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Art
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Monet
At Vetheuil |
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Middle school students provide a kid's eye
view of the works of the famous Impressionist. Students wrote essays
about Monet's paintings and learned more about Monet's techniques
used by recreating one of the paintings. |
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Norwood
Murals |
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Public art is a significant part of our
culture—it's everywhere. Artists express many motivations for
creating art in public spaces, namely schools. This website explores
public reaction to public art at and around Los Angeles schools. In
this project, middle school students provided their reactions in the form
of essays inspired by the murals in the neighborhood of their school. |
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Resources |
Project Overview; Relevant Links |
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Painting
with Fire |
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Detroit's renowned Pewabic Pottery Studio
is featured in this extensive online exhibit. Based on the largest
collection of Pewabic Pottery in the world, our exhibit features a
database that is searchable by color and shape, an extensive catalog showing the full range of
pieces made, and histories of the Pewabic Studio and its best known
artists. |
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Selected
Readings |
Resources on Pewabic Pottery |
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Stylistic
Journey |
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Middle school students visited theUniversity of Michigan
Museum of Art several times to view three very different artworks:
an Asian ink scroll from 1621, a pointillist piece by Dubois-Pillet
and two 15th century Italian panel pieces. The director of the museum,
Bill Hennessey, led discussions and invited a guest speaker to demonstrate
Asian ink techniques. The students returned to their classrooms with
studio work in each medium and created their own art work inspired
by the styles they had studied. These creations are displayed in a
gallery on the web site. |
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URL's
for Fuel |
Web links to relevant art sites - General; Asian; Pointillism |
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Venice:
Traditions Transformed |
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The "Golden Ages" of 16th and
18th century Venetian art are represented in a selection of paintings,
drawings, and prints gathered from collections around the country.
"Virtual Venice" provides an additional link to photographs
of modern Venice and an opportunity to see many of the same views
that inspired the art in this memorable exhibition. This online exhibition
presents a complete virtual version of the exhibition including an
introductory essay for the exhibition as a whole, essays on 16th-
and 18th-century Venetian art, as well as label texts accompanying
each object. |
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Bibliography |
Further reading suggestions on the Sarah Campbell Blaffer
collection as well as Venetian Painting in general. |
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Music & Theater
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Flamenco |
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Flamenco is more than just a type of music. It involves singing, dancing, and playing guitar, along with other elements of rhythm like hand clapping. Furthermore, Flamenco is actually a way of life, a culture within itself. Learn about this very unique cultural expression through an interactive Flash web site that encourages
students to explore Flamenco music through sight and sound. Students
can clap along to the rhythms or even create their own music! |
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Folk
& Blues |
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Folk & Blues
in the Schools involves professional folk and blues musicians visiting
middle and high school classes and using live music to teach part
of the curriculum. Musicians perform songs relevant to the subjects
being studied and involve students in activities such as songwriting, singing,
playing music, and dancing. By using music as a teaching tool, students
become more engaged with the topics being taught. This site was developed
in cooperation with teachers and students in the Ann Arbor Public
Schools. |
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Folk
Resources |
Web links; Bibliography |
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Blues
Resources |
Web links; Bibliography |
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Teacher's
Guide |
Overview; Lesson Plans; Teacher Resources |
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The
Glorious Gamelan |
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"Gamelan" refers to several types of instrumental
ensembles in Indonesia. The University of Michigan's gamelan , part of the Stearns Collection, is similar
to those that developed in the royal palaces of Surakarta and Yogyakarta.
This tour provides an introduction to gamelan music through the instruments
in the University of Michigan gamelan ensemble. |
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Additional
Resources |
Resources in Print; Websites on Gamelan |
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Instrument
Encyclopedia |
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A sampler of more than 140 instruments from around the
world, the Instrument Encyclopedia is a symphony of information, resources
and sound. |
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Resources
for Educators |
Instrument Glossary; More Instrument Collections; Connections
& References |
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Royal
Shakespeare Company |
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The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), one of the most
famous classical theatre companies in the world, performed Shakespeare's
"Tetralogy," a cycle of four history plays. This visit was
an amazing event! The RSC, in cooperation with the University of Michigan
and University Musical Society, lived in Ann Arbor for 3 weeks, performing
and going out into the community to share their talent and enthusiasm
for the theater! |
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Resources |
Web links - Shakespeare; History and Heraldry; Stagecraft; Maps;
Suggested reading - Scholarly; For Children and Educators
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Salsa
Stories: A Community History |
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It's been said that "salsa" is the music of
Puerto Rico; others talk of its roots in African rhythms, Spanish
lyrics, Cuban street bands, Caribbean song and dance styles and Latin
American jazz. This tour introduces a "Nuyorican" experience:
stories about salsa from Puerto Rican and other Spanish Caribbean
communities in New York City. |
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Salsa
Stories Resources |
Books; Journal Articles; Web Links; Videos;
Latino/Hispanic Reference Collection
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