Argues that art education is basic to school learning because it develops three levels of visual communication skills: the use of visual symbols to communicate at a very general level; to communicate accurately and specifically; and to communicate uniquely and expressively. (Author/SJL)

Describes seven art activities for elementary and secondary classes. Activities include making Pueblo Indian-style pottery, casting stained glass designs in plaster, constructing cloth gnome-dolls, making ceramic reliefs of Victorian house facades and dream cars, drawing South American folk art objects, and sewing wearable art. (AM)

Describes an art unit that integrated art history and studio projects to teach surrealism to 14- to 19-year-olds. The unit was designed to apply a research study which found that students learned more art history and produced better art using an integrated approach. Class experiences confirmed research results. (AM)

Describes an activity in which eighth graders explored color relationships in art. Students selected their favorite pieces of art work, redrew and redesigned the artists' composition, and then painted them using completely different color schemes. Student confidence in their own artistic judgment and capabilities increased. (AM)

Examines the current status and changing patterns of copyrights, resale royalty rights, and moral rights that have the potential of according the fine artist greater protection and economic security. Discusses an existing California law as a model for protection of the fine artists' moral rights. (JMF)

An essay on the relationship of the visual arts to learning, particularly general vs professional art education, the question of artistic activity-making art vs viewing art, and the content of the visual arts. (Author/SJL)

Intended for researchers, teachers, and administrators, this bibliography covers much of the literature concerned with visual art education and samples materials from the related areas of visual perception, creativity, art therapy, leisure research, and space planning. (Author/SJL)

This essay examines issues of giftedness and excellence, beginning with classical references to human striving toward the "good," the attraction of gifted children to quality, and the recent discovery of the oldest known cave art with its manifest excellence. Classroom activities related to cave art and language arts, social studies,…

Describes an art project in which beginning art students created ceramic vegetables that are supposed to be functional, such as a container. Explains how the teacher can demonstrate the process of creating the ceramic vegetables. Includes a list of materials. (CMK)

Focuses on the exhibit, "The Artful Teapot: Twentieth Century Expressions from the Kamm Collection," that features artwork of teapots from the collection of Gloria and Sonny Kamm. Includes examples of the artwork and an itinerary for the exhibit. (CMK)

Discusses various art movements that include examples of artworks with movement, such as Romantic, Classic, Rococo, and Art Nouveau. Addresses ways in which students can learn to incorporate movement into their own works of art. Includes examples of artists who included movement into their artworks. (CMK)

Focuses on the outcomes of the Research Commission and Task Force Chairs of the National Art Education Association strategic planning meeting. Explains that the Commission and Task Forces developed a six-year, three-phase, research plan focusing on three primary areas: (1) research topics; (2) funding; and (3) dissemination. (CMK)

Provides background information on the life and career of Frederick Carl Frieseke, an artist who painted in the style of impressionism. Explains that this artist is the focus of a retrospective exhibition entitled, "Frederick Carl Frieseke: The Evolution of an American Impressionist" at the Telfair Museum of Art (Savannah, Georgia). (CMK)

Explores the concept that an understanding of positioning within discursive practices can lead to an understanding of the social construction of self and difference. Presents a study that explored responses from two Year 11 (age 16) visual arts classes in two high schools within New South Wales, Australia. Includes references. (CMK)

Addresses the impact that postmodernism has had on the teaching of painting to artists who want to pursue a studio-oriented career in the visual arts. Provides a literature review pertinent to teaching art within higher education and discusses postmodern painting. Highlights the implications for teaching and research. Includes references. (CMK)