Art Literacy Resources
General Resources:
Art Literacy Volunteer Handbook
Visual Thinking Strategies and the Common Core Video (10:14)
Introduction to VTS Video (6:47)
Philip Yenawine Conducts a VTS Training
10 Fun Kinesthetic Activities To Do With Art
82 Questions to Ask About a Work of Art
Charlotte Mason Picture Study Demonstration (8:36)
The Art of Education article about teaching culture with integrity
Other Resources on Google Drive
Peter Paul Rubens Resources:
Rubens Bio and Activities at Garden of Praise
Rubens - Fun Facts for Kids
Rubens Information at The Art Story
Rubens Bio and Paintings at The National Gallery
Other Resources on Google Drive
Giuseppe Arcimboldo Resources:
YouTube Video - Art with Mati and Dada Arcimboldo
Create Art with Me - Arcimboldo Found Object Portraits
Artsology.com Food Face Portraits
Other Resources on Google Drive
Alexander Calder Resources:
Calder Foundation Website
Tate Kids - Who is Alexander Calder?
YouTube - Calder Performs His Circus (10:02)
Other Resources on Google Drive
Claude Monet Resources:
Getting to Know Claude Monet Video
Tate Kids - Claude Monet
Claude Monet Website
Daily Art Magazine article - Monet Caricatures
Other Resources on Google Drive
Clementine Hunter Resources:
Clementine Hunter Biography, National Museum of Women in the Art Website
The Inspiring Story of Clementine Hunter from Google Arts & Culture
Clementine Hunter episode on Louisiana Public Broadcasting (13.30)
Read Aloud Video of Art from her Heart picture book
Art Activity - Clementine Hunter Zinnias
Other Resources on Google Drive
Ezra Jack Keats Resources:
Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Website
The Snowy Day Activity - Deep Space Sparkle
The Snowy Day Activity Activity - Primary Theme Park
6 Easy Paper Marbling Techniques
Other Resources on Google Drive
Hokusai Resources:
The Floating World of Ukiyo-e Exhibition of the Library of Congress Website
Artelino Article on Hokusai
National Endowment for the Humanities Lesson Plan-Hokusai
Other Hokusai Resources on Google Drive
Giotto Resources:
Web Museum: Giotto Biography
Web Gallery of Art: Giotto Biography
Homemade Egg Tempera
Smart History of Art You Tube Videos on Giotto Works
Art with Mati and Dada: Video for Kids
Other Resources on Google Drive
Georgia O'Keeffe Resources:
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Learning Activities and Coloring Sheets
Other Resources on Google Drive
El Greco Resources:
Other Resources on Google Drive
Romare Bearden Resources:
Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey - Wallach Art Gallery Exhibition Tour
Other Resources on Google Drive
Van Gogh Resources:
Van Gogh Museum - Van Gogh for Children Page
Daily Art Magazine - The Mystery of Vincent's Death
Van Gogh Museum - Frequently Asked Questions
Other Resources on Google Drive
Fra Angelico Resources:
Fra Angelico's Adoration of the Magi at NGA
Other Resources on Google Drive
Grandma Moses Resources:
Grandma Moses at the Bennington Museum
Grandma Moses at KinderArt.com (includes coloring sheets)
Painting in the style of Grandma Moses
Foreground, middleground, background excercise (pdf template in Google drive)
Other Resources on Google Drive
El Greco Resources:
National Gallery of Art Video: El Greco, An Artist's Odyssey
Biography from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Website
Drawing like El Greco Activity from Layers of Learning
"Drawing Tall People" from Lesson This
Landscape Activity from MetKids
Other Resources on Google Drive
Georgia O'Keeffe Resources:
About Georgia O'Keeffe - O'Keeffe Museum Website
Georgia O'Keeffe a Life in Art - O'Keeffe Museum Documentary
Houses of My Own - O'Keeffe Museum Documentary
Other Resources on Google Drive
Faith Ringgold Resources:
Faith Ringgold Website (includes videos, music and biography)
