A growing collection of links to online resources relating to the goals and activities supported by Art Junction:
These three print advertisements (plus animated video), using Shan Shui style art, by Chinese landscape artist Yong Liang Yang were comissioned by the China Environment Protection Foundation and are intended to challenge the continual erosion and pollution of the waters and hills of China.
A weekly sketch and video of New York City by Jorge Colombo, using the Brushes application on his iPhone.
Here is a participatory project with a valuable message: Planetfesto "is a manifesto for the Planet, a ribbon of images that will eventually surround the World created by individuals in 43 countries–so far." Visit the site to find out how you and your students can contribute. While there, check out the lesson plan that is available on the site.
Paint the World With Light challenges students to use light painting to suggest a story or reveal something magical about the places that they live.
The Pittsburgh-Green-Bridge Project is a collaborative art project in which young people, working under the guidance of artists and with the resources of the Mattress Factory, will create individual and collaborative works of public art that bridge and connect Greenspaces with Brownfield or industrial sites, providing corridors of movement and interaction among people plants and animals.
EcoArtTech works with digital, networked, and sustainable technologies and contemporary environments to create artthat explores the environmentality of modern life.
Yoko Ono wants a smiling face snap of every single human being in the world. Including yours!
Artful Citizenship is a 3rd-5th grade social studies and language arts curriculum that uses design and propaganda materials from the collection of the Wolfsonian-Florida International University to teach students to become informed and responsible members of society.
The Museum of Animal Perspectives contains a collection of remotely sensed wildlife imagery collected by video artist Sam Easterson.
11 year old Kaden, a student at Yokohama International School in Japan, show the evolution of his art work from 2nd Grade to 6th Grade! Brilliant using the PechaKucha presentation method.
Note: Teachers and parents should preview these web sites to determine their suitability for their particular students or children. Also, if you find a dead link on this page or in the link archives, please let me know and I'll remove it.
-updated 12.26.09
