Stories Collection

  1. In every January and June/Summer issue, ARTS & ACTIVITIES publishes a Volume Index. T...
  2. The United States Mint launched a new component to its Web site featuring the artisan...
  3. (2001; each $14.95), by Richard Taylor. Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 387 Park Avenu...
  4. Red Grooms truly is a most imaginative artist, technician and observer of life. As a ...
  5. Every four years the International Child Art Foundation (ICAF) organizes the children...
  6. (1999; $14.95), by Dawn Ades, Neil Cox and David Hopkins. Thames & Hudson Inc., 500 F...
  7. One of the greatest challenges for elementary art teachers is finding three-dimension...
  8. This summer, the High Museum of Art will host a major touring retrospective featuring...
  9. ROYAL & LANGNICKEL BRUSH MFG., INC. announces its new Soft Grip[TM] brush, an ergonom...
  10. "When the school introduces and trains each child of society into membership within s...
  11. Multicultural projects have always been popular in the field of art education. Whenev...
  12. New from Smithsonian Study Tours is the Sabbatical in Siena, from Sept. 28 through Oc...
  13. CREATIONS BY YOU[TM], formerly Chimeric, Inc., brings award-winning personalized keep...
  14. Few art forms display such raw, dramatic beauty as stained-glass windows catching the...
  15. My daughter, Ana's, purple 1950s Schwinn was so big and heavy, that I had to walk it ...
  16. Video/35 min./$29.95. Level: Secondary and Adult. Crystal Productions, P.O. Box 2159,...
  17. SCRATCH-ART CO., INC. presents 3-D-O's[R]--round die-cut "buttons" with pressure-sens...
  18. Donald Judd (1928-1994). Untitled, 1969. Brass and colored fluorescent plexiglass on ...
  19. Video/34 min./$29.95. Level: High School. Crystal Productions, P.O. Box 2159, Glenvie...
  20. (2000; $19.95), by John H. Ingrain. Shrew Press, 2644 North Mozart, Chicago, IL 60647...
  21. The latest DICK BLICK ART MATERIALS "Blick Studio" catalog shares many products for p...
  22. (2001; $18.95), by Daniel Grant. Allworth Press, 10 East 23 Street, Suite 510, New Yo...
  23. Video/35 min./$24.95. Level: High School and Adult. Crystal Productions, P.O. Box 215...
  24. Mouldings[TM] Moulds from AMERICAN ART CLAY CO., INC. (AMACO[R]) are versatile shapes...
  25. My South Dakota school district is located just two miles west of Gateway[R] Computer...
  26. (1998; $45), by Peter Wilbur and Michael Burke. Thames & Hudson Inc., 500 Fifth Ave.,...
  27. The Accu-Cut Roller Die Cutting System from ACCU-CUT[R] SYSTEMS cuts anything that ca...
  28. Three-dimensional art work is almost always a smash hit with junior-high school stude...
  29. (1996; $24.95), by Tad Crawford. Allworth Press, 10 E. 23rd St., New York, NY 10010. ...
  30. BAILEY POTTERY EQUIPMENT CORP., has developed five new pottery wheels. The ST Series ...
  31. While studying the artwork of Henri Matisse, I decided to introduce my K/1 art studen...
  32. GatorFlex[TM] Graphics Arts Board from INTERNATIONAL PAPER is a new, single-sided gra...
  33. AMERICAN FOAM TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Formerly Jiffy Foam, Inc., offers Balsa-Foam for a ...
  34. This self-portrait sculpture project developed out of a desire to create a three-dime...
  35. America is often likened to a "melting pot" or a "salad" when describing its rich mix...
  36. FISKARS[R] CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC. introduces KidZors[TM], designed to add unique, cu...
  37. DOWLING MAGNETS celebrates over 55 years in the magnet world with flesh, new products...
  38. Try serving this lesson to your students and see if they don't go nuts over the delic...
  39. There has been much debate over whether computers should be used to create art. I str...
  40. Popular and noted Western American artist Frederic Remington combined his passion of ...
  41. Students need to be knowledgeable about using computer tools to create artwork. I wan...
  42. Experience the art of topiary design using Styrofoam brand plastic foam, manufactured...
  43. A full line of abrasive cords and tapes that come in a variety of sizes for finishing...
  44. ELMER'S PRODUCTS, INC. announces Krazy Glue[R] products that fill the gap. The brush-...
  45. From the dawn of history, people have enjoyed decorating things they valued, although...
  46. CD-ROM and Teacher's Guide/$49.95. Level: Ages 14 and Up. Leaning Post Productions, 4...
  47. CAN DO INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS presents Hitching Core Curriculum to the Oregon Trail ...
