Education Resources
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American Collections Enhancement Project
The University of Kentucky Art Museum is serving as part of the Affiliate
loan program of the National Gallery of Art's Department of Educational Resources.
We are pleased to make some of their educational materials available for you
and your students. We are circulating videotapes and teacher packets focusing
on the subjects listed below. Each tape of packet may be borrowed for two
weeks at no fee.
For more information or to arrange to borrow these resources, contact the Education Department at 859-257-6199 or deborr2@uky.edu.
Teacher Packets
Teacher packets include slides, a teacher’s guide and reproductions
that can be displayed in your classroom.
Topics include:
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Art since 1950
• The Artist’s Hand: Five
Techniques of Painting
• Circa 1492: Art in the Age of
Exploration
• The Artist’s Eye: Pictorial
Composition
• Color and Light in Painting
• Edo: Art in Japan 1615-1868
• Introduction to Understanding
Art
• The Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology
Video Tapes
Video tapes are ready to be viewed in your classroom using a standard VCR
player. Tapes are about 30 minutes in duration, and are suitable for students
from second grade up.
Topics include:
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Introduction to Sculpture (11 minutes) - Looking at Art
• Seeing Color: Object, Light,
Observer (27 minutes) - Looking at Art
• Mobile by Alexander Calder (24
minutes)
• Beyond the Yellow River: Recent
Discoveries from Ancient China (20 Minutes)
• The Art of Indonesia (29 minutes)
• Diamyo (30 minutes) - Arts of
Japan
• Color Slide Program
Color Slide Program
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Pottery from the Index of American Design
• Shaker Crafts from the Index
of American Design
• Textiles from the Index of American
Design
• Toys From the Index of American
Design
• Woodcarving from the Index of
American Design