Why?
- How does a variety
of choices impact children's artistic development?
4:F
- Brainstorm some
of the different tools that young children could use in their painting.
Try to think of many unique possibilities.
- What patterns could
these tools produce?
Web Sites
Smithsonian
American Art Museum
http://americanart.si.edu/
The Smithsonian American Art Museum is the home of the largest collection
of American art in the world. Its holdings-over 37,500 works-represent
the most inclusive collection of American art of any general museum today,
reflecting the nation's ethnic, geographic, cultural, and religious diversity.
It is the nation's first federal art collection and predates the 1846
founding of the Smithsonian Institution. Contact: Smithsonian American
Art Museum, Washington, DC 20560-0970, Phone: 202-275-1594, and Fax: 202-275-1715
Arts
Education Partnership
http://www.aep-arts.org
The Arts Education Partnership (formerly the Goals 2000 Arts Education
Partnership) is a private, nonprofit coalition of education, arts, business,
philanthropic, and government organizations that demonstrates and promotes
the essential role of arts education in enabling all students to succeed
in school, life, and work. Contact: Arts Education Partnership, c/o Council
of Chief State School Officers, 1 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 700, Washington,
DC 20001-1431, Phone: 202-326-8693, Fax: 202-408-8076, and E-mail: aep@ccsso.org
Artchive
http://www.artchive.com/core.html
The Artchive offers browser access in HTML format to more than 2,000 fine
art scans from over 200 different artists. A collection of digital images
of many of the world's most prominent pieces of art, this site also includes
theory and criticism, as well as links to other arts sites. Contact: Mark
Harden by E-mail: mharden@texas.net
Internet
Art Resource
http://www.artresources.com
The Internet Art Resources website includes listings of art galleries,
museums, and artists. There are also links to articles and book reviews,
in addition to an image catalog of over 5000 constantly changing images.
Contact: Sound Data Incorporated, 1473 Elliott Ave. W, Seattle, WA 98119,
Phone: 206-283-0600, Fax: 206-283-0782, and E-mail: bobf@sounddata.com
National
Endowment for the Arts
http://www.arts.endow.gov
The arts reflect the past, enrich the present, and imagine the future.
The National Endowment for the Arts, an investment in America's living
cultural heritage, serves the public good by nurturing the expression
of human creativity, supporting the cultivation of community spirit, and
fostering the recognition and appreciation of the excellence and diversity
of our nation's artistic accomplishments. Contact: The National Endowment
for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20506, Phone:
202-682-5400, and E-mail: webmgr@arts.endow.gov
J.
Paul Getty Trust
http://www.getty.edu
The J. Paul Getty Trust is an international cultural and philanthropic
organization serving both general audiences and specialized professionals.
Educational in purpose and character, the Getty Trust weaves the presentation
and enjoyment of art together with its study and conservation. Teaching
and learning are essential parts of the Getty's mission, and a wide variety
of education activities are supported on-site through the Museum, Research
Institute, and Conservation Institute, and supported elsewhere through
grants or other kinds of cooperative projects. Contact: The Getty Center,
1200 Getty Center Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90049-1679, Phone: 310-440-7300,
and E-mail: info@getty.edu
Museum
of Modern Art (MoMA)
http://www.moma.org/
From an initial gift of eight prints and one drawing, The Museum of Modern
Art's collection has grown to include more than 100,000 paintings, sculptures,
drawings, prints, photographs, architectural models and drawings, and
design objects. MoMA also owns some 14,000 films and four million film
stills, as well as 140,000 books, artist books, and periodicals, all part
of the Museum's library. Contact: The Museum of Modern Art, 11 W 53rd
St., New York, NY 10019.
National
Art Education Association (NAEA)
http://www.naea-reston.org/
National Art Education Association (NAEA) is a nonprofit, educational
organization serving over 17,000 art educators from every level of instruction
including early childhood, elementary, intermediate, secondary, college
and university, administration, museum education, lifelong learning. Also
publishers, manufacturers, suppliers of art materials, parents, students,
retired teachers, arts councils, schools, and anyone and everyone concerned
about quality art education in our schools. Contact: National Art Education
Association, 1916 Association Dr., Reston, VA 20191-1590, Phone: 703-860-8000,
Fax: 703-860-2960, and E-mail: naea@dgs.dgsys.com
National
Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA)
http://www.nassa-arts.org
The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) is the membership
organization of the nation's state and jurisdictional arts agencies. NASAA's
mission is to advance and promote a meaningful role for the arts in the
lives of individuals, families, and communities throughout the United
States. They empower state arts agencies through strategic assistance
that fosters leadership, enhances planning and decision-making, and increases
resources. Contact: National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, 1029 Vermont
Ave., NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20005, Phone: 202-347-6352, Fax: 202-737-0526,
TDD: 202-347-5948, and E-mail: nasaa@nasaa-arts.org
-Global
Children's Art Gallery
http://www.naturalchild.com/gallery/
The Global Children's Art Gallery sponsored by the Natural Child Project
now has 600 pictures from many different countries created by children
between the ages of 1 to 12. One of the goals of this gallery is to increase
understanding between people in different cultures. Pictures designed
either by hand or by computer can be sent via e-mail or regular postal
services. Contact: The Natural Child Project, P.O. Box 1405, Bend, OR
97709, and E-mail: gcag@naturalchild.org
National
Gallery of Art
http://www.nga.gov/
The National Gallery of Art houses one of the finest collections in the
world illustrating major achievements in painting, sculpture, and graphic
arts from the Middle Ages to the present. Data on all of the more than
100,000 objects in the National Gallery of Art's collection can be found
using the search capabilities. Contact: The National Gallery of Art, 6th
St. and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20565, Phone: 202-737-4215
or the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) 202-842-6176, and
E-mail: webfeedback@nga.gov
Recipes4Learning
http://www.recipes4learning.com/index.html
Have fun with the kids! This site has crafts, links, games, and more.
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