Every year in connection with the Library of Congress, River of Words conducts an international poetry and art contest designed to help children explore the natural and cultural history of their local watersheds.
Students who are between the ages of 5-19 may submit an entry form, and eight grand prizes winners receive an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.D. to attend an awards ceremony at the Library of Congress.
Junior Wildlife Photography Competition:
If you are aged 17 or under, this is the section for you. We allow prints as well as slides or digital photos, and you can enter pictures of any wild animals, plants or landscapes.
The judges will be looking for original, beautiful or striking shots rather than rare or exotic subjects. Creatures or places close to home that you know well or have easy access to may be your best subjects. The way you frame your subject is as important as getting the focus right, and the level and type of light is a vital ingredient.
Arts Recognition and Talent Search (ARTS) recognizes artistically accomplished high school seniors in the areas of dance, music, visual arts, film/video, photography, voice, jazz, theather and writing with cash awards and scholarships. In addition, the NFAA nominates up to 50 National ARTS winners each year to the Presidential Scholar Foundation for consideration in the commission's selection of the twenty Presidential Scholars in the ARTS.
At From the Top, we celebrate kids who've shown commitment to music and the arts. Through our nationally broadcast radio show, our in-school programs and our website, we strive to give dedicated young classical musicians a platform to express themselves and inspire others. They are not only the future of classical music, they are our future, and they deserve our full support and encouragement.
Established in 1964 by Executive Order of the President, the United States Presidential Scholars Program recognizes and honors America's most distinguished graduating seniors. Annually, up to 141 students are chosen from among outstanding high school students and invited to Washington in June for National Recognition Week.
This website offers: information about Smithsonian museums; explore and learn options in art & design, history & culture, and science & technology; exhibitions; research; events; outreach; and links for kids and teachers.
Monthly activities include lectures, seminars, study tours to local and world-wide destinations, children's events, films, courses, embassy receptions, performances, and much, much more! In depth Campus on the Mall courses include special programming areas: African American Studies, Art and Architecture, Civil War Studies, Contemporary Issues, Culinary Arts, Humanities, International Studies, Performing Arts, and Science & Technology. Programs and Performances Lectures, Films and Tours on a variety of subjects by experts in their field(s) of interest.
Founded in 1973 by the Washington State Arts Commission, the State Parks and Recreation Commission and the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction as a statewide center for arts and creativity, Centrum has evolved into a significant cultural resource. Centrum welcomes people of all ages and abilities to participate in workshops, classes, events and performances.
The New York Film Academy is one of the most recognized names among film schools and acting schools across the world. With three year-round locations: New York, Los Angeles and London, England and several additional summer locations offering adult workshops and high school film summer camps, the New York Film Academy is accessible to individuals of all ages and cultural backgrounds
In this collection of essays and interviews journalist Dick Russell examines the role of African Americans through two centuries of American history. He focuses primarily on the role of blacks in the cultural life of the United States. Black Genius and the American Experience, with an introduction by Alvin F. Poussaint, takes a thoughtful and fascinating look at the contributions to U.S. history made by Americans of African decent.
This book describes the dramatic findings of a study of 120 extremely talented individuals in various fields such as music, art, athletics, math, and science.
This volume includes short biographies and information about the styles and techniques of more than 75 famous artists, from the Dark Ages up to the present day (Ghiberti to Christo and Wyeth). For each artist, an accompanying studio art project suitable for K-6 children is included, designed to focus on the media, design elements, style or type of art, or subject most associated with each individual artist. Materials needed for all projects are specified, along with directions and a sample of a child's work.
This invaluable teaching aid not only guides readers through the basics, but also gives important advice on creating a nurturing environment in which self-expression and creativity can flourish. Both practical and enlightening, Drawing with Children inspires educators and parents to bring out the artist in all of us.
This is a 1,000 page book dedicated to art history. Art is depicted from the Stone Age to the 20th century in 865 color reproductions. Included in the book is a timeline that charts landmarks in art alongside scientific accomplishments. Additionally, each historical period has its own world map and excerpts from original sources.
How can new knowledge be created from already existing knowledge? Insights of Genius shows how seeing in all its many forms - insight, revelation, a distinctive point of view - is central to the greatest advances of the human intellect. Artists and scientists alike rely on visual representations of worlds both visible and invisible.