Other Resources on Google Drive
Mary Cassatt Resources:
The Boating Party Video - National Gallery of Art
Other Resources on Google Drive
Beatrix Potter Resources:
Victoria & Albert Museum Website Beatrix Potter Biography
Crayola.com "Rabbit in the Garden!" Activity
EDSITEment Lesson Plan - Beatrix Potter's Naughty Animals
Other Resources on Google Drive
Rivera Resources:
PBS American Masters: Diego Rivera
PBS Culture Shock: Man at the Crossroads
Kid World Citizen Collaborative Mural Project
Olga's Gallery Diego Rivera Biography
Other Resources on Google Drive
Dali Resources:
Salvador Dali Museum Website - Biography Page
Dali Museum St. Petersburg, Florida Website
10 Salvador Dali Art Projects for Kids
Other Dali Resources on Google Drive
Picasso Resources:
10 Amazing Facts about Pablo Picasso (8:45)
Las Meninas at del Museu Picasso de Barcelona
Other Resources on Google Drive
Velazquez Resources:
The Prado Exhibit: Velazquez and the Golden Age
Art Smarts 4 Kids: Diego Velazquez
Artsy.net article on Las Meninas
Diego Velazquez - National Gallery Documentary
Prado video: The Exhibition "Velazquez and the Family of Phillip IV"
TEDed Video: La Meninas
Other Resources on Google Drive
Aztecs Resources:
Art and Culture of the Aztecs at latinamericanstudies.org
Explore Aztec Writing at ancientscripts.com
Explore Aztec Mythology at the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute
Aztec Empire Lesson Plans
Aztec Sun God Activity
YouTube Video - Aztec Codices Lesson
YouTube Video - Aztec Mosaic Paper Mask
YouTube Video - Another Aztec Mosaic Paper Mask Lesson
Other Aztec Resources on Google Drive
Michelangelo Resources:
An Introduction to The Art of Fresco
Michelangelo: Paintings, Sculptures, Biography
10 Magnificent Michelangelo Activities for Kids
"Ouch, My Neck! Ouch, My Back"
Madi and Dada Meet Michelangelo
Other Michelangelo Resources on Google Drive
Jacob Lawrence Resources:
Videos, Information, and Images of the Jacob Lawrence Migration Series
"Jacob Lawrence Painted Stories" activity from Crayola.com
Jacob Lawrence Resources from The Whitney
"Decoding Jacob Lawrence" activity from The Art of Education
Other Jacob Lawrence Resources on Google Drive
NW Coastal Native American Art Resources:
Discovery Education Video about Native Americans of the Pacific NW
Other NW Coastal Indian Art Resources on Google Drive
Aboriginal Art of Australia Resources:
Aboriginal Art lesson plan, including video
Other Australian Aboriginal Art Resources on Google Drive
Prehistoric Art Resources:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Introduction to Prehistoric Art
The Kahn Academy, Introduction to Paleolithic Art
Cave Painting Activity
Another Cave Painting ActivityYet another Cave Painting Activity
Art Literacy Events Summary
| Thursday, September 12, 2024 | Docent Meeting - Giuseppe Arcimboldo, 11:00 a.m. on Zoom |
| Mon.-Fri., Sept. 30-Oct. 4, 2024 | Presentation Week - Giuseppe Arcimboldo, day and time TBA |
| Thursday, October 10, 2024 | Docent Meeting - Peter Paul Rubens, 11:00 a.m. |
| Mon.-Fri., Oct. 21-25, 2024 | Presentation Week - Peter Paul Rubens, day and time TBA |
| Thursday, January 9, 2025 | Docent Meeting - John James Audubon, 11:00 a.m. |
| Tues.-Fri., Jan. 21-24, 2025 | Presentation Week - John James Audubon, day and time TBA |
| Thursday, February 13, 2025 | Docent Meeting - Berthe Morisot, 11:00 a.m. |
| Mon.-Fri., Feb. 24-28, 2025 | Presentation Week - Berthe Morisot, day and time TBA |
| Thursday, March 13, 2025 | Docent Meeting - The Aztecs, 11:00 a.m. |
| Mon.-Fri., Mar. 24-28, 2025 | Presentation Week - The Aztecs, day and time TBA |
| Thursday, April 10, 2025 | Docent Meeting - Wayne Thiebaud, 11:00 a.m. |
| Mon.-Fri., April 28-May 2, 2025 | Presentation Week - Wayne Thiebaud, day and time TBA |