  48. Come with us as we venture into the third dimension. Explore the creative joy and dis...
  49. A Survival Kit for the Elementary/Middle School Art Teacher, written by Helen Hume an...
  50. THINGS TO LEARN * Just over 40 years ago, numbers of young artists opposed the high...
  51. (2001; $17.95), by Basil F. Fordham. Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 387 Park Ave. S.,...
  52. "Peace Pictures to Muslim Kids" is a new program of Art for Peace, Inc., a nonprofit ...
  53. My oil-painting class is considered an intermediate class, with students who have had...
  54. During a morning visit to the school office, I noticed two boys nervously waiting to ...
  55. The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art in Indianapolis will present...
  56. Nothing can equal the excitement that children find in rich colors of tempera paint a...
  57. Scott Bennett describes himself as a practicing artist--a product of contemporary abs...
  58. Duncan Enterprises, a leading manufacturer of crafts and hobby ceramics products, wil...
  59. Mental health is not binary. Few people are completely sane or completely insane. If ...
  60. Sunday, April 28, 2002, is the Second Annual Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day (WPPD)...
  61. THINGS TO LEARN * Following the poverty of the Great Depression and the horrors of ...
  62. ROMANTICISM: BARRON'S ART HANDBOOKS (2001; $9.95). Barron's Educational Series, Inc.,...
  63. the artist Jackson Pollock was born in Cody, Wyoming, the youngest of five brothers...
  64. THE ARTIST'S EYE (2001; $19.95), by Harriet Shorr. Watson-Guptill Publications, 770 B...
  65. ACRYLIC PAINTING: GETTING A START. Video/28 min./ $24.95. Levels: Grades 7-12. Crysta...
  66. I was so excited about this lesson, that I wanted to share it with others. Spring see...
  67. CHINESE PAINTING TECHNIQUES (1999; $22.95), by Alison Stilwell Cameron. Dover Publica...
  68. A realist at heart, abstract art is always a tedious unit for me to teach, so I am co...
  69. It's time once more to "Brush on the Paint"! Creative energy flows free when the acry...
  70. DYNASTY[R] introduces Kid Dynasty, a new line of brushes designed for kids. The new p...
  71. A brilliantly colored parrot is hidden in a forest of similar hues. A tawny lion lurk...
  72. The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation at the Lab School of Washington, D.C. is sponsorin...
  73. Encaustic painting--painting with melted wax that has been mixed with pigment(s)--has...
  74. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Students will ... * discover what an "installation" is in the...
  75. Anyone who has been fortunate enough to take in a major concert event in the last few...
  76. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Students will ... * learn about the artwork of Vincent van Go...
  77. The art room appears to be a magnet for the unique. It is a place where interesting p...
  78. We are calling this month's artistic adventure "Drawing with Pencils and Pigments," a...
  79. THINGS TO LEARN * Some art movements have worldwide influence, while others are uni...
  80. Each year, my elementary school has an art show. Traditionally, the show was presente...
  81. [BOOK] BRIDGMAN'S COMPLETE GUIDE TO DRAWING FROM LIFE (2001; $17.95), by George B. Br...
  82. John Steuart Curry (1897-1946). Tornado Over Kansas, 1929. Oil on canvas; 50 1/2" x 6...
  83. [A-V/VISUAL/CD-ROM] TAKE 5: Self-Portraits. Set of five posters/S44. Level: All Ages....
  84. [BOOK] EXPLORING THE LEGENDS: Guideposts to the Future (2001; $25; NAEA Members $20),...
  85. [BOOK] THE DRAWING BOOK: Materials and Techniques for Today's Artist (2001; $19.95), ...
  86. [A-V/VISUAL/CD-ROM] DRAWING LESSONS FOR BEGINNERS: Drawing Simple Shapes (76 min.); D...
  87. Every year, I attempt to create new assignments in all of my classes. This is a diffi...
  88. [BOOK] TEACHING MEANING IN ARTMAKING (2001; $17.95), by Sydney R. Walker. Davis Publi...
  89. SAX ARTS & CRAFTS announces its 2002 catalog, which contains many exclusive classroom...
  90. Of all the problems faced by painters, illustrators and still photographers, one of t...
  91. My beginning high-school art students--fresh from middle school--are a real pleasure....
  92. No collection of paintings by 20th-century American artists would be complete without...
  93. MATERIALS * Oil pastels (24 set) * Watercolors set and brush, one per student *...
  94. Arts & Activities' listing of Summer Art Experiences provides ideas on how to make th...
  95. Picture this: At a typical high school, art teachers find students enrolled in the "A...
  96. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Students will ... * describe and analyze their own and classm...
