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Art History Resources on the Web
Very comprehensive indexed list of art history links covering many, many periods, civilizations, and genres
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html

Art Interactive
Shows a few different types of sculpture in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and enables creation of a virtual sculpture online
http://hirshhorn.si.edu/education/interactive.html

ArtisanCam-Kidzone
A bunch of fun, easy to use interactive tools that simulate a variety of artistic endeavors including scultping, card making, screen printing, mixing colors, and more. Also includes tutorials and artist interviews.
http://www.artisancam.org.uk/kidzone/index.php?

Art of the Rain Forest Program
Art and biology of the Costa Rican rain forest, in English and Spanish
http://www.ncmoa.org/costarica/

ArtsConnectEd
Extensive resources for teaching fine arts, including interactives
http://artsconnected.org/

artyfactory.com
Free art and design lessons for artists of any age from an art teacher in the UK.
http://www.artyfactory.com/

Blues Journey
Blues Journey - Interactive lessons on the history of the blues from its origins to the present day from the Kennedy Center in Washington DC
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/3948/

Cycles
Studies of African life, ritual, and culture through audio, video, and graphics
http://www.ima-art.org/cycles/index.html

Drawing in One-Point Perspective
Designed for middle schoolers!
http://www.olejarz.com/arted/perspective/index.html

Drums Database
Over 500 free drum lessons and drum tabs
http://www.drumsdatabase.com/

Essentials of Music
Encyclopedic overview of Western music from Sony Classical and W.W. Norton
http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/main.html

F. Permadi's Java Applet and Games Gallery
A mindbending collection of interactive artistic things to see and do
http://www.permadi.com/java/indexnoad.html

Imaginary City
Build an imaginary city online
http://www.tate.org.uk/learning/kids/city/

Incredible Art Education Resources
Great art ed resources by former middle school art teacher, Judy Decker
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/

Jazz in America
Lesson plans on jazz for grades 5 and 8, from the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz
http://www.jazzinamerica.org/lessonplans.asp

Jazz in the Schools
Web-based curriculum and DVD toolkit
http://www.neajazzintheschools.org/program/index.php?uv=s

Joy2Learn Arts Education Programs
Excellent multi-media and video presentations on the arts: Theater with Hector Elizondo, Piano with Alan Gampel, Dance with Gregory Hines, Jazz with Wynton Marsalis, and Painting with Elizabeth Murray
http://joy2learn.org/epres.html

Music, Learning, Genres
Guides to music genres, offering histories and styles, essential artists, articles, and discography. Genres include: blues, soul, reggae, folk, country, classical, jazz, pop, rock, dance, urban, easy listening, world, and experimental music. From the BBC.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/learning/genres/

National Gallery of Art NGAkids Art Zone
Check out all 11 of the online art creation tools from the National Gallery of Art
http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/

NYPL Digital Gallery
Free and open access to hundreds of thousands of digital images
http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/index.cfm

Online Music Theory Helper
Extensive practical resources for teaching many instruments and aspects of music theory
http://www.childrensmusicworkshop.com/musictheory/index.html

Ricci Adams' Musictheory.net
Basic introduction to music theory
http://www.musictheory.net/index.html

SoundJunction
Learn about and create music online; very cool.
http://www.soundjunction.org/default.aspa

TeachingArts.org
Extensive resources on teaching all the arts, based in California
http://www.teachingarts.org/

The Artist's Toolkit | Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Use the basic tools of art, online
http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/

The Renaissance Connection, from the Allentown Art Museum
Interactive study of Renaissance Art for middle schoolers
http://www.renaissanceconnection.org/

The Use of Visual Information in Art
How-to for students, online
http://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz/art/

UEN
Online interactives across the disciplines gr. 3-6 and 7-12, including the arts
http://www.uen.org/News/article.cgi?category_id=2&article_id=1352

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