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Resources for Learning - Years 4-7
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bullet Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art - Collection  
- Find out about the paintings in our local gallery
bullet In the Artist's Footsteps   - Australian artists 
bullet Picture Australia  Search for famous images
bullet Australian Artists Picture Trail   from Picture Australia  
bullet Colonial Artists Trail - from Picture Australia
bullet The Heidelberg School Artists Trail - from Picture Australia
bullet Hogarth Gallery describes some indigenous Australian art styles
bullet One World Magazine - Australian Aboriginal Art
bullet Our Dreamings -  Central Desert Art of the Walpiri people
bullet Aboriginal  Art - About rock art in Kakadu National Park
bullet Stories from Napranum and Thursday Island - Oral histories from two Indigenous communities illustrate traditional craft practices. Videos require Quicktime.
bullet ArtCylopedia  -Search for a famous artist or famous art works  
bullet Sandford's Interactive Timeline and Glossary for information on art and artists
bullet Destination Modern Art - Visit the Museum of Modern Art in New York
bullet NGA Kids - Lots of great art adventures and activities for kids from the American National Gallery of Art
bullet Van Gogh's Van Goghs - tour this exhibition of the Dutch artists work
bullet Vietnamese Folk Art - Lacquer painting and silk painting
bullet Travel to Oriland - a fantastic place to discover all about Origami
bullet Pieces 'n' Creases - another Origami site, made in this case by kids
bullet Siapo designs - the patterns used on Samoan siapo (tapa)

 

 

  
bullet Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art - Children's Art Centre - Online interactive activities
bullet Tate Kids - Games, activities and inspiration for kids: become an Art Detective, discover fresh ideas for making art and create an imaginary city.
bullet Sandford's Create Art : Try the hands-on activities and techniques, or browse the online galleries of student and professional artwork.
bullet The Artist's Toolkit  ( Museum of Minneapolis) - learn how to use line, colour, balance in making art.
bullet The Art of Crime Detection - Learn about Left Brain - Right Brain thinking and identify the criminal
bullet A. Pintura, Art Detective : Help solve the Case of Grandpa's Painting
bullet Colour Theory : Vs Dr Gray and his Dechromatizer - Save the paintings at the World Museum of Art (Learn about colour first to give yourself an advantage)
bullet Face to Face : Help Carmine correct an accident by identifying some people from their portraits. (Learn about portraits first!)
bullet Mr PicassoHead
bullet The Scribbler
bullet Drawtoy
bullet Drawtoy vs Byocal - Make a kaleidoscopic pattern
bullet One-Point Perspective - How to get perspective in your drawing in 12 online lessons

Cartooning  Corner

bullet Sarah Jordan's Cartooning Lessons
bullet Learn how to draw with Bob Weber Jr
bullet Mark Kistler's Imagination Station
bullet Learn to Draw with Billy Bear
bullet ACA Kids Club : The Practical Joker.  There are pages to download for learning about cartooning

 

  
 

Resources for Teaching

  
   
bullet Starfish Virtual Art Gallery -  Adrian Bruce's class art program
bullet The @rt Room
bullet Art - General Ideas  
bullet Learning from and about Artists
bullet Incredible Lesson Ideas -  from the Incredible @rt Department  (US)
bullet Madison Middle School Art Program
bullet Crayola Creativity Central - Register for free.  Good for art ideas linked to curriculum themes and topics.
bullet Art of Australia    ideas for teaching about Aboriginal art
bullet Online Art Lessons to teach colour theory

 


 

 
  
bullet Project Dogwaffle 1.2 - a good freeware painting program
bullet Kids Art - Aid  - Indigenous kid's art from Australia and North America
bullet Fine Arts of Vietnam - images of traditional and contemporary art
bullet 4 to 40 Activities - Numerous face painting ideas, and "colouring books" of Indian textile designs.
bullet Tate Learning | Schools Online - searchable database containing all of Tate's online learning resources

 

 

 

 
     

Updated March 2007