  97. National Art Education Association President Mac Arthur Goodwin released a national a...
  98. DEBCOR, INC. introduces its new Adjustable Height Multi-Student Art and Activity Tabl...
  99. Imagine this sequel to a story written long ago. Eve has returned to Paradise, and sh...
  100. The updated Web site for Paragon Industries Inc. (www.paragonweb.com) features a gall...
  101. Georgia ceramic artist Debra W. Fritts creates one-of-a-kind, handbuilt terra-cotta s...
  102. Imagine an exhibition that presents the work of dozens of fine artists from throughou...
  103. Starting in 2003, to be considered for admission to the UC or CSU, students must have...
  104. Storytellers are treasured in many cultures. In fact, in many, storytelling is the tr...
  105. During February, school children busily sift through stacks of red hearts, cut sheets...
  106. The International Sculpture Center (ISC) established the Outstanding Student Achievem...
  107. A school-wide, cross-curricular project evolved at Hall High School in West Hartford ...
  108. I call it the "Montessori frisk." It starts during the drive up the circular driveway...
  109. The theme for this year's Arbor Day National Poster Contest is "Trees are Terrific .....
  110. THINGS TO LEARN * The other name for "Precisionism" is "Cubist Realism." Students w...
  111. AFRICAN-AMERICAN VISUAL ARTISTS: An Annotated Bibliography of Educational Resource Ma...
  112. Clip & save Charles Sheeler (1883-1965). Conversation: Sky and Earth, 1940. Oil on ca...
  113. SELECTED AFRICAN AMERICAN POSTERS: 1859 to the Present. Set of five posters and resou...
  114. Children of all ages love to dream up wild and imaginary characters. Creating unusual...
  115. SCENES OF AMERICAN LIFE: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Video/10...
  116. Students of any age are always enthusiastic over their sculpture lesson when the medi...
  117. RICHARD MAYHEW: SPIRITUAL LANDSCAPES. Video/28 minutes/$39.95. Level: High School and...
  118. ANNA'S ART ADVENTURE (1999; $15.95), by Bjorn Sortland; illustrated by Lars Elling. C...
  119. This month, we propose that you get your hands into an earthy element. Clay provides ...
  120. MUSEE D'ORSAY. Video/60 min./$29.95. Level: High School and Adult. Crystal Production...
  121. On Oct. 9, 2001 The New York Times featured a report, "September 11 as Seen Through M...
  122. It is not surprising that a current exhibition on the American Impressionist, Frederi...
  123. The 2000-year-old art of Chinese shadow puppetry provides a wonderful vehicle for bri...
  124. It happens every spring. Hours are spent matting, labeling, displaying, sending out n...
  125. As time moves forward and we all search for ways to deal with the aftermath of Sept. ...
  126. Netsuke is a small, sculptural art that communicated social values as part of a custo...
  127. THE ARTS OF ASIA: Posters from the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Set of 5 posters and R...
  128. Shepard Barbash's Oaxacan Woodcarving: The Magic in the Trees (Chronicle Books, 1993)...
  129. LATIN AMERICAN ARTS AND CULTURES (2001; $26.95), by Dorothy Chaplik. Davis Publicatio...
  130. ANNA'S ART ADVENTURE (1999; $15.95), by Bjorn Sortland; illustrated by Lars Elling. C...
  131. GREEK ART FROM PREHISTORIC TO CLASSICAL. Tote Box, CD-ROM, Lesson Plans, Slides, etc....
  132. For tens of thousands of years, people fed themselves by hunting animals and gatherin...
  133. EXPLORING ROCK ART: A North American Field Trip; CHINESE SHADOW PUPPET THEATER; and M...
  134. THINGS TO LEARN * The idea of joining different materials together was first tried ...
  135. The SAX ARTS & CRAFTS 2002 Full Line Catalog is now available with "Everything Your A...
  136. Alexander Calder (1898-1976). Flamingo, 1974. Painted steel; 53 feet high. Federal Ce...
  137. ANIMALS IN ART 1: Art History. CD-ROM/$69.95. Level: Grades 3-8. Wilton Art Programs,...
  138. One day, as I was circulating around my classroom, helping my middle-school kids, I o...
  139. PABLO PICASSO (1999; $5.95), by Linda Lowery, illustrations by Janice Lee Porter. Car...
  140. Trying to catch the attention of young students to present art history can be difficu...
  141. INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS GROUP presents My First Sewing Book Kit series by Winky Cherry...
