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  1. Over 200 color illustrations show step-by-step instructions for drawing and painting ...
  2. J & J Display has an attractive and economical solution that makes the most of yo...
  3. One of the largest "FAST/SHIP" Factory Outlets in the U.S.A. for Clay, Glaz...
  4. Bailey's all new 225-page FREE color catalog is brimming with all the products you wi...
  5. Developed by a classroom teacher, AMERICAN ART CLAY CO., INC.'s (AMACO) Magic Mud[R] ...
  6. ... has great holiday gifts for educators, their families and friends. Give unique gi...
  7. HARRISVILLE DESIGNS is pleased to introduce its new Discover Crochet Kit--a great way...
  8. Teachers who work with students with special needs in mainstream or specialist settin...
  9. THINGS TO LEARN * Flanders is important as the origin of the artistic use of oil pa...
  10. As a young artist, I have many different styles and At not a fixed way of making art....
  11. The 2006 Blick Art Materials catalog is FREE to every teacher. 624 pages--featuring h...
  12. L&L EASY-FIRE KILNS Color catalog describes L&L's new Easy-Fire kilns desig...
  13. Check out our NEW CATALOG! Skutt has been a leading manufacturer of electric kilns an...
  14. Celebrate your creativity through Expression Magazine. Page after page of lush color ...
  15. In Can You Find It, Too?, produced by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA) and publis...
  16. Yasutomo Fabricmate Superfine Markers, available from BLICK ART MATERIALS, are fine-p...
  17. America's largest art glass supplier offers a 20% discount just for teachers. Our 250...
  18. Founded in 1761 Faber-Castell produces high-quality art and education products for st...
  19. Peters Valley offers intensive summer workshops in blacksmithing, ceramics, fibers, f...
  20. MATERIALS * Leaves * Hot-press watercolor paper * Watercolor paints * Palette...
  21. As long as I can remember, I have always loved art. My parents tell me that I was con...
  22. PRINTMAKING FOR BEGINNERS (2002; $19.95), by Jane Stobart. Watson-Guptill Publication...
  23. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Students will ... * learn about the Pop Artist Andy Warhol by...
  24. After working hard for social justice, how would it feel to be deemed an "undesi...
  25. ROCKWELL: A BOY AND HIS DOG (2005; $14.95), by Loren Spiotta-Di Mare, illustrated by ...
  26. A IS FOR ARTIST: An Alphabet (2004; $19.95), photography by Ella Doran, design and il...
  27. Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese; 1760-1849). Pleasure Boats on the Sumida River, with th...
  28. The uniquely coated "Picture Board" from SCRATCH-ART CO., INC. allows artis...
  29. How many "stores" did you have as a child? In our house, playing store was ...
  30. TOT-A-DOODLE-DO! is an educational children's program that provides interactive enter...
  31. MATERIALS *Leaves * Paper in various colors * Linoleum blocks * Plexiglas[R] ...
  32. The "Tracer" Jr." Projector from ARTOGRAPH, INC. is designed with the ...
  33. MATERIALS * X-rays * Scissors * Photographic paper * Clear Plexiglas[R] or he...
  34. Long-time friends of Arts & Activities have no doubt noticed that, in November, w...
  35. ROYAL & LANGNICKEL BRUSH MFG., INC.'s "Design Your Own Greeting Card Blanks&...
  36. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Students will ... * become familiar with the history and role...
  37. The national Sharpie Retractable Autographs for Education program enlists the help of...
  38. DELPHI GLASS is offering four new System 96 glass packs for classroom fusing projects...
  39. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Students will ... * learn the vocabulary of perspective. * ...
  40. THE COLOR WHEEL COMPANY has announced a new line of software products. By appealing t...
  41. In an expanded and revised edition of Paper Clay (University of Pennsylvania Press; 2...
  42. Introducing my fourth-grade art students to the works of French painter Henri Matisse...
  43. "It comes as something of a shock to I recall that Robert Rauschenberg has been ...
  44. WORLD CLASS LEARNING MATERIALS is a top manufacturer and publisher of math, language-...
  45. [PRINT] MY BROTHER VINCENT VAN GOGH (2004, $19.9,5) by Ceciel de Bie. Getty Publicati...
  46. In concert with its popular 1.6 Maxum[R] Ballpoint Pen, well-known writing instrument...
  47. A language-arts activity that combines watercolor techniques, imagination and writing...
  48. Canaletto (Venetian; 1697-1768), The Grand Canal near the Rialto Bridge, Venice, c. 1...
  49. Collage is a favorite with crafters at every level--it's fun and easy. But sometimes ...
  50. [PRINT] RUNAWAY GIRL: The Artist Louise Bourgeois (2003, $19.95) by Jan Greenberg and...
