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Online Training: What is Art History?

July 1, 2017

Have you or your students ever read an art history textbook for a class and not had a clue what to actually highlight or write down? Do you want to teach art history without lecture, but you are not sure the students will understand the take-away when there is no PowerPoint slide for them to…

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Must-See Art Destinations for a Google Cardboard World Tour

April 11, 2016

Oh. My. Gosh. Have you heard of Google Cardboard? My husband just got us one, and we are all hooked. For about $15, you can get a cardboard virtual reality headset that syncs up with your smart phone. From seeing dinosaur bones in the Natural History Museum to having whales jump out of the water…

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How to Compare and Contrast Art to Teach Art History

March 28, 2016

Inside: Use these techniques artwork examples to compare and contrast art in your classroom. Art comparison help students see the art in a new way and make the conventions of an art movement more clear and understandable. If I had to pick my favorite teaching method for art history, it probably would be compare and…

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The Art Curator for Kids - 5 Women Artist of Color

5 Women Artists of Color with Learning Activities

March 25, 2016

Today, I am again joining the Women’s History Month series on Multicultural Kid Blogs with a guest post on MKB–5 Women Artists of Color. In my post, I cover 5 incredible women artists of color: Augusta Savage, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Carmen Lomas Garza, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, and Yayoi Kusama. Each entry has images of the…

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7 Surrealist Games to Unlock Creativity

March 21, 2016

Surrealist art is some of the most fun and accessible art for students. It is so meaty and weird and creative that kids naturally gravitate towards it. Not only do my students love Surrealism, but I love to teach it! Check out these fun Surrealist games to get your students into the minds of the Surrealist…

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The Art Curator for Kids and Museum Art School - What is art - Aesthetics Lesson Plan Bundle with PowerPoints, Printable Worksheets, and Assessments

Art and Aesthetics Lesson Bundle

August 10, 2015

I always start out my art appreciation classes with some discussions on art and aesthetics: questions about the philosophy of art. It gets the students in the mindset that they have to THINK in this art class, and all of the art and aesthetics discussions are usually a lot of fun! As a part of…

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The Art Curator for Kids - Teaching Ethnocentrism and Xenophobia in Art Education - A Lesson Plan on Cultural Sensitivity

Cultural Sensitivity, Xenophobia, and Ethnocentrism in Art Education

June 23, 2015

All good people agree, And all good people say, All nice people like Us, are We And everyone else is They; But if you cross over the sea, Instead of over the way, You may end by (think of it!) looking on We As only a sort of They. — Rudyard Kipling, The fifth and…

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teaching elements and principles of art

Why I Hate The Elements and Principles of Art (But teach them anyway)

May 26, 2015

About 5 years ago I was in a job interview for an elementary art position, and I told the art coordinator of the district that I hate the elements and principles of art. She was visibly shocked, and needless to say, I didn’t get that job. My website this month has been taken over by…

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Cindy Ingram has the awkward habit of crying in front of artworks, and she wants the rest of the world to do it too. This noble quest has culminated in the creation of Art Class Curator, where she shares how to creatively teach art appreciation and art history in a way that will spark a lifelong love of art. Read More…


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