  142. The following lesson, presented to approximately 130 first-graders in a northern Mass...
  143. The Kids Winter Handbook, published by KIDS CAN PRESS LTD., is written by Jane Drake ...
  144. (1) The Clip & Save Art Print of Max Weber's painting, Rush Hour, New York (October 2...
  145. TRI-CHEM introduces fabric painting project kits. Each kit comes with easy-to-follow,...
  146. Michal Lile is a high school art teacher and an emerging artist with a unique style o...
  147. [A-V/VISUAL/CD-ROM] ACRYLIC TECHNIQUES. Video/58 min./$39.95. Levels: Grades 7-12. Cr...
  148. As the holidays approach and the weather turns colder, the fun little snowman on our ...
  149. CHICAGO REVIEW PRESS, INC. announces Winter Day Play! written by Nancy F. Castaldo. W...
  150. THINGS TO LEARN * Surrealism is about the liberation of the imagination from what m...
  151. ART IMAGE PUBLICATIONS Make this Art Image catalog your one-stop source for bringin...
  152. [A-V/VISUAL/CD-ROM] THE VILLAGE OF TEXTILES: Teotitlan Del Valle. Video with Teacher'...
  153. F&W PUBLICATIONS, INC./NORTH LIGHT BOOKS introduces Phil Metzger's The Artist's Illus...
  154. the artist Joseph Cornell lived most of his life in the New York borough of Queens ...
  155. [BOOK] BUILDING ARCHITECTURAL MODELS (2000; $14.95), by Guy and Patricia DeMarco. Sch...
  156. Building a School Web Site: A Hands-on Project for Teachers and Kids, written by Wand...
  157. My daughter Ilona was born weighing 12 pounds, 6 ounces. I can tell you our children'...
  158. [BOOK] COLORS OF INDIA (2000; $5.95), by Holly Littlefield, illustrations by Janice L...
  159. A variety of books covering fiber arts are available from WABON-GUPTILL PUBLICATIONS,...
  160. As art instructors, we are always looking for ways to promote and elevate the awarene...
  161. [BOOK] ISLAMIC ART (1999; $19.95), by Robert Hilldenbrand. Thames & Hudson Inc., 500 ...
  162. The No. 6 Student Scissors from FISKARS[R] CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC. provide extra cont...
  163. The Quaker Farms School Bicentennial Rag Rug Project was a cooperative effort in cele...
  164. [BOOK] THE POETIC LANDSCAPE: A Contemporary Visual and Psychological Exploration (200...
  165. Leather workers can find how-to projects, patterns, leather industry news and much mo...
  166. AMERICAN ART CLAY CO., INC. (AMACO[R]), the exclusive importer of FIMO[R] polymer cla...
  167. Winters in Wisconsin last for several months. We see a lot of white snow blanketing t...
  168. Probably every child recognizes a Coca-Cola[R] or an M&M's[R] logo. A logo identifies...
  169. [TV] WHO IS THE ARTIST? Series of 2 videos/25 min./$29.95 each, $49.95 set. Level: Al...
  170. STAEDTLER[R] INC. announces Scrapbook Templates, available in two different five-pack...
  171. [Book] HOLIDAY SYMBOLS, Second Edition. (2000; $58), by Sue Ellen Thompson. Omnigraph...
  172. A few years ago, the Terra Museum in Chicago hosted an exhibition of monotypes and pr...
  173. Toward the beginning of each school year, I review basics that my drawing class may h...
  174. [TV] THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION. Video/28 min./$39.95. Level: High School and Adult. L&S...
  175. My sixth- and seventh-grade students had recently studied the United States presidenc...
  176. Studying still lifes can be tedious for first-graders. Fruit, flowers and musical ins...
  177. [Book] ROOTS OF ART EDUCATION PRACTICE (2001; $17.95), by M.A. Stankiewicz. Davis Pub...
  178. There is probably no one on the planet that has ever opened the covers of a beautiful...
  179. Career awareness in the art field is very important in education. To introduce advert...
  180. Make an impression on your art students and they, in turn, will make expressive impre...
  181. ArtEmboss[TM] Tracing Patterns from AMERICAN ART CLAY CO., INC. (AMACO[R]), are pre-p...
  182. [Book] ART AS LANGUAGE: Access to Emotions & Cognitive Skills through Drawings (2001;...
  183. Masterpieces by young artists from around the world are traveling the nation in Pente...
  184. SPEEDBALL[R] ART PRODUCTS CO. carries a complete line of kits and open-stock art prod...
  185. Synesthetes are people who associate with one kind of sensory impression when a diffe...