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17 art lessons geared for middle school students.

Uses famous paintings to learn about the life and work of some famous artists.

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The National Gallery of Art's online interactive art lessons.

Lots of cool interactive lessons for kids.

Search through art lessons based on design fundamentals.

199 lesons for middle school art.

Select an artist from a list of 14 for a short biography.

Locates biographies of artists online that are suitable for kids.

Short bios on a limited number of artists.

Bios on quite a few artists.

Short bio on 12 artists.

Choose biographies from a list of 75 famous artists.

Tons of biographies listed in alphabetical order by last name.

Brief explanations of the major art styles.

An overview of Renaissance Art with reproductions as examples.

Describes the art movement, list the major characteristics and artists.

Basic information on most major art movements and time periods in art.

An introduction to Chinese Art history for kids. You can select other world cultures and view their history of art.

An introduction to African Art history for students. You can select other world cultures and view their history of art.

Coloring pages, games, and other fun things to do.

Browse through the long list of links to games about everything art related.

Uses artists' name and styles as words in a hangman game.

An assortment of art related games for kids.

Cute game relating famous artwork and the artist who created it.

A variety of art games and creative interactives.

Cool interactive art you can make online from the National Gallery of Art.

Great video on defining what art is. Lots of great images.

Slide show that defines the elements of Art.

Basics of color theory.

Defines with examples

Paintings set to music.

Many examples of Rembrandt's work set to music.

Good overview of the life and work of Charles Schultz.

Explains how the Greeks decorated their vases.

Many images of Greek pots set to music.

A tribute to O'Keeffe's flower paintings. Images set to music.

Many images of Audubon's paintings set to music.

Demonstrates basic techniques with examples by famous artists.

Basic shading techniques.

Demonstrates how to draw with a grid.

Basics for paper mache that can be used with art paste.

Demonstration of throwing a pot on the wheel.

Step by step demonstration of how to draw basic facial dimensions.

Basics of making prints from styrofoam