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Green, Gaye Leigh – Art Education, 1996
Provides an introduction and overview of installation art. Installation art challenges the accepted notion of passive viewing and comments on concepts concerning art and the environment by creating spatial environments using natural materials. Describes several student installation art projects and the issues raised by this approach. (MJP)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Art Appreciation, Art Criticism, Art Education
Air Univ., Gunter AFS, Ala. Extension Course Inst. – 1986
This three-volume set of student texts is intended for use in an extension course to prepare Air Force graphics specialists. The first volume deals with basic equipment, materials, lettering, and drafting (including geometric and graphic construction). Addressed in the second volume are composition and layout techniques and the fundamentals of…
Descriptors: Art Materials, Behavioral Objectives, Drafting, Equipment Utilization
Smith, Nancy R. – 1983
This book presents a philosophical and pragmatic approach to the teacher's active role in fostering a developing understanding of painting in 1-11 year-old children. Cognitive processes behind children's painting are explored; each phase of imagery is seen as emerging from and building on the thought processes of the previous phase. Tasks are…
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Expression, Art Materials, Childhood Interests
Amiotte, Arthur – 1978
The third volume of a bicultural educational series designed and produced especially for use in Aberdeen area schools with predominantly western Sioux populations has educational import for children and teachers everywhere who have an interest in the art and culture of the western Sioux. A description of decorative art among the Lakota people and…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians, Art Appreciation
Amiotte, Arthur – 1974
Through the use of black and white photographs and drawings interspersed with narrative, this text attempts to foster awareness and appreciation of art in the life of the Lakota Indians. The concepts of space and mass are illustrated. The result of combining masses and spaces into various forms of sculpture (bas relief, monolithic, mobile,…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians, Art
Henderson, Linda Levy; And Others – 1976
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of verbal experience on children's creative expression and to develop more precise means for interpreting and evaluating children's art. Two questions were of interest: (1) Does the experimental approach described here enable children to resist forces tending to cause stereotyped artistic…
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Materials, Childrens Art, Cognitive Processes
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Perry, Phillip – Australian Art Education, 1996
Outlines Chinese educational policy and principles regarding art education. Lists the officially sanctioned content of art education concerning art appreciation, painting, and arts and crafts. Briefly discusses the training of art teachers and the allocation of teaching materials. (MJP)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art Materials, Art Teachers
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Bantz, Kay – School Arts, 1990
Outlines how a museum visit and the Looking/Learning article, "Painting: Neo-Impressionism," ("School Arts," September 1989) were used to inspire sixth grade students to make their own Neo-Impressionist works. Comments on the diversity of the students' techniques in attempting to blend color visually. (KM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art Expression
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Hanlon, Heather – School Arts, 1990
Develops a multimedia approach for teaching color theory suitable for grade four through adult. Students select the hue, value, and degree of translucence they wish to work with and through a combination of crayon work and tissue collage, create a multicolored plaid. Outlines materials, art concepts, and process involved. (KM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art Expression, Art Materials
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Detmers, William – School Arts, 1990
Suggests that elementary teachers and student teachers should use media resources to supplement their knowledge and as references for ideas. Examines the process whereby art education students study articles from "School Arts" to extend the ideas presented and to practice adapting them to different grade levels by creating printmaking…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art Expression, Art Materials
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Wilks, Susan – Australian Art Education, 1995
Examines an unusual approach to aesthetic education utilizing open-ended philosophical inquiries (conundrums) to facilitate class discussions. The conundrums were submitted by artists, gallery owners, and teachers. Results showed the approach to be an effective adjunct to instruction, provided the teachers could refrain from "filling in"…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Art Activities, Art Education, Art Materials
Amiotte, Arthur – 1973
This first volume in a bicultural educational series designed and produced especially for use in the Aberdeen (South Dakota) area schools has educational import for children and teachers everywhere who have an interest in the art and culture of the Western Sioux Tribe. This visual and verbal approach to art appreciation emphasizes the function of…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Art, Art Appreciation
Vogel, Nancy – 1997
This book provides information to guide the development of an active learning early childhood program by assisting in the selection of materials and equipment to support children's cognitive, physical and social development. The guide considers the arrangement of classroom areas, and elements of the daily routine. The following classroom interest…
Descriptors: Art Materials, Child Development Centers, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment
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Zastrow, Leona M. – Journal of American Indian Education, 1978
By teaching children in the manner in which they themselves were taught by their elders, female Papago, Pima, and Pueblo artists are continuing the role of traditional tribal arts (basketry, painting, pottery) among their people. Their use of traditional materials is occasionally innovative, but usually reflects traditional design. (SB)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, Art Appreciation, Art Education
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Amorino, Joseph – School Arts, 1990
Explains how a veil control method allows secondary students to use oil paints in the classroom without difficulties of control, manageability, and clean up. Outlines how to prepare and apply oil glazes. Maintains that this method enhances students' studio skills and helps them appreciate the works of the great masters. (KM)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Activities, Art Appreciation, Art Education
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