ArtSpace
Tour ArtSpace or participate in one of its programs to bring the world of art to your students.
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- North Carolina Arts Council Supporting excellence in the arts and providing opportunities for every North Carolinian to experience the arts by providing a central resource for locating artists, exhibits, grants and more.
- @rt Junction Spark creative energy, explore the art of others, see art all around, and build artistic understanding in this virtual art room. Activity ideas, tips, techniques, thinking activities, and information about art and artists.
- Artopia Middle school students will enjoy this interactive website on the visual and performing arts.
- Lesson plan: Time - Light and Shadow (Visit) This lesson focuses on light and shadow. Students will examine several paintings at the Ackland Art Museum for light and shadow.
- Lesson plan: Rhythm, pattern, color, and texture in art and poetry In this lesson, students will discover the meaning of "rhythm," "patterns," "color," and "texture" through the performance and modeled analysis of a class "symphony." Students will also evaluate the impact of each element on the whole work and note personal reactions and connections to this art form. Students will then work in small groups to apply the same elements and personal evaluation and connections to a historical work of visual art. At the end of the lesson, students will reflect on ways these two experiences are similar.
Related pages
- The Mint Museum: Access to digitized images from special exhibitions and the permanent collections of the Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC, along with activities for kids.
- North Carolina State University Gallery of Art and Design: Guided tours of the NCSU Gallery of Art and Design's collections and exhibitions are available for school groups.
- Hickory Museum of Art: Hickory was the first city in the Southeast to establish a museum of American art. The collections include contemporary folk art, American paintings and prints, studio glass, pottery, and more.
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- Learn more about North Carolina, Wake County, artists, arts, batik, fine art, hands-on, and photography.
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One of the best places to see local art in the Triangle, ArtSpace “presents quality exhibitions and educational programs in an open studio environment.” Located at 201 East Davie Street in downtown Raleigh, ArtSpace offers free tours for students age 10 years and up. Groups must be small (10-15 people) and chaperoned by at least two adults.
Fifth Grade Social Studies teachers may be interested in the “ Creating Art: The Process and the Product” program. Classes of up to thirty students can participate. They will be divided into two groups. One group will take a tour of the facility, meet artists working there, and observe them at their work, while the other group will be making batik works of art. Then they will switch places so both groups tour and experience the hands-on art project. The cost is $6 per student.
ArtSpace is open Tuesday through Saturday 10am - 6pm and first Fridays 10am - 10pm. For more information and to schedule a tour, contact Welch at awelch@artspacenc.org or 919.821.2787.
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