This combined studio art/art history program provides lesson plans, and background materials for those who want a structured, interdisciplinary art and art history curriculum. Developmentally appropriate, but challenging activities are included for each grade level. Each grade level's materials comes in a large three-ring binder. Supplementary art prints and slides are also available. These curriculum guides were designed with public school teachers in mind, but could easily be adapted to a homeschooling or co-op setting.
This curriculum guide offers instruction on how to interrelate words, illustration, and design through simple book making activities. Starting with the concertina book, Paul Johnson demonstrates that the creation of simple books is a powerful (and fun!) medium for developing writing skills.
Spanning over nine centuries of Western art, Sister Wendy's very personal selection includes more than 500 of the world's greatest artists. Arranged alphabetically, most of the artists featured are represented by two paintings, illustrating the full range of their work and the development of their style. Sister Wendy describes each masterpiece in illuminating detail.
This beautiful book chronicles 800 years of Western Painting, and includes color reproductions of more than 450 masterpieces from cave painting to the 20th century. Sister Wendy Beckett, an internationally renowned art historian, makes the subject of painting approachable and interesting to all.
This book by author F. Watt is for ages 10 and up. Learn how to paint a watercolor wash, splatter paint, print patterns with plastic wrap, and create resist effects with oil pastels, to name just a few of the techniques covered in The Usborne Book of Art Skills. It's packed full of ideas for painting, drawing, printing and collage.
The World of Origami is a comprehensive origami book containing patterns for simple origami such as the cup to more complex patterns such as the mother crane attached to several smaller cranes. It contains classic origami shapes such as animal creatures as well as traditional Japanese shapes such as kimonos. The instructions are easy to understand and follow.
Geared toward 2nd to 4th graders who are full of curiosity and imagination, ASK (Arts and Sciences for Kids) aims at challenging alert minds. With ASK, they'll explore the world with the greatest inventors, artists, thinkers, and scientists of the past and present, discovering how the ideas that shape our lives were formed. They'll read articles written by award-winning children's writers and follow serial stories about a group of young explorers who are excited about discovering the world. Each issue of ASK focuses on a single theme and is sure to bring surprises. ASK will encourage your students' skill with puzzles, word plays, riddles, activities, cartoons, posters, lively art, and photos. Of course, there's no advertising.
MUSE is a nonfiction magazine for children ages 8 to 14 sponsored by Smithsonian magazine and featuring much of the Smithsonian's research and vast collections. MUSE has exciting articles on topics ranging from art to zoology, with just about everything in between. Written and designed to get children to ask questions and think for themselves, MUSE poses problems that don't always have clear answers: Can you "fix" nature?; Do animals think?; What is art?; and, What really happened to the dinosaurs?
Edited by and for girls ages 8 to 14, New Moon is the ground-breaking, imaginative, ad-free magazine that girls, parents and teachers love. (Winner of 6 Parents' Choice Gold Awards.) Girl contributors from around the world give voice to their dreams and intellect through fiction, poetry, artwork, letters, and articles on different cultures and enterprises. New Moon is an international, multicultural magazine which connects girls and celebrates diversity by providing a place for girls to express themselves and communicate with other girls around the world.
Stone Soup is a magazine that contains stories, letters, book reviews, art and poems created by kids. You can also submit your own.
BMS is a Gifted and Talented/Visual Performing Arts magnet school in Sarasota County. It offers a full-time gifted classroom for 6th-8th graders who meet full-time gifted criteria. In addition, the school also offers a variety of Visual Performing arts instruction and houses five multi-platform computer labs for instruction and assessment.
School in the Park is a multi-visit museum program for students attending the Rosa Parks Elementary School that blends formal and informal learning by utilizing the rich resources of museums and educational institutions. This structured program focuses on high student expectations, aligned with state education standards, as students spend their time learning and gaining new experiences within rich museum settings.
At Salisbury University you'll have access to state-of-the-art facilities, including Fulton Hall's Black Box Theatre, Computer Laboratories, Orchestral and Choral Rehearsal Halls, Visual Arts Studios, as well as Holloway Hall's Main Stage Auditorium and the Studio of Su-TV in Caruthers Hall. Your preparation will be supported by professional dance and rehearsal studios as well as fully-equipped classrooms.
