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Government Sites
Art of the
Stamp - View 100 original drawings and artworks that were used to create postage stamps.
Art Zone -
What is a collage machine? Or a 3-D twirler? This site from the National Gallery of Art has interactive art that you
can make online.
Ask Joan of
Art - Do you have a question about American art and don't know how to find the answer? Art
information specialists at the Smithsonian American Art Museum can help using both print and electronic reference
resources.
Bottlecaps to Brushes - Cappy, the skateboarding giraffe is a cartoon character based on
a bottle cap sculpture at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. He'll show you some of the other works of art in
the museum's collection and suggest some fun activities.
BRUSHster - NGA Kids - BRUSHster is an online painting machine. This shockwave interactive
includes more than forty brushes and customizable size, transparency, texture, and stroke options.(Shockwave
required)
Collage Machine - NGA Kids - Create your own collage of using shapes, flowers, animals,
instruments, faces and more. (Shockwave required)
Collage Machine II - NGA Kids - Create your own collage of using signs, shapes, flowers,
sculptures, colors, faces and more. (Shockwave required)
Eyeing America - Prints of Robert Cottingham - Take a tour across America with
artist Robert Cottingham.
Flow - NGA
Kids - Flow is a motion painting machine. Choose a picture and create a path for the motion.
(Shockwave required)
Hall of Presidents - National Portrait Gallery - This virtual tour will allow you to navigate
through the National Portrait Gallery's, Hall of Presidents.
Latino
Center's Kids Corner - Smithsonian - View three major galleries: 1) a Kids Gallery; 2) the Son Clave
Lounge featuring Latino music; 3) Meso Time, a virtual visit through Mexico’s pre-Columbian past. (Flash
required)
Meet
Me At Midnight - After a field trip to the Smithsonian American Art Museum, you are magically taken
to the galleries at night. To get back home, you have to solve mysteries and help your new friends find their
artworks
NGA Kids - Choose
from a variety of activities or projects from the National Gallery of Art, enjoy an animated musical adventure, take a
tour through the sculpture garden, and more.
On the Road - Eyeing America - During the 1970s, Robert Cottingham made
numerous visits to cities across America. During these travels, he photographed cities and trains, which he later
used as the source material for his paintings and prints.
Online Museum - Eyeing America - View collection from Robert
Cottingham.
Pixel Face -
NGA Kids - Choose a portrait and use different colors and brushes to change the picture.
(Shockwave required)
Search Collections - American Art Museum - Search and Browse by art type including
painting, sculpture, drawings, and photography to name a few.
Search for Artists in the American Art Museum - An alphabetical list of artists and
their works.
Sea-Saws
- NGA Kids - Select photographs of natural and man-made objects, then assemble the pieces to
create a seascape or an abstract composition. The BUILD tool helps you construct animated characters and set
them in motion.
Smithsonian Education For Students - This is a place for kids to explore, discover and
learn. Find out about art, science, history and the secrets of the museums.
U.S. Government Photos and Graphics - This page has a list of links of to all the images
and graphics available from various Government agencies.
Other Resources
@rt Junction - The @rt
Junction is designed around the idea of "activity" centers that encourage kids to create, to learn and to explore
new ideas, places and things on their own.
A Collection of Illustrated Diaries by Asian Children - The Mitsubishi companies have
supported the Festivals of Asian Children's Art since 1990. The festivals bring together illustrated diaries by
children throughout Asia, aged 6 to 12.
ArtGames - Artgames is an interactive website designed to engage children in
playful, interactive learning about works of art in the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, New York.
Coloring
Pages - Crayola - Over 1,000 free coloring pages for you to pick from.
Destination Modern Art - An interactive online gallery and offers an introduction to The Museum
of Modern Art (MoMA). Look carefully at works of art and learn about artists and their techniques.
It's Fun To
Read! - This is a great site from Starfall.com where you and your friends have fun learning to read.
There's an art gallery, poetry and even fun tongue twisters!
Photo Galleries - National Geographic Kids - Take a look at the many photos on all
sorts of topics, from exploration to animals to science, and much more.
Seattle Art Museum - Learn and Play - These sites from SAM have online
art tours and interactive games, lesson plans and art activities.
Page Revised - 11/8/2011
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