Music / Dance

• Classical Archives
  • Classical Archives is a comprehensive collection of classical music that features more than 18,800 digital files and represents more than 1,300 composers. There is a subscription area, but the site is mostly free.
• Jazz
  • Explore the history of Jazz, visit with a few of the keys Jazz figures or Learn how to be a Jazz master in the Jazz Lounge. Don't forget to visit Jazz Kids which is pretty cool.
• Blues
  • On our website we have information about the Blues Genere, Blues artists, and Blues instruments. We also have fun things like a Blue's quiz, Blues word-find, and recent Blues charts. We are trying to get people that don't know a lot about the Blues to find out things and still have fun. We are also trying to teach people how important the Blues are to our heritage.
• Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove of the Music
  • Learn about Chords, Notes, Intervals, Instruments, Musical Notation, scales and more.
• Music Notes: An Interactive Musical Experience
  • This interactive, online musical experience puts the world of music at your fingertips. Theory, History, Styles, Professions, and Instruments are explained fully. Learn about note reading and chords, and explore historical information spanning from Medieval times to the present. The section on Music Styles is very in-depth and gives the definition and background on all types of music ranging from Caribbean to Rock.
• Musically Inclined
  • There are many aspects to the art we call music. Using the ability of the web to teach, Musically Inclined tries to make music education as enjoyable as music entertainment. A complete library hosts a collection of interesting and informative articles, including interviews with world famous musicians and detailed information on every modern orchestral instrument and its international relatives. Our unique concert hall area contains musical performances of composers like Chopin and Beethoven, but also jazz performances by world famous musicians, and even works submitted by users. In the interactive pages, users find themselves using the web as a true means of education. With games where you can test your "good ear", and a forum where you discuss the latest in the music world. Musically Inclined is nicknamed, "the ultimate music resource", but it's also the ultimate music classroom.
• Free To Dance
  • DANCE IN AMERICA presents "Free To Dance" a three-part documentary that chronicles the crucial role that African-American choreographers and dancers have played in the development of modern dance as an American art form. Tracing this phenomenon against the backdrop of America's social, political, and cultural landscape, the series captures the struggle for artistic freedom and spotlights the genius created by cultural synergy.
• …And They Kept On Dancing
  • Our site tells about the various types of dance styles including ballet, tap, modern, jazz and folk. Each section goes into the history and concepts of the style. The ballet section also includes basic moves illustrated and takes you front stage the most famous ballets. The folk section takes you on a world-wide tour of folk dance. Our site also introduces you to some of the most influencial people in dance. Finally, our site includes a game to reinforce dance terms, a test on dance concepts and names, a guestbook, suggestions for dancing movies and quotes about dance.

Art

• M.C.Escher
  • On this website you can find information about the use of M.C. Escher's work, a short biography, news, bibliography, links and some fun stuff like a Virtual Ride through some of his works. Visit the gallery to view Escher’s work that are broken up into chronological time periods.
• The Mathematical Art of M.C. Escher
  • M.C. Escher was fascinated with paradox and "impossible" figures, and used an idea of Roger Penrose’s to develop many intriguing works of art. Thus, for the student of mathematics, Escher’s work encompasses two broad areas: the geometry of space, and what we may call the logic of space.
• Impressionism
  • Impressionism: Paintings collected by European Museums explores the major themes of the painting technique and offers lesson plans and classroom resources.
• Images of Power and Identity
  • This exhibition introduces the visual arts of Africa south of the Sahara. Featured are some of the most familiar and visually compelling African works of art, including a Bamum royal figure, a bowl and palace door carved by Olowe of Ise, and a variety of masks and figurative sculptures.
• The Adventures of Hamza
  • The Hamzanama is a popular collection of action filled stories that recount in straightforward language the colorful adventures of Hamza, the Uncle of the Prophet Muhammed, and other legendary heroes as they travel the world spreading the teaching of Islam. You need Flash to enter this site.
• Art Zone
  • Our Entry is about Chinese Painting. In the site, we have a brief description of the history and skills of Chinese painting. Moreover, it provides the information of artists. Despite of these information, our site also has many games about Chinese Painting, also, there has forum and message board to give a place for people posting their opinions all over the world.
• The Art of Japan
  • The essence of this ancient and sophisticated culture is revealed through traditional Japanese arts (sculpture, paintings, practical arts, gardens, architecture, and origami). They are viewed through reports, flash animations and picture galleries. Historical information guides users through the origins of Japanese art and its forms. Multimedia enhances the user's experience; quizzes and polls allow visitors a chance to interact with the website.
• Art-Related Links
  • Collection of online resources divided by subject for easy surfing. You can find resources for medieval art or modern art. Asian Art or Egyptian Art and much much more.
• Chinese Tangrams
  • Create your own tangrams using drag and drop shapes. You may view a gallery of samples or just create on your own!
• Campfire Stories with George Caitlin
  • Take a virtual journey to meet American Indians of the 1830s with artist, ethnologist, and showman George Catlin. This site compiles paintings, historical documents, and commentary from contemporary experts so you can explore the intersections of two cultures, both in Catlin's time and today.
• Exploratorium
  • The Exploratorium is an online extension of the real museum of art, science and human perception located in San Francisco. It includes over 12,000 Web pages, including video and audio files on a wide variety of topics.
• Fine Art Online
  • Hartcourt School Publishers art unit on the Fine Arts. Topics in this unit include Fiber Art, Sculpture, Graphics Arts, Painting and Art Puzzles.
• Play our ArtEdventures
  • Our ArtEdventures are interactive online games for teachers and students. In these fun and educational activities, you'll discover how great artists made their famous works' while learning tips and techniques for creating your own art!
• Art Interactive
  • Making art is about creating something that represents an idea or vision that is all your own. It involves making choices about materials, shapes, composition, color, texture, and even scale. This art interactive will show you a few different types of sculpture in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and encourage you to explore your own artistic expression by making a piece of art online.

