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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:
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:
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
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

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