The North Carolina Schools of the Arts is a residential High School and College for students who are pursuing a career in the arts. The school's mission is to train talented students for professional careers in the arts. School of the Arts graduates go on to dance with American Ballet Theatre; sing at the Metropolitan Opera; act on Broadway and in film; design Emmy and Tony-Award winning shows; and win student Academy Awards.
This summer program is for grades K-8 and is taught by educators from the Atlanta, Georgia area.
Saturday is not your typical day for school but participants in Georgia State University's Saturday School for Scholars and Leaders are not your typical students. Since 1975, parents and school personnel have identified scholars and leaders to participate in this special Saturday program. Each session, Atlanta area educators teach a variety of enrichment classes, ranging from the fine and applied arts to math and science, designed to challenge participants at all levels.
The Governor's School for the Arts & Humanities is a public coeducational high school located in Greenville, South Carolina. This nine-month residential program opened in the fall of 1999 to serve artistically talented students of South Carolina and to be a resource for their teachers. Students apply and audition in five art areas: Creative Writing, Dance, Drama, Music, and Visual Arts. A summer program is also available.
The Mission of the College-Conservatory of Music, Preparatory Department, is to provide educational instruction and performance opportunities in Music, Theater and Dance to students of pre-collegiate and adult age, and to stimulate, nurture, and develop their techniques and skills to their fullest artistic potential either for future study at a college or conservatory program or for their own development and enrichment. This mission is pursued by providing private instruction, classes, ensembles, and performance opportunities in accordance with the highest levels of excellence of the College-Conservatory of Music.
Missouri's Fine Arts Academy is a three-week residential scholars program at Missouri State University in Springfield for artistically gifted youth who are ready to begin their junior or senior year in high school. The curriculum of the academy is divided into four distinct categories of study; interdisciplinary artistic studies, enrichment workshops, applied studies and coursework related to one or more disciplines- dance, theatre and visual arts. School districts and private schools are responsible for nominating students to attend the Missouri Fine Arts Academy. Students may not self-nominate.
The Governor's School for Humanities and Visual & Performing Arts is a four-week summer residential program for rising high school juniors and seniors. It is sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education and participating schools. The University of Richmond School of Continuing Studies hosts the program.
West Virginia Governor's School for the Arts (GSA) is a three-week residential program providing individual and in-depth group instruction in the arts for current high school sophomores living in and attending school in West Virginia. Areas addressed are dance, theatre, vocal music, instrumental music, and visual art. Skilled artists/teachers will work with students who demonstrate potential in those areas. In addition, the Governor's School for the Arts attempts to broaden the students' understanding of the arts through interdisciplinary courses focusing on common elements in the arts disciplines.
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, a summer school of the arts located in Michigan’s Manistee National Forest, offers fine arts education for all ages. The summer camp annually serves 5,000 gifted elementary, junior high and high school students with diverse programs in music, art, dance, and drama. Since its inception in 1966, Blue Lake has provided cultural enrichment to more than 250,000 gifted students and countless concert-goers. Programs are designed to educate through a carefully developed and balanced curriculum as well as elective courses in art, drama, dance, or music. Organized recreation, practice time, recitals, master classes, evening activities, and regular attendance at performances complete the camp experience.
Since 1992, CC Summer Arts Camp has been offering classes in fine arts, performing arts, communication and media arts.
"Governor's School for the Arts (GSA) provides hands-on arts opportunities for the state's talented high school students who are dancers, actors, instrumental and vocal musicians, creative writers, future architects or visual artists. GSA's primary components include a three-week summer residential program, regional arts workshops and masterclasses, college and career day and an artist roster of performing and visual artists made up of GSA alumni."
"The summer experience allows students to work with master artists in a total arts environment, stretching their creativity, knowledge, and techniques. The performing arts classes stress multiple small ensemble activities and works developed by students, while writers and visual artists are mentored through various perspectives in an applied area such as fiction writing or sculpture. Art history and criticism are integrated across the curriculum. The development of leadership skills is stressed through workshops designed to help students learn how they can best share their talent and showcase the arts in their local communities."
Created in 1942, Buck's Rock Performing and Creative Arts Camp is a summer camp offering a range of classes for students ages 11 through 17. The camp is located on 125 acres of deeply wooded forests 85 miles from New York City. Activities range from writing a play, playing badminton, glassblowing, horseback riding, spelunking, sculpture, clown/improv, costume, lighting and sound design, set design, circus arts, radio, dance, culinary arts, etc.
