Some of my favorites.....
ARTISTS
Jim Denevan Creates temporary yet beautiful sand drawings on the beach.
Andy Goldsworthy creates beautiful art in and through and with nature.
Keith Haring started his career as a New York subway graffiti artist!
Dale Chihuly, glass maker
http://www.exoticexcess.com/art/dale-chihuly-chandeliers/
Household Junk into Portraits!
http://www.home-designing.com/2010/10/recyled-art-zac-freeman
ARCHITECTURE
Frank Lloyd Wright
http://www.architectstudio3d.org/AS3d/home.html
Ancient Greece
http://ancient-greece.org/architecture/parthenon.html
Great Buildings
http://www.greatbuildings.com/
ART LESSON IDEAS!
http://leannepoindexter.blogspot.com/2011/09/getting-close-in-art-room.html?spref=tw
ART HISTORY
360 tour of Sistine Chapel
http://www.vatican.va/various/cappelle/sistina_vr/index.html
Eiffel Tower 360
CARTOONING
Cartooning! Printable pages, ideas
http://everyonecandraw.net/printable%20sheets.html
COOL SITES!
A Creative Universe- so inspiring!
http://acreativeuniverse.com/
What We Learn From Doodles:
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/01/opinion/brown-creativity-doodles/index.html
Make Your Own Stencils!
http://strix.org.uk/stencil/
ELEMENTS & PRINCIPLES
Arts Connected- Interactive activities
http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/index.html
(While this may seem a bit like child's play, understanding these concepts is vital in understanding the iconography and symbolism of art history and art-making.)
My Art Studio
http://www.mhhe.com/ArtStudio/1/2/3/4.html
INTERACTIVE GAMES & FUN
Mr. Picasso Head
http://www.picassohead.com/
Renaissance Connection
http://www.renaissanceconnection.org/
Wordle
http://www.wordle.net/
Still Life Composer
http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/stilllife.htm
Art Games, lots of fun!
http://www.artsology.com/index.html
LINKS TO MORE AMAZING INSPIRATIONAL LINKS!
Art Inspired- tons of great stuff!
http://artinspired.pbworks.com/w/page/13819585/FrontPage
Great blog! Lots of links and ideas!
http://afaithfulattempt.blogspot.com/2011/07/black-white-doodle-design.html
MUSEUMS
NC Museum of Art
http://ncartmuseum.org/
Art Museums of the World
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/museums.html
RESEARCH
Mark Harden's Artchive
http://www.artchive.com/
Mother of all Art and Art History pages!
http://www.umich.edu/~motherha/
Google Art Project
http://www.googleartproject.com/