  51. BLICK ART MATERIALS introduces Pacon Artist[R] Pads--an exciting new line of affordab...
  52. Canaletto (Venetian; 1697-1768), The Grand Canal near the Rialto Bridge, Venice, c. 1...
  53. ROYAL & LANGNICKEL BRUSH MFG. Big Kids Choice[TM] brushes have become a standard ...
  54. With resources by a grant from the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation, my elementary a...
  55. [PRINT] DRAWING AND PAINTING FANTASY FIGURES: From the Imagination to the Page (2003;...
  56. "The Cink," from CREATIVE INDUSTRIES, is a complete clay-filtering and wate...
  57. It must be those bulging eyes, curled tongues, bumpy textures and long tails that mak...
  58. DUNCAN ENTERPRISES has introduced seven new Satin Glaze colors with the rerelease of ...
  59. Each school year, I dedicate a portion of my curriculum to art appreciation. This inc...
  60. Today's financial marketplace is very competitive. Banks in Canada and the United Sta...
  61. SCRATCH ART CO., INC.'s Rainbow[R] White Scratch-Art[R] Paper allows young artists to...
  62. PARAGON INDUSTRIES will hold a Basic Repair and Maintenance Seminar October 7-8, 2005...
  63. LOEW-CORNELL, INC. has added fashion accessories to their growing line of products fo...
  64. Self-portraits are an important part of any art program. For younger students, shape ...
  65. In Linda S. Day's book, Grandma's Magic Scissors: Paper Cutting from A-Z, published b...
  66. Whenever I introduce a new art project to my advanced art students, I know there will...
  67. Arts & Activities is spellbound by paper this month and we invite you to join us....
  68. ARNOLD GRUMMER'S has announced its "Paper Making Curriculum"--15 field-test...
  69. How do you take a lesson on color mixing and make it into something exciting? It's fu...
  70. I love to draw because I feel I have accomplished capturing the beauty of the subject...
  71. WATERCOLOR FOR THE FIRST TIME: A Beginner's Guide (2004; $19.95), by Elizabeth Horowi...
  72. When teaching very young artists how to mix colors for the first time, we need to dev...
  73. TEACHING TALENTED ART STUDENTS: Principles and Practices (2004; $24.95) by Gilbert Cl...
  74. Young Artist Sarah Schechter's oil-pastel drawing of a koi fish on our cover beckons ...
  75. No glass culling required! DELPHI'S new Mirror Bevel Picture Frame Kits only need to ...
  76. ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN. DVD/$45. Level: Middle School. Crystal Productions...
  77. Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980), Tower Bridge, London, 1925. Oil on canvas; 30" x 50...
