Describes an art project, based on the work of artist Chew Teng Beng, in the molding of wet paper on a plaster cast to create embossed paper designs. The values of such a project are outlined, including a note that its tactile approach makes it suitable to visually handicapped students. (SJL)

Describes a particular method for visualizing and presents related classroom art activities requiring careful observation of an external reality and the embellishment of it through purposeful imagination. (Author/SJL)

Describes how students, influenced by Victorian architecture, created ceramic slab houses. Students devised a solution to depict the reflective nature of Victorian bay windows. Project incorporates art history, handbuilding, and surface ornamentation. Outlines and illustrates steps involved in making slab houses that can be adapted for use by…

Recommends that the essentials of a quality education in art include a wide variety of art experiences by students, including art criticism, aesthetics, and art history. Provides a model to be used in art instruction which outlines the hierarchy of art-response levels for children. (HB)

Explores the use of student-generated outdoor art as a vehicle for building students' hands-on experiences in public art and architecture that can augment in-class work. Choosing activity levels that are age appropriate is addressed. (GR)

Describes how the author teaches children to write poetry the way the cubists made art, by connecting cubist portraits with series poems in a drawing-and-writing lesson that connects art and poetry. (SR)

Education in European countries is subject to many competing demands which have an influence on the organisation and content of arts education. Increasing globalisation has brought both benefits and challenges, including those arising from increased international competition, migration and multiculturalism, advancements in technology and the…

This lesson requires attention to the composition and design elements essential to decoration of a curved surface. Skills taught are the techniques and processes of ceramic glazing and underglazing. Supplies required include commercially-made terra cotta flower pots, glazes, and a kiln. The plan includes lesson goals and objectives; background…

This review of the literature on adaptations in art education for students with disabilities begins with a statement of the theory that if handicapped students' beginning experiences in art are positive and successful, students will have a positive outlook and a desire to create further in art. The review describes the application of task analysis…

Explores the ongoing debate within art education about whether or not to copy The evidence offered against copying raises the need for caution in the use of copying. Concludes that, although there is no universal agreement, copying is productive for young people in certain circumstances. (Author/BSR)

Examines the use of an art exhibition to help students fully develop their potential as artists. Describes how students gain new insights into their work as they prepare it for exhibition. Discusses three programs which demonstrate the value of exhibitions to school children and includes pictures of student work. (GEA)

Discusses the advantages of academic games and simulations in art education. Provides information on developing academic games and simulations and includes an example. Concludes that these strategies not only broaden the range of instructional approaches, but enhance the learning that results from the study of art. (GEA)

Vincent Van Gogh's painting "The Starry Night" is discussed, and ways that an art teacher can use this painting as a resource for learning are suggested. Specific activities to use with elementary and secondary students are included. (RM)

The author describes ways in which the arts can facilitate small group and classroom counseling for gifted students. Basic components of the guidance function are identified and five principles discussed, including an emphasis on individual behavioral processes and an orientation toward cooperation rather than compulsion. (CL)

Four teaching strategies are described. Secondary students do pop art sculptural forms emulating aspects of the forms of George Segal and Duane Hanson, do a sculpture of an everyday object, and create their own room-sized works. Elementary students do a sculpture in the style of Marisol. (RM)