The work of master artists is an inspiring motivational source for students in their formative years. First and second grade students can create stylized athletes with pipe cleaners after the works of Alberta Giacometti. Fifth grade students can create paper sculptures in the style of Eugene Delacroix. (AM)

Described how art had not only become important in beautifying a drab housing complex, but had also stimulated students toward a more positive use of their free time. (Author/RK)

Author describes a successful venture of a school art gallery and the relationship of painting to sculpture. (GB)

Meaningful question and answers on art motivate seventh and eighth grade students. (DS)

In a voluntary summer program, Kingston High School students can work with internationnaly-recognized muralist Anton Refregier. (SJL)

Examines Eastman Johnson's "The Old Stagecoach," and Winslow Homer's "Snap the Whip" to present key concepts about genre painting. Illustrates how art records cultural change. Instructional resources include a chronology of Johnson's life and suggested activities for elementary and secondary students. Provides reproductions of…

Describes how a sixth grade class constructs wooden sculptures of people from scrap materials after viewing similar work by Pablo Picasso. Maintains that a limited budget does not limit childrens' imaginations. (KM)

Describes an art class flower painting project influenced by the book, "Georgia OKeefe: One Hundred Flowers." Students studied OKeefe's use of scale, color, composition, depth, and materials, to create their own flower paintings. (KM)

Describes an elementary school classroom project in which university student artists are invited to participate in the classroom prior to their student teaching experience. Discusses the mechanics for developing such a project. Points out ways in which this is beneficial for all concerned. (KO)

Presents background material and elementary and secondary activity ideas for teaching about the nineteenth-century Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai and the contemporary Hawaiian artist Masami Teraoka. Compares the artists' ability to synthesize aesthetic elements from the East and West to visualize human concerns that transcend time and place.…

An artist-in-residence helped junior high school art students design, engineer, and construct an outdoor sculpture for their school in Ft. Dodge, Iowa. The project was actively supported by the community, with funding coming from the local Fine Arts Council and supplies donated by a lumber company. (IS)

Describes how to create paper cuts and suggests the most appropriate materials for young children that give good quality results. Describes the methods the author, a professional artist, uses to assemble her own paper cuts and how these can be adopted by older students. (KM)

Maintains that, by the time students reach sixth grade, they are tired of painting flowers. By viewing them through the eyes of the artist, Georgia OKeefe, students interests are revived. Students analyzed her methods and then drew and painted their own large scale paintings. (KM)

Presents a lesson plan developed around the work of architectural muralist Richard Haas. Discusses the significance of mural painting and gives key concepts for the lesson. Lists class activities for the elementary and secondary grades. Provides a photograph of the Haas mural on the Fountainbleau Hilton Hotel, 1986. (GG)

Describes how the author, influenced by Celtic, Trajan, and contemporary alphabets, created his own alphabet. Discusses the developmental drawing process, color determinations, and how he created his final large scale letter forms in plywood. Outlines how students can adopt these ideas to develop their own alphabet. (KM)