"Summer residential programs for New York State high school students which provide intensive pre-professional training with internationally acclaimed artists and artistic companies. It's an intense and exciting residential participatory learning experience held each summer. It's open to all New York State high school age students who qualify through audition. Tuition assistance is available. No students who qualify will be denied NYSSSA's opportunities just because they can't afford the tuition. Eight component schools offer training in the specific disciplines of ballet, choral studies, dance, jazz studies, media arts, orchestral studies, theatre and visual arts. NYSSSA artistic staff are internationally acclaimed artists and/or performing arts companies such as the New York City Ballet, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and The LAB Theater Company.
NYSSSA provides young artists a unique opportunity to experience the discipline and rigors of their chosen arts field. Students work in small groups with their instructors. Often NYSSSA students are scheduled for one-on-one sessions with professionals in their arts discipline. Students experience the daily life of top professional artists while working with students of similar ability.
NYSSSA student artists are highly talented people who represent the wide diversity of ethnic, social, cultural and economic background of all New Yorkers."
Join the next generation of visual and performing artists at SOCAPA, the School of Cinema and Performing Arts. Teen and youth summer programs ranging in length from two to six weeks on campuses in New York, California and Vermont.
Stagedoor Manor is a theater summer camp for ages 8 through 18 in New York. Learn from directors, choreographers and vocal coaches in all class levels - beginner and advanced. Application available online.
The Center for Creative Youth (CCY), a summer pre-college program, offers talented high school students five weeks of intensive study in the arts at Wesleyan University, one of the country's most distinguished liberal arts colleges. CCY, a program of the Capitol Region Education Council and sponsored by and in collaboration with Wesleyan's Graduate Liberal Studies Program and Wesleyan's Center for the Arts, emphasizes multicultural and interdisciplinary learning, critical thinking and leadership. Each class is designed to enhance students' problem-solving skills in music, theater, musical theater, technical theater, creative writing, dance, filmmaking, and visual arts, which includes photography.
During the summer the Tisch School of the Arts offers high school students the chance to participate in intensive training either in New York City or abroad. Through these programs you gain an enriching and enlightening experience, and a better understanding of the nature of a professional training program.
Usdan is a summer school of the arts which provides activities for the beginning to the advanced. Courses are 7 weeks or 4 weeks. Applicants qualify on basis of interest as well as a degree of skill or advancement. There are 3 divisions, based upon current grade in school. Children are placed according to age and/or advancement. Children choose a major and take two classes in their major and one class in a minor. There are six program to choose from: Music, Dance, Theater, Arts, Chess, and Writing.
The Vermont Governor's Institute on the Arts can be described as artistic excellence, challenge, and excitement, and is designed to celebrate and explore the creative experience. The Arts Institute enrolls about 125 students. It is our largest Institute and is held on the campus of Castleton State College in Castleton, Vermont. This Institute has evolved into a lively artistic community, bringing together outstanding artists and highly motivated students to explore the process of creativity.
Located west of Lake George, New York in the beautiful Adirondack Mountains, Long Lake combines a Theater Camp, Music Camp, Dance Camp, Circus Camp, Rock Camp and a Fine Arts Camp all in one setting. The camp has as a fully-featured waterfront and a fun sports department. There is a 3-week or 6-week camp duration to choose from.
"As a co-educational program for students aged 13 to 18, gifted in theatre, dance, music, art, communication and business, Firespark! is committed to one goal: TO LIGHT YOUR FIRE! It is our intent to give you the chance to do not only the things you are good at, but to EXPERIMENT with the unknown . . . to LEARN in a highly charged, creative environment . . . to EXPERIENCE the joy of acting in a scene from "Streetcar", or writing an elegant haiku, or dancing en pointe to Tchaikovsky."
The Tennessee Governor's School for the Arts is a four-week summer program for brightest and most talented rising eleventh and twelfth grade students in Tennessee. The program offers intensive study programs in art, ballet, theatre, and music.
The Cazadero Performing Arts Camp, located in Sonoma County, offers youth music sessions and family camp. Since 1957, this camp has been providing musical education and performances to youngsters from the Bay Area and beyond. The camp is in an old growth redwood grove approximately two hours from the Bay Area.