  78. Rivers and lakes have played a vital part in life on Earth since the very beginning. ...
  79. Don't Trash My Planet, from SCRAP GALLERY, is the new book from Karen Riley. The book...
  80. COLOR MIXING BIBLE (2002; $24.95), by Ian Sidaway. Watson-Guptill Publications, 770 B...
  81. Painter Erastus Salisbury Field (1805-1900) was a "churchgoing Yankee" with...
  82. ABOUT THIS PAINTING This is one of three scenes of the River Thames in London the a...
  83. ART EDUCATION 11-18: Meaning, Purpose and Direction, 2nd Edition (2004; $27.95), Edit...
  84. PAINT-BY-GRIDS has announced that it is now providing a method developed by the ancie...
  85. Expanding its popular Triplus[R] product line, STAEDTLER[R] now offers a new Triplus ...
  86. Several years ago the fifth-grade classroom teacher asked if I could integrate art wi...
  87. Get A Grip Organizers[TM], a brand of storage and convenience tools from GET A GRIP I...
  88. Color is a two-part phenomenon that involves the components in light (visible energy)...
  89. The first time I asked myself who the art belonged to, I was completing my student pr...
  90. PEEL PRODUCTIONS, INC.'s 1-2-3 Draw series, including the new titles, 1-2-3 Draw Ocea...
  91. When we usually think of teaching a self-portrait lesson, we often get out the mirror...
  92. Samples of good design are all around us. Why not share with students examples of suc...
  93. I have been in the same school and the same art program ever since the first grade. A...
  94. Along with the growing emphasis on reading and writing across the curriculum, I wante...
  95. Another school year starts anew for my beginning drawing students who have taken our ...
  96. Following is a listing of conferences being held in the coming year by art education ...
  97. A new line of Calligraphy Pens that can produce a broad range of different styles of ...
  98. Paintings tell a story. We look at Grant Wood's American Gothic and imagine a storyli...
  99. SARGENT ART, INC. has introduced nontoxic, and AP-Certified Sculpt*it![TM] Air-Harden...
  100. I was the Queen of Cardboard for a while, the mother of all cardboard collectors. Sta...
  101. The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) is offering a special workshop on comics and sel...
  102. Looking for a brush that delivers spaced lines, checks or strokes, as well as speeds ...
  103. The remarkable photographs of William Wegman have been amazing the public for more th...
  104. Celebrating its fifth anniversary, the Duck[R] brand duct tape Stuck at Prom[R] Schol...
  105. Just when you thought you've seen it all ... the CRUMB CHUM[TM] has come to rescue fo...
  106. The VSA (Very Special Arts) Arts Institute is an intensive professional development o...
  107. It is amazing what a little flexibility in thinking can produce. Take two teachers wi...
  108. VHS/CD/VISUAL ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM. Video/20 min./$69. Level." Middle throug...
  109. Frida Kahlo (1907-1954). The Two Fridas, 1939. Oil on canvas; 68" x 68". Mu...
  110. To raise awareness of the new National Garden at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washingto...
  111. My students have dealt with black-and-white photography, however, with a new group of...
  112. PRINT STILL LIFE (2004, $12.95) by Parramon's Editorial Team, Barron's Educational ...
  113. PRINT SUCCESSFUL SKETCHING (2002, $14.95 paperback), by Valerie Wiffen. Sterling Pu...
  114. Artists 16 through 25 of age are invited to apply for a national juried exhibit title...
  115. PRINT THE COMPLETE DRAWING AND PAINTING COURSE (2003; $19.95), by Sterling Publishi...
  116. Are you looking for an exciting way to introduce both color theory and painting to yo...
  117. VHS/CD/VISUAL Artists of the 20th Century: FRANCIS BACON. DVD/50 min./$19.95. Level...
  118. Sand casting was such a big hit in our school that even the teachers got into the act...
  119. Many things can inspire artists. But, when it comes to youngsters, few subjects have ...
  120. Crayola[R] Window Markers, from BINNEY & SMITH INC., are designed for decorating ...
  121. Why do I like art? I like art because it relaxes me and I love to draw portraits. I a...
  122. The Lexmark Print Art Educational program is a national, philanthropic initiative des...
  123. How to Draw Spectacular Reptiles, from PHELPS PUBLISHING, is a 112-page, black-and-wh...
  124. ABOUT THIS SELF-PORTRAIT This picture is one of 200 self-portraits painted by Frida...
  125. Every young school-age child loves to paint. If you ask them what their favorite subj...
  126. PCF STUDIOS, INC. has released Portrait Sculpting: Anatomy & Expression in Clay, ...
  127. Wonderful sculpture can be made with simple materials and imagination. Cardboard is r...
  128. Most students are familiar with decorative letters that are often used to introduce n...
  129. SARGENT ART, INC. has added a new set of 16 Twist-Up Crayons to its expanding product...
  130. Looking for a unique approach to sculpture? Tired of the standard toothpick sculpture...
  131. Ordinarily, we art teachers tend to look down our noses at fluorescent colors as too ...
  132. This month, we are encouraging you and your students to speak the language of forms. ...
  133. ROYAL & LANGNICKEL introduces its newest additions to its Essentials[TM] artist m...
  134. Although the picture to your left may appear to be a tabletop vase, this vessel is mo...
  135. CARING FOR YOUR ART: Guide for Artists, Collectors, Galleries and Art Institutions (2...
  136. VHS/CD/VISUAL WHAT IS COLONIAL AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE? Video/16 min./$69. Level: Hig...
