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Art and Artists - Boise Public Library
Websites for Kids on the Arts

Artists and Art Games

Arts EdNet: The Getty's Art Educational Website
View paintings and work from the Getty Institute. Site includes lesson plans. This site is primarily for teachers.
http://www.getty.edu/artsednet/

 

A. Pintura Art Detective
Join Detective Pintura in uncovering an art mystery.
http://www.eduweb.com/pintura/index.html

Leonardo's Workshop (Leonardo daVinci
Learn art terms, play art games, and create art with the help of Carmine Chameleon.
http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/play/leonardo/

Joseph Wu's Origami Page
This site includes diagrams and directions on folding many origami paper figures. http://www.origami.as/home.html

Dance

American Ballet Theatre
Information about the American Ballet Theatre, it's dancers, and the theatre.
http://www.abt.org/

Ballet Idaho
The website for Idaho's professional ballet company, its performance season, and ticket information.
http://www.balletidaho.org

Sapphire Dance Directory
Links to websites on a wide range of different dance styles, including dances from other countries.
http://www.sapphireswan.com/dance/

Tap Dance
A good source on tap dancing history, current events, dance steps, and tap dancing in the movies.
http://www.tapdance.org

Theatre Dance
A site on American show dancing, stage movment history, Black dance tradition, and Broadway choreography.
http://www.theatredance.com

Museums

Boise Art Museum
Visit Boise's Art Museum website to find out about upcoming events and art exhibits.
http://www.boiseartmuseum.org/

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Take a virtual tour of the many on-line images or check out the timeline of art history.
http://www.metmuseum.org/

The National Gallery of Art Kid's Page
Search the National Gallery of Art collection or take one of many on-line tours of the museum.
http://www.nga.gov/kids/kids.htm

Smithsonian American Art Museum
Browse the Smithsonian Art Museum's collection, with over 14,000 images sorted by subject.
http://americanart.si.edu/index3.cfm

Web Museum, Paris
Visit special exhibitions and experience the Famous Painting section. This site includes biographies and painting samples of various artists. Explore the Web Museum's famous artwork collections, as well as an Artist Index from A to Z.
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/

Last Updated: 01/16/2010

 
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