Software for Art Education
ArtSite Home Project Ideas
ArtSite starts you off with over 135 Museum pages; each filled with an image, description, and a couple of project suggestions.
ArtSite includes over 350 project suggestions to encourage student research & writing or to inspire studio art projects. You can easily add, change, or delete any of the project suggestions.
Here are a examples of a few of the works of art and related project ideas from the ArtSite Museum.
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Go on a treasure hunt on the Internet and upload an Egyptian tomb object to your Gallery page. Describe the object, its use, and how it was made. Where did the Egyptians get materials such as gold, alabaster, and gem stones? Art: The Museum of Fine Arts - www.mfa.org |
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On your next trip to a museum, take along your digital camera. If the museum permits, take pictures of your favorite art works. Become the curator of your own gallery by uploading your images and adding your own descriptions. Art: The Kimbell Art Museum - www.kimbellart.org |
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Upload a painting by Winslow Homer that tells the story of coastal life in Maine. Describe the role the drama of nature and the sea played in his life and work. |
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Design a mythology game. Create a board game based on the adventures of the Greek heroes and heroines. Choose a favorite story and note the details you would like to include in the game. Write a rule book and design and produce the necessary accessories: a board, cards, dice, spinners, etc. Art: The J. Paul Getty Museum - www.getty.edu |
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Why is Acoma called the "sky city"? Research the environment and history of this ancient pueblo. Add an example of Acoma pottery to your Gallery page. What do the different surface decorations represent and why are they so closely related to the environment. Art:The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art - nelson-atkins.org |
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Draw, paint, or find a picture frame, window frame, or open door and then think about what you might find inside the frame. Add the contents to complete your project. Art: The Museum of Fine Arts - www.mfa.org
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Research the expressionistic style and philosophy of the Zen priest-painters. Download a Chinese painting of this period and describe the composition, style, and theme. Art: The Kimbell Art Museum - www.kimbellart.org |
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Magritte wrote, "My painting is visible images which conceal nothing; they evoke mystery and, indeed, when one sees one of my pictures, one asks oneself this simple question 'What does that mean'?". Learn more about Magritte and his remarkable images. Art: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - www.sfmoma.org |
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What did Brancusi mean when he said "I do not sculpt birds, but flights"? Find other examples in the Maiastra series. Upload one to your Gallery page and explain the quote. Art:The Guggenheim Museum - www.guggenheim.org |
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Toward the end of his life, Edward Weston became fascinated by the roots and trunks of gnarled, aged trees. Write a poem or short story using a tree as a metaphor for different stages of life. Upload an photograph to illustrate your writing. Art: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - www. sfmoma.org |