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Amanda Nelson
This artist uses thousands of pieces of junk mail to create her art!

http://www.amandanelsen.com/art_2_1.html
Don Kenn : Post-It Artist
This artist creates amazing drawings on post-it notes.

http://johnkenn.blogspot.com/
Haroshi - Skateboard Artist
Artist who uses recycled skateboards for his art.

http://haroshi.com/artworks/
Keith Haring Official Site

http://www.haring.com/
Mark Mawson (Aqueous 1 collection)
This artist makes art from high-speed photography of ink mixing with water.

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Aqueous/46946
Mark Mawson (Aqueous 2 collection)
high speed photography of ink mixing with water - collection 2

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Aqueous-II-The-Sequel/678825
Nathan Sawaya - Official Lego Artist

http://www.brickartist.com/
Pablo Picasso

http://www.picasso.com/
Romero Britto
Bright, colorful art characterized by color and bold borders.

http://www.britto.com/front/index
Tracey Falcon
This artist does some pretty AMAZING things with newspaper

http://www.traceyfalcon.co.uk/
Vincent Van Gogh Gallery

http://www.vangoghgallery.com/

Cool Art Stuff

3-D Twirler

http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/3dtwirler.htm
Build your own kaleidoscope

http://www.zefrank.com/dtoy_vs_byokal//
Collage Machine

http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/collagemachine.htm
Graffiti Creator
Create your own graffiti!

http://www.graffiticreator.net/
Jackson Pollock - Make your Own!

http://www.jacksonpollock.org/
Keith Haring Kids

http://www.haringkids.com/
Kids Art Zone - Interactive Art!

http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/zone.htm
Lego Comic Builder

http://city.lego.com/en-us/ComicBuilder/mycomics.aspx
Our Earth As Art
The Earth as Art exhibit provides fresh and inspiring glimpses of different parts of our planet's complex surface.

http://eros.usgs.gov/imagegallery/
Sculpture made from hundreds of photographs

http://www.thisblogrules.com/2009/10/hundreds-of-photographs-make-up-one-3d.html

MORE Cool Art Stuff

Art is FUN!
very colorful site, learn how to use many types of art media in a fun, easy way.

http://www.art-is-fun.com/
Greek Pot Painter
Design a Greek-style Pot, then put it in the kiln to see your finished piece.

http://www.schoolsliaison.org.uk/kids/greecepot.htm
Mondrimat
Create a Modrian-style artwork

http://www.stephen.com/mondrimat/index3.html?
Mr. Picasso Head
Create a Picasso-type head

http://www.picassohead.com/
Online Etch-A-Sketch

http://www.ohioart.com/etch/
Van Gogh Museum Coloring Pages
coloring pages of Van Gogh's artwork

http://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/vgm/index.jsp?page=270&lang=en
Warholizer
Transform your photo into an Andy Warhol wonder!

http://warholize.me/

Elements and Principles of Art

Artist's Toolkit - Interactive

http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/index.html
Project ARTiculate
great site for elements and principles

http://www.projectarticulate.org/principles.php
The Virtual Instructor
Art Fundamentals: The Elements and Principles of Art

http://thevirtualinstructor.com/artfundamentals.html

Color

Line

Space

Museums and other Resources

MoMA's Red Studio - Interactive Collage

http://redstudio.moma.org/interactives/remix/index_f.html
Smart ART Museum
from the Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago; for students ages 7-12 to discover ways to look at, think about, and respon

http://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/smartkids/index.html

News About ART

Art Break Day: A chance to take a moment to CREATE...

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/31/NSJL1KRCBV.DTL
Art Knowledge News
Online newspaper of the world of art

http://www.artknowledgenews.com/
Art on the Water - Floating Stage
Why not pop on over to the Austrian city of Bregenz, where its famed Floating Stage (the world's second largest) rests majestica

http://www.lulus.com/blog/art/art-on-water-the-floating-stage-of-austrias-lake-constance.html
Arts Section - The NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/index.html
Big Giant, Little Giantess in Berlin

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/10/the_berlin_reunion.html

Art History

Art History PowerPoints

http://iris.nyit.edu/arthistory/pptshows.html
Inside Art: An Art History Game
Go on an art history adventure!

http://www.eduweb.com/insidear
MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) Journey on an Art Safari
Journey on an Art Safari

http://www.moma.org/interactives/artsafari/index.html

Art Encyclopedia / Dictionary

Art Styles

A Tribute to 50 Graffiti Artworks

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/09/14/tribute-to-graffiti-50-beautiful-graffiti-artworks/