This site has an art program for home, private, or public school art curriculum. With this program there is no art background needed to teach art history, technique, principles, and activities. "When it comes to learning: hearing is good, seeing is better, but doing is the best... It only makes sense to combine all 3 in an art curriculum."
This is a wonderful source for books to use for History, Literature, Art, Music, and Nature Study. It is a great resource for anyone using a Classic Curriculum, but those who are not will also find materials here. Full of historical non-fiction and fiction, study guides, activity books, reference books, biographies, etc.
Origamido Studio offers classes in Origami on a private, semi-private or group basis. They can also be contracted to teach to your group on-site.
"We have designed new technology programs for children who would love to pursue interests in technology. Our new programs supplement school enrichment programs and augment skills in math, science and technology. We are offering multiple programs, appropriate for children of all ages that emphasize engineering, programming and design. Children are encouraged to solve problems through experimentation to determine the most appropriate solution. They advance through our programs using the knowledge assimilated in earlier modules to build progressively complex creations. As the children achieve different skill sets at each level of our program, we will award them trophies for completion of the challenges assigned to them. Our curriculum has been carefully designed to be fun and educational and is taught by engineers and qualified professionals."
This program aims to teach children the artistic process through creativity and technique. Through an effective combination of step-by-step art teaching methods and the instillation of life-long skills, children can develop in not only art, but in many aspects of their lives.
ArtEdge is a program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and offers free, standards-based teaching materials for use in and out of the classroom, as well as professional development resources, student materials, and guidelines for arts-based instruction and assessment.
Appel Farm's mission is to provide people of all ages, cultures, and economic backgrounds with a supportive, cooperative environment in which they can appreciate and present works in the performing and visual arts. The philosophy of the Center encompasses the belief that the arts are an exciting and essential part of the learning process, and that artistic talent is innate and waiting to be developed in every person.
The Center for Puppetry Arts is a unique cultural treasure located in Atlanta, Georgia. It is a magical place where children and adults are educated, enlightened and entertained. During the past 25 years, the Center has introduced millions of visitors to the wonder and art of puppetry, and has touched the lives of many through enchanting performances, curriculum-based workshops and the hands-on Museum, as well as Distance Learning and Outreach Programs.
"The Crayola FACTORY® is full of exciting hands-on activities for kids of all ages. Explore the different studios and discover new materials and techniques. Don't miss our special Workshop Studio programs. We offer everything from storytelling to artist-in-residence programs."
This video series explores the origins of mythical creatures and how they mean different things to the world's cultures. It Titles include: Apocolypse; Birds & Things with Wings; Creature of the Deep; Creatures of the Night; Dragons; Man Beasts; Mythical Cats, Spirits of the Forest; The Underworld; Tricky Tricksters; and Werewolf.
This website is intended to provide a voice for young people on the Internet. They accomplish this by publishing original creative work by kids in the areas of art, writing, games/puzzles and multimedia by kids ages 7 to 12.
The ArtsEdNet web site is a great tool for parents and educators. The website has a listing of Artworks, Art Galleries, and exhibitions, as well as as listing of lesson plans and curriculum ideas.
The Woodruff Arts Center is the heartbeat of Atlanta's arts community offering Atlantans a bold variety of performing and visual arts - both traditional and avant-garde. For 30 years, Woodruff Center has set the arts standard for Atlanta and the Southeast.
This site represents selected resources of the history of art. For the most part this consists of links to other sites on the World Wide Web. They are organized by selected civilizations and periods, for simplicity's sake, still allowing for diversity, including ancient and non-European civilizations.
Student Art and Art Lesson Plans including sculpture, drawing and painting, printmaking, sewing and design, and papermaking.
This site gives parents a perspective on their child's drawing and how it compares to other children their age.
The Louvre Museum's official website features information about the famous museum in France, including the history of the Louvre, collections of art, a virtual tour, latest happenings, and more.
Arts & Humanities lesson plans designed for K-12 students.
Choose from the Family Edition, Homeschool Edition or School Edition to enrich the educational programs in your school or family setting. 16 art lessons from the award-winning art education in geeART16 include a glossary of terms, gallery of art and a section to build a personal portfolio. Interactive quizzes measure students' knowledge and allow them to collect rewards.
This video provides step by step instruction on how to create frogs, cicadas, cranes, swans, Samurai helmets, soldiers hats, etc., demonstrated by expert folders Katsuhiko Takeshige and Jill Meuninck.