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Art

@rt Junction: http://www.artjunction.org/

Sparks for your art projects. Ideas for teaching arts.
A. Pintura: Art Detective: http://www.eduweb.com/pintura/

Explore art interactively while searching for clues with Detective Pintura.
Art History Resources on the Web: http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html

Explore the history of art throughout the ages. Organized by date and region.
Art Safari: http://www.moma.org/momalearning/artsafari/safari_menu.html

From the Museum of Modern Art. Learn how to look at paintings and sculpture. Make your own art.
The Artchive: http://www.artchive.com/ftp_site.htm

Over 200 different artists' works presented in this archive. Many offer commentary on various works.
Artcyclopedia: http://artcyclopedia.com/

Art encyclopedia where you can browse or search for an artist and their art.
ArtLex: http://www.artlex.com

Over 2400 art terms defined, many with illustrations, pronunciation notes, quotations, and links to other website s.
AskART.com: http://askart.com/

Biographies, auction records, image galleries, and more for more than 24,000 North American artists.
Color Matters: http://www.colormatters.com/entercolormatters.html

Culture, physiology, optics, psychology, and history of color.
Color Theory and Mixing: http://www.wetcanvas.com/ArtSchool/Color/ColorTheory/

Lessons on topics such as color wheels, the history of color, and color mixing from Art School Online.
The Contemporary Art Experience: http://library.thinkquest.org/26183/home.html

"Features the work of 10 female artists. You can view more than 70 art works in a diverse range of media. There is information about the artists, interviews and analysis. Meet the artists in the café and view the studios where they work."
Eyes on Art: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/art2/

Look at art by artist, exhibit, country, style, and medium.
Hands On Crafts: http://www.handsoncrafts.org/

Learn about pottery, weaving, quilting, and basketry at this website from the Mint Museums and the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. Make your own pottery or quilt online! QuickTime and Shockwave plug-ins required.
Ikons: Windows into Heaven: http://www.pallasweb.com/ikons/

"An introduction to the history of ikons and how to paint them."
Impressionism: http://ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/impressionism/

The website provides an overview of the Impressionist movement, links to sites about Impressionists, and some images.
The Incredible Art Department: http://princetonol.com/groups/iad/

Art lessons, news, cartoons, and more.
Inside Art: http://www.eduweb.com/insideart/

An adventure in art history.
Joseph Wu's Origami Page: http://www.origami.vancouver.bc.ca/

Learn how to make great origami!
Learn to Draw: http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5794/

Learn how to draw aliens, animals, flowers or faces at this website created by students. There is also an art quiz, tips for artists and games like a crossword puzzle and word search. The website even plays music while you draw!
Mask Makers Web: http://www.maskmakersweb.org/

Your supersite for masks, mask makers, and masquerade information!
NGA Kids: http://www.nga.gov/kids/

Activities about art and artists from the National Gallery of Art.
Renaissance Art World: http://library.thinkquest.org/21960/

Learn about the Italian Renaissance and the Northern Renaissance or read biographies of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael.
A Work of Art: http://library.thinkquest.org/20868/ang/ang.htm

What is a work of art? How do artists use line, color, form and texture? Find out the answers to these questions and many more at this website created by students from Poland and the United States.

Architecture

Cartooning & animation

Origins of American Animation: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/oahtml/oahome.html

From the Library of Congress, this website explores the history of animation from 1900-1921.
Welcome To our Cartooning Lessons: http://www.sara-jordan.com/activities-cartooning.shtml

Steps to cartooning.
National Cartoonists Society: http://www.reuben.org/main.asp

Information on becoming a cartoonist as well as interesting sidenotes from cartoonists working in the field.

Dance

Drama & theater

The Globe

Shakespeare's Globe: http://www.shakespeares-globe.org

From Reading University, this website provides great historical information and images about The Globe theatre.
Theatre History on the Web: http://www.videoccasions-nw.com/history/jack.html

Resources about classical, medieval and renaissance, Elizabethan,18th century, 19th century and 20th century theatre and more.

Museums

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco: http://www.thinker.org/

View some of the collections and exhibitions of San Francisco's fine arts museums or search the database of more than 75,000 images.
MOMA Menu: http://moma.org/

Take a virtual walk through the Museum of Modern Art or read up on museum projects.
Smithsonian American Art Museum: http://americanart.si.edu

Visit any of the online exhibits.
National Gallery of Art: http://www.nga.gov/

Visit the National Gallery of Art and search for artwork and visit the exhibits.
Phildadelphia Museum of Art: http://www.philamuseum.org/

View rotating exhibitions online.
Portland Art Museum: http://www.pam.org/

Follow the changing exhibits of Portland, Oregon's Portland Art Museum.
Seattle Art Museum: http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/

The Seattle Art Museum website and its exhibits.

Photography

George Eastman House: International Museum of Photography and Film: http://www.eastmanhouse.org/

A photography timeline, biography of George Eastman, collections of historical photographs and movies, and rotatating exhibitions.