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Field, David A. – School Arts, 1971
The National Art Museum of Sport, which combines art and sport, is described. (DB)
Descriptors: Arts Centers, Athletics, Museums

Wasserman, Burton – School Arts, 1977
Descriptors: Architecture, Design Crafts, Exhibits, Museums

Unsworth, Jean Mormon – School Arts, 1983
Express-Ways, a children's art center in the Chicago Public Library Cultural Center, involves children in drawing, writing poetry, designing labels, working with kaleidoscopes, matching skin color, and doing rubbings. School groups are given special workshops designed to extend the concepts of the exhibit into the classroom. (Author/KC)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Arts Centers, Elementary Education

Guckenberger, Katherine – School Arts, 1984
The Discovery Room at the Cincinnati Art Museum was professionally designed by an architect to help students in third through sixth grades discover art for themselves. A typical Discovery Room tour is described. (RM)
Descriptors: Art Education, Arts Centers, Elementary Education, Museums

Cooke, Robert W. – School Arts, 1976
Photography plays many roles on society. Its role in the art museum and in education are discussed. (RK)
Descriptors: Art Education, Curriculum Development, High School Students, Museums

Wasserman, Burton – School Arts, 1973
Article discusses the photography of Paul Strand and describes an exhibition of some abstract expressionists. (GB)
Descriptors: Art, Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art Expression

Ory, Norma R. – School Arts, 1984
A project for elementary school children based on a museum's collection of Alexander Calder's art is described. After studying Calder's works of art, students created their own three-dimensional stabiles, molded clay into animals, and made circus figures from cork, fabric, yarn, and colored paper. (RM)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Products, Elementary Education, Learning Activities

Laramee, Helena – School Arts, 1973
Various programs are described conducted by the Springfield, Massachusetts, Public Schools to develop an understanding of museums, art and culture. (CB)
Descriptors: Art, Art Appreciation, Cultural Awareness, Elementary School Curriculum

Elzey, Lynn Colter – School Arts, 1983
An elementary school art museum, directed, staffed, and supplied by students, is described. Each year a unifying theme emphasizes the interrelationships of art, music, social science, math, reading, and English. The art students become artists of a selected period and their creations become the museum's collection for the year. (KC)
Descriptors: Art Education, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning, Interdisciplinary Approach

Wasserman, Burton – School Arts, 1974
Article describes the increase in examples of photo-realism and its place in modern art. (GB)
Descriptors: Art, Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art Products

Goldberg, Joshua – School Arts, 1982
Describes a museum exhibit of Japanese art designed to enhance tactual awareness. Blind and sighted visitors cooperated in sharing their hands-on perceptions of objects. Display pieces, chosen for functionality and design interest, included ceramics, textiles, folk art, lacquer work, musical instruments, and household objects. (AM)
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Art Education, Blindness, Elementary Secondary Education

Gaffney, Maureen – School Arts, 1982
Discusses the use of film programs developed by art museums to increase elementary-level student appreciation of art. Films can be used to provide a frame of reference for museum visits. Twenty films which are helpful in preparing children for art museum field trips are listed. (AM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Appreciation, Art Education, Elementary Education

Fredette, Barbara – School Arts, 1982
Discusses the potential for cooperation between schools and art museums and examines the use of visual materials in the classroom. Surveys show that teachers normally use nonprint visual materials only to make their classrooms attractive or to illustrate information. Museum experiences can enrich student visual imagery and appreciation of art. (AM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Appreciation, Art Education, Elementary Secondary Education

Blume, Sharon – School Arts, 1982
Describes the Advanced Drawing Studio for talented students at the Albright-Knox Gallery in Buffalo, NY. The program's purpose is to improve students' drawing skills and increase their ability to look at and appreciate abstract art. (AM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Freehand Drawing, Museums

Glaeser, William; Day, Michael – School Arts, 1973
Mead Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia, displays private art collection at two elementary schools in Palo Alto, California, to provide children with an exposure to high quality painting. (DS)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Appreciation, Art Education, Children