Art & design internet links  

Click on the left-hand icons or Internet addresses to explore local, national and global links for Art & Design online resources. Sometimes links maybe broken as sites disappear, change or are updated. If you do find a broken link it would be helpful if you could email this information. This list is not definitive and further links can be found within others. If you know and use other links for art & design that can be shared and added to the list please e-mail:

Brendan Routledge  broutledge@talk21.com

 

 

 


 

 

QCA – Art & design online

-         Exemplar materials for the QCA Units of work and levels of attainment

           

 http://www.ncaction.org.uk/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DFES – Standards Site

- For all subjects schemes

 http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/schemes/

 

- Art & design KS1 & KS2                 

 http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/schemes/art/

 

- Art & design KS3

 http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/schemes/art2_pdf/                                   

 

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VTC Art web sites
The links from this page of the VTC have been categorised for ease of use and broadly cover the areas of art experience outlined in the National Curriculum for Art.

 http://vtc.ngfl.gov.uk/

 

 

 

Artsmark

Artsmark is a national arts award for schools in England. It is a symbol of recognition for schools making a strong commitment to the full range of the arts - art & design, music, dance and drama. The Arts Council of England awards the Artsmark.

 

 http://www.artsmark.org.uk/

 

 

 

Drumcroon

A website to provide children, students and teachers with increased opportunities to engage with and respond to art, artists and good practice in art education, encouraging ‘making through knowing’ and knowing through making.

 

 www.drumcroon.org.uk

 

 

 

LAADE

London Association of Art and Design Education

London Association of Art & Design Education. This site contains information and resources for Art Educationalists.

 http://www.laade.org/

 

  

 

AAIAD

The Association of Advisers and inspectors for Art and Design (AAIAD). This site offers a wealth of art & design information and support and links.

 http://www.aaiad.org.uk/

 

 

      

 

NSEAD

The National Society for Education in Art and Design, established in 1888, offers support  on a wide range of education issues in art, craft and design in the United Kingdom.

 

 http://www.nsead.org/

 

 

 

CTI Art & Design
Based in the Faculty of Arts and Architecture of the
University of Brighton, this is one of 24 subject-based centres working to encourage the use of learning technologies in education.
 http://www.brighton.ac.uk/adc-ltsn/intro.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

D A R E

DARE is an online education resource for contemporary international visual arts being developed through the Digital Arts Education Research initiative. Digital Art Resource for Education (DARE) - refers to the digital format as a means of accessing and engaging with contemporary art, rather than implying the resource is specifically concerned with digital arts as a new discipline.

 http://www.dareonline.org

 

 

 

AccessArt

This award winning site is an evolving collection of workshops and arts education activities for use by teachers and students of all ages.

 

 http://www.accessart.org.uk/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Art Teaching

 

The site is designed for the use of all art teachers and students in Primary, Secondary and further Education. You will find Student galleries, lesson plans, art terminology and project ideas,  links to Art Galleries, History of art, Art Colleges, Examination Boards with syllabus information and assessment criteria. Project planners, Art Terminology, National Curriculum and Exemplar material for GCSE, A/S, and A2 Levels.

Produced by Barry Lucas, Head of Art at King Edward VI Five Ways School, Birmingham.

 http://www.artteaching.co.uk/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multicultural Resources

 

 AAVAA
The website for AAVAA (African and Asian Visual Artists Archive) is excellent for those wishing to explore the work of contemporary black and Asian artists working in Britain. The site includes work done in schools on issues such as identity.

 http://www.uel.ac.uk/aavaa/will.html

 

Shamiana

This site supported by the V & A presents a world-wide project using textiles which has united groups of women and children in the creation of a unique collection of textile panels.

 http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/shamiana/

 

Asian Arts

 

These sites provide access to Asian artists: indiancultureonline and artlineindia.

 http://www.indiancultureonline.com/

 http://www.artlineindia.com/

 

International arts news

 

This international arts news site provides links to world-wide arts events. It provides references to contemporary arts criticism from international writers and newspapers.

 http://www.cybereditions.com/aldaily/

 

 

 

@RTROOM

 

Learn how to think like an artist, try out different art projects, discover more about famous artists or submit your own work to the on-line exhibition.

 

 www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/index.html

 

 

 

The Crafts Council

 

The Crafts Council promotes the contemporary crafts in Great Britain. It is an independent organisation, which provides services to craftspeople and the public.

 

 http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/

 

 

 

 

ARTS COUNCIL

We are the national 'voice for the arts', increasing awareness and support for the arts in this country. We promote the case for the arts through national debate and research and by identifying important trends. We maintain an overview of the arts and seek to raise standards, as well as working with others to ensure the arts are given priority in sectors such as education and employment.

 http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/

 

 

 

artscape

Artscape, a multimedia directory of artists working in the UK. This is a unique cross-artform venture in partnership with:

Regional Arts Boards   &   Arts Council of England.

Artscape offers detailed, searchable information about individual artists available for performances commissions and work in education.

The various databases are compiled in consultation with artform specialists. The extensive information held is constantly updated and incorporates audio/visual performances and portfolios of artists' work.

 www.artscape.org.uk/

 

 

 

LEAP, LONDON EDUCATION ARTS PARTNERSHIP acting both at a local and a London-wide level plays a significant role national and global arts education. It actively offers  opportunities for young people to participate in the arts including funding programmes supporting and developing arts education right across London .

 www.londonartsed.org.uk/home/homeset.html

 

    

     

 

 

 

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