Please check out the Art section of the Spectacular Specials Website for fun resources you can explore at home.
Websites
A website about Henri Rousseau -- famous artist for painting the jungle (even though he never left France!). Here, you can build your own jungle!
http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/jungle.htm
Math and art combined! Tesselations are like puzzles.... build one online!
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/Tessellate/
Websites about famous graffiti artist, Keith Haring.
http://www.haringkids.com/
https://www.artsy.net/artist/keith-haring
Make an online collage!
http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/collagemachine.htm
Jigsaw puzzles of art masterpieces! (if you like puzzles, this is really fun!)
http://www.jigzone.com/gallery/Fine_Art
Piet Mondrian (famous abstract painter) meets Pac Man (famous arcade game superstar)!!!!
http://www.prizebudgetforboys.com/site/java/pac-mondrian/test/pac_mondrian.html
Be an art detective at the Tate Museum in Britain!
http://kids.tate.org.uk/games/art-detective/
Mr. PicassoHead = a fun way to make a Picasso inspired portrait!
http://www.picassohead.com/
From the Smart Museum of Art, at the University of Chicago comes smART Kids. Discover ways to look at, think about, and respond creatively to art
http://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/smartkids/home.html
Local Art Museums
North Carolina Museum of Art
Hours: Tuesday–Thursday 10 am–5 pm
Friday 10 am–9 pm
Saturday–Sunday 10 am–5 pm
Closed Mondays
The Museum Park is open daily, including holidays, from dawn to dusk.
The Museum is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.
Admission to the museum and park is free. There is a fee for some special exhibitions and programs, such as concerts, films, classes, and performances.Location2110 Blue Ridge Road
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607-6494
http://www.ncartmuseum.org/
Nasher Art Museum at Duke University
Museum HoursMonday - closed
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday - 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Free to all on Thursday, 5 to 9 p.m. courtesy of SunTrust Foundation and The Independent Weekly)
Sunday - Noon to 5 p.m.
The Nasher Museum will be closed:Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 25, 2010
Christmas Eve, Friday, December 24, 2010
Christmas Day, Saturday, December 25, 2010
New Year's Day, Saturday, January 1, 2011
Admission
$5 Adults
$4 Seniors
$4 Duke Alumni Assoc. members with I.D.
FREE Children 15 and under
FREE Duke students, faculty and staff with Duke I.D.
FREE on Thursday, 5-9pm(Free admission does not include special ticketed exhibitions.)
http://www.nasher.duke.edu/
The Ackland Art Museum at UNC Chapel Hill
Museum HoursWednesday, Friday, and Saturday: 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thursday: 10:00AM - 8:00PM
Sunday: 1:00 - 5:00PM
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
The Museum is closed on July 4th, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.http://www.ackland.org/index.php
A website about Henri Rousseau -- famous artist for painting the jungle (even though he never left France!). Here, you can build your own jungle!
http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/jungle.htm
Math and art combined! Tesselations are like puzzles.... build one online!
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/Tessellate/
Websites about famous graffiti artist, Keith Haring.
http://www.haringkids.com/
https://www.artsy.net/artist/keith-haring
Make an online collage!
http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/collagemachine.htm
Jigsaw puzzles of art masterpieces! (if you like puzzles, this is really fun!)
http://www.jigzone.com/gallery/Fine_Art
Piet Mondrian (famous abstract painter) meets Pac Man (famous arcade game superstar)!!!!
http://www.prizebudgetforboys.com/site/java/pac-mondrian/test/pac_mondrian.html
Be an art detective at the Tate Museum in Britain!
http://kids.tate.org.uk/games/art-detective/
Mr. PicassoHead = a fun way to make a Picasso inspired portrait!
http://www.picassohead.com/
From the Smart Museum of Art, at the University of Chicago comes smART Kids. Discover ways to look at, think about, and respond creatively to art
http://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/smartkids/home.html
Local Art Museums
North Carolina Museum of Art
Hours: Tuesday–Thursday 10 am–5 pm
Friday 10 am–9 pm
Saturday–Sunday 10 am–5 pm
Closed Mondays
The Museum Park is open daily, including holidays, from dawn to dusk.
The Museum is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.
Admission to the museum and park is free. There is a fee for some special exhibitions and programs, such as concerts, films, classes, and performances.Location2110 Blue Ridge Road
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607-6494
http://www.ncartmuseum.org/
Nasher Art Museum at Duke University
Museum HoursMonday - closed
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday - 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Free to all on Thursday, 5 to 9 p.m. courtesy of SunTrust Foundation and The Independent Weekly)
Sunday - Noon to 5 p.m.
The Nasher Museum will be closed:Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 25, 2010
Christmas Eve, Friday, December 24, 2010
Christmas Day, Saturday, December 25, 2010
New Year's Day, Saturday, January 1, 2011
Admission
$5 Adults
$4 Seniors
$4 Duke Alumni Assoc. members with I.D.
FREE Children 15 and under
FREE Duke students, faculty and staff with Duke I.D.
FREE on Thursday, 5-9pm(Free admission does not include special ticketed exhibitions.)
http://www.nasher.duke.edu/
The Ackland Art Museum at UNC Chapel Hill
Museum HoursWednesday, Friday, and Saturday: 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thursday: 10:00AM - 8:00PM
Sunday: 1:00 - 5:00PM
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
The Museum is closed on July 4th, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.http://www.ackland.org/index.php