  137. TRIANGLE CRAFTS, INC. has revolutionized the mosaic world offeing a solution the age-...
  138. ABOUT THIS SELF-PORTRAIT Thomas Hart Benton was in his early 30s when he painted th...
  139. AARDVARK CLAY & SUPPLIES The most comprehensive ceramic supplies catalog availa...
  140. VHS/CD/VISUAL MASKMAKING WITH PLASTER TAPE. Video/67 min./ $19.95. Level: Middle Sc...
  141. STORYBOARD TOYS offers educators "ArtHouse," the make-it-your-own toy build...
  142. Thomas Hart Benton (American; 1889-1975). Self-Portrait with Rita, 1922. Oil on canva...
  143. I have been drawing and painting for as long as I can remember. I love painting and u...
  144. PRINT HARMONIC PROPORTION AND FORM IN NATURE, ART AND ARCHITECTURE (2003; $21.95), ...
  145. PAPER MATE just might be responsible for the quiet calm heard in classrooms across th...
  146. What could go better with a medieval unit than gargoyles? During our study of the Mid...
  147. PRINT TOTEM POLE CARVING: Bringing a Log to Life (2003; $22.95), by Vickie Jensen. ...
  148. JACK RICHESON & CO. presents a one-of-a-kind knockdown oak flat file. Designed to...
  149. If you have a closet full of old wire hangers, you can teach your students about a fa...
  150. PARAGON INDUSTRIES has just released a cone-10 kiln called the Super Dragon, designed...
  151. GEI INTERNATIONAL's 48-page catalog describes in detail with photographs many product...
  152. At Greenwood Elementary School this year we had a combination 4th/5th-grade class for...
  153. From FLIPFLOPSTYLE.COM comes the "decorate your own" flip flop sandal kit t...
  154. CAUGHT IN PAINT. Video/6 min./$17.95. Level: Grades 4-12. Crystal Productions, P.O. B...
  155. When one is visiting our magnet school for the arts, the first thing one might notice...
  156. In his 36 years, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec created over 725 oil paintings, 275 waterc...
  157. VERILUX[R], The Healthy Lighting Company, has developed a brighter, more versatile se...
  158. DYNAMIC ANATOMY, Revised and Expanded (2003, $24.95), by Burne Hogarth. Watson-Guptil...
  159. Inside the cellophane-screened box is a complete gym, with matching colored barbells ...
  160. IN NATURAL LIGHT: Paintings by VaLoy Eaton (2003; $39.95), text by Vern G. Swanson, p...
  161. LANDSCAPES IN WATERCOLOR (2003, $24.95), by Theodora Philcox. AVA Publishing, Switzer...
  162. Albrecht Durer (German; 1471.1528). Self-Portrait, 1498. Oil on wood, 20 1/2" x ...
  163. EASY WATERCOLOR: Learn to Express Yourself (2003; $27.95), by Marcia Moses. Sterling ...
  164. For thousands of years, artists have attempted to create images that accurately refle...
  165. Drawing flowers, shoes, teddy bears and bowls of fruit all provide valuable learning ...
  166. The newest in BARRON'S series of picture storybooks about famous artists and ordinary...
  167. Anyone remember Archie Bunker's famous put-down of Edith? "Stiffle!" It rem...
  168. DA VINCI PAINT CO. has been formulating reliable artists' colors since its beginning....
  169. For many children the words "endangered animal" usually creates images of g...
  170. Canvas Grip--Artist's Brush and Tool Holder, from GET A GRIP INC., is a unique clip t...
  171. My oil-painting class was mostly made up of juniors and seniors who had completed at ...
  172. This multi-media project began as a whim to gel my students "out of the box"...
  173. Daniel Greene has again asked SILVER BRUSH LIMITED to manufacturer a new professional...
  174. A second-grade teacher at our school had asked for my help in preparing his students ...
  175. My fourth-graders had been studying painting periods such as Romanticism, Impressioni...
  176. PAINTING THE IMPRESSIONIST WATERCOLOR (2004, $24.95) by Lee Boynton and Linda Gottlie...
  177. These mouth-watering watercolor paintings of fruit were made possible with the use of...
  178. There are different ways to motivate students to paint with style and flair, and in t...
  179. SARGENT ART, INC. has just introduced two new "Classic" Fine and Broad Tip ...
  180. My love affair with art was actually horn out of a fascination with color. There are ...
  181. WATERCOLOR BASICS and EXPERIMENTAL WATERCOLOR. Two Videos/105 and 100 min./ $19.95 ea...
  182. SIMMONS ART, producer of instructional art programs, announces a new series of painti...
  183. ABOUT THIS SELF-PORTRAIT Few artists in 15th-century Germany painted self-portraits...
  184. One of the most powerful covers that the illustrious The New Yorker magazine has ever...
  185. New Jersey Programs, events, activities, classes. A nonprofit facility dedicated to...
  186. After 31 years of teaching, I am now retiring. I want thank you so very much for publ...
  187. Three companies who have long been generous to the art-education community took part ...
  188. DROPPING IN ON PICASSO. Video/20 min./$29.95. Level: Grades 4-12. Crystal Productions...
  189. SANFORD CORP.'s Prismacolor[R] Art Stix Colored Pencils are made from the same fine p...
  190. Elisabeth-Louise Vigee-LeBrun (1755-1842). Self-Portrait in a Straw Hat, after 1783. ...
  191. California Children's workshops of variable length in fine art, sculpture, textiles...
  192. Maryland Graduate courses and workshops in ceramic arts. Non-credit workshops and a...
  193. Arts & Activities has surpassed my expectations. The projects are better explaine...
  194. The Biotechnology Institute invites all public and private school children and youth ...
  195. DRAWING FOR THE ABSOLUTE AND UTTER BEGINNER (2003; $19.95), by Claire Watson Garcia. ...
  196. ART VIDEO PRODUCTIONS has released three new videos featuring three lessons in each. ...
  197. Each spring, when our elementary school holds its annual open house to welcome parent...