VISUAL CULTURE BLOG!

VISUAL CULTURE ART EDUCATION BLOG! YESSS!!!! 

http://visualcultureae.blogspot.com/

TEESHIRTS! Interesting reference for practical aspects of inquiring into visual culture in the classroom.
 
http://visualcultureae.com/index.php?title=Visual_Image_T-Shirts
Main page: http://visualcultureae.com/index.php?title=Main_Page

Rescuing art from visual culture

This article mad me mad. Actually it made me more interested in incorporating visual culture studies into my thesis work. Interesting to know multiple viewpoints though.

http://www.aristos.org/aris-04/rescuing.htm

Art beyond site; Tactile experiences in museums

This is a pretty interesting website to click around on. It is focused on ways to make art more accessible to everyone, and has examples of institutions that incorporate tactile and interactive tools that can be used in the process of  making meaning out of art for people with visual impairment. There are step by step descriptions of projects to do, online training resources, and much more! The website design could use some work, but overall it's pretty easy to navigate.

http://www.artbeyondsight.org/handbook/acs-touchtools.shtml

OOH! also, just clicked on this link and it is about technology- Accessible Web designs!
http://www.artbeyondsight.org/handbook/acs-accessibleweb.shtml

What's possible? Art Education for the blind

I found this video on youtube. I got interested in thinking about how people who are visually impaired experience art, in a museum setting and in education, when we were doing the digtal interactive project. So I did a search, and I came up with this video. It's kinda long, but pretty interesting. New perspectives about what art education can involve never hurt:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaXy7KSEthM

Representing Cultures through Art and Design

This one rocks too. Less lesson plan, more art and culture. All contemporary ideas.
Creative Roots!
http://www.creativeroots.org/.....
also http://creativeroots.org/?p=9757

Spudnik Press

I noticed one of the featured artists on the  "Bad at Sports" website last week was Angee Lennard. She's a SAIC grad, who started a cooperative community Print Shop called Spudnik Press.   Last semester when I was doing the interview project for John's Class, I was in contact with her trying to set something up, but unfortunately, due to scheduling and stuff, we never quite were able to make it happen. Regardless, I am still really interested in this place and their activities, but I think you guys might be too! Check out this website;

http://www.spudnikpress.com/
If anyone ever wants to go, lets do it! Could be really fun. :)

Cool lesson plans

Hey guys, I found this site when I was looking for "artists that work with stereotypes". It's really neat, tons of lesson plan ideas and ....dum dum dum duuuuuum......curriculum stuff. I really think it's a good resource for us educators.

http://intersectingart.umn.edu/?home
Check it out:)