Art Enrichment

Art Online

Art Museums

Contests

“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes.  Art is knowing which ones to keep” -Scott Adams

Art Enrichment Opportunities: 

The Birmingham Bloomfield Art Association offers art classes, camps, and exhibits, etc

Pewabic Pottery offers workshops for adults and children

Art Online for Kids:

http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/collagemachine.htm -   Presented with a blank work screen, visitors can peruse the collection of objects, colors and shapes offered and then drag them onto their workspace. After doing so, the images can be manipulated in a variety of ways. Get ready for hours of fun! Try the Auto selection, too, and see what pops up. All "kid safe" images.

http://www.artic.edu/artaccess/ - An interactive site by the Art Institute of Chicago. Hear audio pronunciations of art terms and study artists. 

http://www.eduweb.com/pintura/ - Learn art history while playing detective!

http://www.coloring.com/ - Where you can color holiday pictures with your web browser.

http://www.jacksonpollock.org/ - Move your mouse around and create a Jackson Pollock-like painting.

http://ejad.best.vwh.net/java/patterns/patterns_j.shtml - Create an online design using geometric shapes 

http://www.bloompetals.com/index.php?c=pumpkin -You can carve pumpkins online!

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/nof/portraits/ -Lots to learn here - Try it! You will have fun testing your knowledge of how to read a painting.

http://www.sara-jordan.com/activities.shtml - Basic lessons by Glen Wyand and Sara Jordan.

http://www.artsology.com/memory2.php - Art history match game

http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/ - A great online painting program that allows you to select a brush and color, and paint away. You can view the paintings of other visitors as well as e-mail your painting to others.

Museums:

How about visiting a local museum!

Detroit Institute of Art 

Cranbrook Art Museum