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Children's Art Online Exhibit: 'How Does Art Shape Your World?'

A Wealth of Resources for Teachers and Parents:

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Web Sites Relating to the Scavenger Art Questions:

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A. Web sites relating to Frank Lloyd Wright, his life, his architecture and the Guggenheim Museum in New York City:

  1. http://www.guggenheim.org/history.html
    The official history of the Guggenheim Museum.
  2. http://www.franklloydwright.org/
    Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation includes a wealth of information of the architect, including information on his life and work http://www.franklloydwright.org/02FLLW/FLLW.html.
  3. http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/1469/
    All-Wright Site - A Frank Lloyd Wright Internet Guide
  4. http://www.adelaide.net.au/~jpolias/FLW/works.html
    Multiple photographic shots of the most popular of the FLW buildings, including numerous exterior and interior shots of the Guggenheim Museum.
  5. http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Frank_Lloyd_Wright.html
    Large collection of photos and 3-D renderings of many of the architect's buildings.
  6. http://www.swcp.com/FLW/flw.html
    Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy includes a map with the locations of FL Wright buildings throughout the US.
  7. http://www.guggenheim.org/exhibitions/virtual/virtual_museum.html
    Guggenheim Virtual Museum
  8. http://www.guggenheim.org/new_guggenheim/index.html
    Preliminary design for a new Guggenheim Museum project in New York City.

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B. Web sites relating to Ludwig Van Beethoven, his composing career and his disability:

  1. http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/beethoven.html
    Vast amount of biographical, picture gallery, and information on his many musical works and bibliography.
  2. http://artforkids.about.com/kids/artforkids/library/weekly/aa091797.htm
    Article: "Ludwig Van Beethoven: Music He Couldn't Hear"
  3. http://www.ai.mit.edu/people/lethin/beethoven.html
    "What the doctors say" [About Beethoven]
  4. http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Strasse/2914/beethoven
  5. http://add.about.com/health/add/library/weekly/blbetovn.htm
    Article: "Did Beethoven have Attention Deficit Disorder?"
  6. http://www.unheardbeethoven.org/search/
    Collection of online music clips that allows Beethoven lovers to hear compositions, in MIDI format, that are either seldom heard, or have never been recorded.
  7. http://www.edepot.com/beethoven.html
    The Beethoven Depot: A wide variety of information, photos, MIDI archives, jokes, discussions, chats, and more all on Beethoven.

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C. Web sites relating to Cuban ballerina Alicia Alonso, her career and her disability:

  1. http://androsdance.tripod.com/biographies/alonso_alicia.htm
    Biography of the dancer.
  2. http://www.culturekiosque.com/dance/features/rhecuba.htm
    Interview with the artist.
  3. http://64.21.33.164/CNews/y98/nov98/02e3.htm
    Cuba declares Alicia Alonso a national heroine.
  4. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/entertainment/html98/danc_021899.html
    Although no longer dancing Alonso still puts her imprint on Cuban ballet.

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D. Web sites relating to painter Jackson Pollock, his career and his technique:

  1. http://painting.about.com/hobbies/painting/library/blpollock.htm
    Biography of the artist
  2. http://artchive.com/artchive/P/pollock.html#images
    Collection of images of works by the artist.
  3. http://www.nga.gov/feature/pollock/process3qt.html
    Discusses the process by which this artist created his work.
  4. http://kids.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A0802228.html
    Definition of the term "Abstract Expressionism" geared towards kids.
  5. http://artnetweb.com/artnetweb/abstraction/abexpress.html
    More information on the art movement called "Abstract Expressionism," of which Jackson Pollack's work is part.

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E. Web sites relating to the work and techniques of "word architect" Kenneth Goldsmith:

  1. http://www.connercontemporary.com/artists/goldsmit/goldsmit.htm
  2. http://www.lovely.com/bios/goldsmith.html
    "Artforum says of Kenneth Goldsmith's hybrid of poetry, music and visual art that "Goldsmith's work reverses the art-for-art's sake endgame practiced by language artists in the 60's ...."
  3. http://www.zingmagazine.com/zing11/bessa/index.html
    Discussion between Kenneth Goldsmith and A.S. Bessa on the zingmagazine site about the nature and construction of his work.
  4. http://www.litline.org/abr/abrjf98.html
    Under "Focus: Experimental Writing," a review titledSnickering for Joy in which Stacey Levine reviews Kenneth Goldsmith's 606 page book,No. 111 2.7.93 -10.20.96. Note: The review is in PDF format and must be downloaded to view.

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Helpful Arts and Education Web sites:

VSA arts, http://www.vsarts.org
Arts Education Partnership, http://aep-arts.org/
National Assembly of State Art Agencies, http://nasaa-arts.org/
President's Committee on the Arts & the Humanities, http://www.pcah.gov/
Americans for the Arts, http://www.artsuse.org/clearninghouse
American Association of Museums, http://www.aam-us.org
ArtsEdge, http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY), http://www.nichcy.org/
The Getty's Art Education Web Site, http://artsednet.getty.edu/
VSA arts Web Resources in Arts, Disability and Education Database, http://www.vsarts.org/resources/webresources/index.html

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Meet an Artist:

To learn more about artists and their artwork, ask a local artist to visit your school or community center by contacting your state VSA arts affiliate or your state art agency through theNational Assembly of State Arts Agencies.

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Additional Resources
The following are VSA arts curriculum programs:

Express Diversity! is a K-12 educational program with and without disabilities that uses arts activities to teach disability awareness and sensitivity.

Start with the Arts is an informative resource for four- to six-year-olds with and without disabilities designed to provide parents and educators with objective-based, thematic learning experiences in the arts.

VSA arts of Massachusetts 'Multi-Arts Resource Guide' provides lessons for teachers, specialists, and other support staff that are geared toward building an inclusive school environment which supports a diverse group of students with differing interests and abilities.

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Disability Awareness Guide:

The Disability Awareness Guide: This new online publication is a disability awareness guide, prepared byVSA arts as an informational tool for those who want to gain additional knowledge about disability and tips for social etiquette and positive interactions with people with disabilities.

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Adaptive Techniques:

For a list of adaptive techniques, please visit the VSA arts Web site at http://www.vsarts.org/ and our adaptive techniques page within this Call for Children's Art.

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