The Field Museum's Youtube Channel: The Brain Scoop

I stumbled across this channel called The Brain Scoop sponsored by The Field Museum. This channel contains a host of videos exploring the collection of the museum, hosted by Emily Graslie.

I think it's a really interesting way of exploring the museum and presenting it to the public at large on youtube, where people from all around the world can see it.

Check it out.

What do you guys think?

Art Education 2.0

I think we've discussed this (or something similar) in class, but I fund this art ed ning. Check it out. It seems super useful and interesting. I haven't created an account, but plan to do so over the weekend. 

Google Hangout : Philadelphia Museum of Art

Google Art Project is conducting a live hangout tomorrow at the Philadelphia Museum of Art tomorrow.
Its seems pretty cool, and is called "Connected Classrooms: Stories in Art with the Philadelphia Museum of Art". Its at 10:30pm EST, so check it it out if possible. (the time originally states 7pm, but one of the comments reads 10:30). 

The link is here!

Virtual Tour of the Guggenhiem Bilbao

I came across this virtual tour of the Guggenhiem Bilbao as I was researching for my AIC project. This tour was actually pretty interesting, even though its meant for kids. Whats even cooler is that its available in 4 different languages. It also actively engages the viewer with small activities with the art and the buildings.

I think it can also be used in the classroom as a visual aid. 

Sadequain

Sadequain (1930 – 1987) was a Pakistani artist who made over 15,000 murals, paintings, drawings, calligraphies, and book illustrations in his life. He also wrote poetry. He lived in Pakistan for the most part, but also travelled to Europe, and held exhibitions in France. At one point, he was compared to Picasso by the French media.

It is unfortunate how a lot of his work has been lost, or is in private collections. The Sadequain Foundation is dedicated to not only locate and restore his art work, but also publishes books on him.

Has anyone heard of Sadequain? What are your thoughts on his work? 

Nerdfighteria Expands to Cover the Arts with Art Assignment!

So I keep going on and on about the Vlogbrothers and Crash Course and all. The same group of people are planning to go live with The Art Assignment blog, which premiers in 2014.

Its being co-produced with PBS, which nicely ties in to what we were just discussing about the PBS learning media website last week.

I think this will be a great tool for people to learn more about art and in a fun and interactive way.

I know I will be following up with the assignments on my own.

What do you guys think?

Art Education at the Van Gogh Museum

Exploring the Van Gogh Museum website, I came across the For Children section. I think it's so important that children learn about artists from a young age. I myself was introduced to Van Gogh when I was 9, when we visited Amsterdam art museums. (My parents bought a print of "Landscape at Twilight" and I remember just standing in front of it and staring at it for a while every time I passed by it at home.)

What I like about the Van Gogh Museum's effort is the various options they have for children. Workshops are a given, but they also have birthday party options, among other things.

My top two favourite are the Treasure Hunt, which is free and DIY; and the Colouring Pages, another activity that can be done at home. I think this is a great resource for teachers as they can be downloaded and used as a resource in the classroom. What can be cooler than colouring in one of Van Gogh's paintings, while learning about it in a fun way!

What are your thoughts on this?