The Essential List for Lessons in Art Education

Art takes many forms as it’s affected by its time and place in history, the cultures it touches, and the technology with which humans express themselves. From ancient cave drawings to the art of ecology and space, the many forms of art are unique and constantly evolving. This list is a resource guide to the vast amount of styles and types of art.

1. Aesthetics – Exploring the meaning of the term “aesthetics”
2. Aesthetics in Art – Art Critical Magazine reviews works and exhibitions
3. African American Art – History and samples of African American art
4. African American Art Samples
5. Art / Ecology – A photo-essay of art and the earth with discussion of art and ecology
6. Green Art: Art & Ecology – A collection of websites to showcase the works of green artists
7. Art Exploration – The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s database of their permanent collections
8. Artcyclopedia – Explore different artists, movements, and styles of art
9. Art History – A study of art history with images
10. Art History from the Virtual Museum – A museum of artists and their work
11. Clay – History of pottery
12. Clay projects – Clay projects for different age groups
13. Multicultural Approaches To Art – A resource guide to multicultural art lessons
14. Multicultural Art -  A sampling of multicultural artists and their art
15. Chicano Space – A resource for Chicana and Chicano art and culture
16. Chicano Art – History and images of Chicano art
17. Dimensions of Art – The amazing dimensional work of Kurt Wenner
18. 2D & 3D Vocabulary – Basic art vocabulary
19. Ancient Art – Ancient art and architecture from different regions
20. Images of Women in Ancient Art – Issues of identity and interpretation
21. Art Criticism – The skills of art criticism
22. Art Criticism Index – A list of terms in art criticism
23. Art Disciplines – Resources for the different art disciplines
24. Directory of Discipline Resources – National Endowment for the Arts
25. Contemporary Art – An explanation of contemporary art
26. Contemporary American Folk Art – Charming junk or Art with a capital A?
27. Contemporary Artists – Art:21 Explore the work of contemporary artists
28. Modern & Contemporary Artists and Art – A database of contemporary artists
29. Children's Art – Global Children’s Art Gallery
30. The National Gallery Art Zone – An interactive art site for children
31. Architecture – Pictures of American architectural styles
32. The Great Buildings Collection – A menu of international architectural styles
33. Different ways of "seeing" art – Interpretations of paintings depicting every day life
34. Mexican American Art – Romo Collection of Mexican-American Art Prints
35. Mexican-American: Tradition and Protest – A project that covers the history of Mexican-American art
36. Art Prints – The Art Institute of Chicago’s digital collection
37. Prints and Drawings – The National Gallery of Art’s collection
38. Navajo Art – History and images of Navajo pictorial weavings
39. Navajo Jewelry – Turquoise and silverwork
40. Pacific Asian Art – Collections of the Pacific Asia Museum in California
41. Asian Fine Art – A gallery of fine art
42. American Indian Artifacts – Photographs of Indian life and artifacts
43. Museum of the American Indian – Images from their collections
44. Space Art – The Leonardo Space Art Project explains the concept
45. Space Art Galleries – A directory of Space Art Galleries on the Internet
46. Telling stories through art – An explanation of narrative art
47. Narrative Art – A description and samples of narrative art
48. Women's Art – National Museum of Women in the Arts
49. Feminist Art – A history of the feminist art movement
50. Women Artists – A list of female artists through history
51. Important Women Artists – Seven hundred women artists through time
52. Art Types – An overview of art types
53. Art Style Index – An index of different art styles with artists and samples of their work