Something For Art

Check out this game site for photographers. “Photogamers are challenged weekly to use their cameras and go into the world to find interesting photographs.” So, with a super tight deadline, the photographers set forth to shoot in response to the themes. Some of these are pretty interesting, like Challenges 10, 13, 15 etc etc etc… [...]

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This is where I go to get my daily dose of inspiration, MoCo Loco and Art MoCo. Both are web magazines featuring modern and contemporary art/design news and views. There are many similar sites out there, such as this, this and this. Tons of arty goodies to feast on!!!! Coursework ideas, anyone???

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As I was reading Marc Prensky’s articles, I noted that much of what he said is nothing really new, or rather over the past decade, his ideas have been echoed by like-minded educators who have long been rallying for a technological revolution in education. So much has been said, but apparently we have yet to [...]

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I enjoy ads, all sorts–print and non-print, so I’m really happy to have found Ads of the World, “an advertising archive and community showcasing the best and most interesting work worldwide”. Here you will find abundant resources for a lesson on advertising.
Btw, do u know that the Thais have very humorous ads? This is one [...]

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Want to learn more about the tools which our digital natives are engaged in? Check out this series of articles by EDUCAUSE.
“7 Things You Should Know About… series from the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) provides concise information on emerging learning technologies. Each brief focuses on a single technology and describes what it is, where it [...]

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I’ve heard of his ideas on “Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants”, but never did examine them in greater depth, so today I decided to spend some time reading a couple of his articles. Here’s my brief summary of his key ideas:
Prensky famously coined the term “digital natives”, referring to today’s students who’ve grown up immersed in [...]

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“A dynamic and popular exhibition featuring a selection of outstanding student artworks developed for the artmaking component of the NSW Higher School Certificate examination in Visual Arts, 2006. It includes a broad range of approaches, and expressive forms, including ceramics, collection of works, drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture and video.”
ARTEXPRESS is held in New South [...]

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Visit their site for more impressive compilations! Great resource for beginners!

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“startdrawing.org is a web resource portal for Asia’s artists and drawings. This site was started with the aim of showcasing and sharing drawings from talented artists in Asia, and in the process, promote the joys of drawing.”
Finally an Asian drawing site! Take a look at what our Asian talents can offer, I’m sure you [...]

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ArtThink by SFMOMA, is an online art appreciation site that adopts an interdisciplinary approach. “ArtThink offers your students in-depth investigation of 20th- and 21st-century [...]

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I stumbled upon this incredible site, I only wish I had known abt it earlier…it existed since 1996…why didn’t anyone tell me???!!!
Anyway, it’s Ubuweb. An eclectic archive of both historical and contemporary avant-garde resources: a massive collection of obscure and out-of-print materials on art, music, films, videos, poetry, sounds etc. Have a little patience and [...]

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Here’s a site which offers a variety of art lesson plans and curriculum ideas:
The ArtsNet Minnesota Project features more than 50 artworks from the Minnesota museums. These works are arranged thematically: Environment, Inner Worlds, Identity, Designing Spaces and Places, and What is Art (quite similar to our SOVA broad themes: Self/Relationships, Society/Culture, Space/Structure and Ideas/Imagination).
The [...]

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