Imagine A World without Art

I'm thinking that I will start the school year with the question, What would your world be like with out art? http://www.schooltube.com/video/317b49e2762926b70d16/A-World-Without-Art

circle painting

Circle painting sounds like a great idea to try at the beginning of the year! I love this idea. I think all grades- Young 5's through 8th will enjoy this.
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Sing and move to remember

One of the greatest ways to help remember an art concept is through song! It really helps keep art class fun, and it truly gets the vocab in your head. add video and movement- even better!

Here is a list of some songs for teaching art:

http://www.songsforteaching.com/artappreciationsongs/

I found a lot on you tube that had great videos with them. These were great for the last couple of weeks of school.
 My young students always love HarryKindergartens' Colors! Colors! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-71cKZhnEOA

I especially love any fugleflicks- by Mrs. Fuglestad, an art teacher in Arlington Heights, IL
this one is "Glues Blues" http://www.youtube.com/user/Lumbricia#p/a/f/2/cQL1YJ672Iw

Or check them out on her wiki:  http://fugleflicks.wikispaces.com/Fugleflick_Index
or, her school site:  http://www.sd25.org/~tfuglestad/art/Drydenart.html

I've posted many other links on my teacher site for my students to use this summer- and for you too!

www.westernschools.org

http://julia-garnett-classro.wes.westernschools.schoolfusion.us/modules/groups/integrated_home.phtml?gid=1485713&sessionid=7b82b1713fa3b37fca7380f81876c86c

What do I need to know to sell art?

I'm googling about making money selling artwork...

http://www.ehow.com/how_2170221_money-as-artist.html
http://www.changingcourse.com/artlicensing.htm
http://www.artbusiness.com/wannafame.html
http://artbistro.monster.com/careers/articles/5848-how-do-artists-make-money
http://t-shirtmagazineonline.com/make-money-artist/
http://www.hobbiesthatmakemoney.net/hobbies-that-make-money-painting/
http://apaintingartist.com/blog/?p=390

This student told me he was building a barn and painting it brown. He was using small brown wood pieces to "paint".

Andy Warhol silk screens. When you can't do real silk screening, highlighters over photocopies will have to do.

... and yet another princess at the drawing station :)

Playscapes

Did you know that getting outside in nature is extremely important to your creativity at any age? So is exercise...
http://playgrounddesigns.blogspot.com/
Just ran across this cool blog about playscapes. Let the children play on!

snapshots of studios- studying Andy Warhol

Printmaking at the Paint Studio

tempera paint in pie plates

Image by Getty Images via @daylife

Crayon recycling at the "Factory"

Stencil Studio

Drawing Studio- ATC cards

Study Studio- Andy Warhol, self portrait, silk screen

soup can copies colored with highlighters

This is where we melt down the crayons and pour the molds.