Film / Photography

• Eyeing America- The Prints of Robert Cottingham
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• In & Out of Focus: Images from Central Africa, 1885--1960
  • Images from Central Africa, 1885--1960 examines how widely disseminated images by Euro-American photographers created and perpetuated ideas and sentiments about the peoples of central Africa who lived under colonial rule. Among the featured photographers is Casimir Zagourski (1883--1944), one of the most successful practitioners whose evocative works are highlighted in the exhibition.
• Edge of Enchantment
  • Every year in early spring on the coast of Oaxaca, pilgrims visit El Pedimento, one of many encantos enchanted places known to the people of the region. They come to El Pedimento to pray at the Cross on the Hill and to ask the spirits for their benevolence. Take a tour with photographer Roberto Ysáis and Alicia María González as they explore Huatulco and Huamelula. Need Flash for the Intro.
• Young Americanos
  • Photographs have an ability to tell a story unlike any other medium. Through photographs we not only see images... we are able to hear, smell, taste and feel the people and the places captured by the photographer. In this virtual gallery, you are able to explore selected photographs from the Americanos travelling exhibition.
• Latino Virtual Gallery
  • The Latino Virtual Gallery (LVG) approaches Latino/a contributions to America's history, arts and culture from a Latino/a perspective. The Latino Virtual Gallery is an electronic virtual environment. It invites the viewer to explore and discover.
• The Art of Photography
  • This site is devoted to providing the basics of black and white photography to photography enthusiasts around the world. It begins with the history of photography, then covers the basic anatomy and operation of a camera. Learn how to properly print and alter your photographs, then discuss photography and share pictures of your own with others.
• Photo Interactive (PHOTOi)
  • Say "cheese!" This photography primer covers cameras, film, paper and printing, and lighting. Each section includes diagrams, examples, instructions, and a short quiz. In the "Virtual Photography" section, you can adjust factors such as f-stop and shutter speed to see instantly how the photograph changes. The web site also contains a cross-referenced glossary, links to other sites, a gallery of student images, and a description of how digital photography was used to take pictures on Mars.
• Scene 1: Enter Future Filmmaker
  • Our web site is designed to provide a resource that to our knowledge does not exist. People interested in becoming a part of the film industry, or even just looking to learn more, are often confronted with a problem. The movie industry allows a few glamourous views of itself at highly publicized events but is for the most part closed to the outside world. It is possible to locate information about its various aspects can be attained, but sources are often hard to come by and not well distributed. Thus, we have created a web site in which persons interested in the film industry can find enough information to either get them started on the path towards further knowledge, or simply satisfy their curiosity.
• Scene Screenwriters Utopia
  • This website contains a lot of information concerning script writing.
• The Motion Picture Industry: Behind-the-Scenes
  • This site is packed with motion picture facts. The idea of moving images developed in 65 B.C. with the theory of persistence of motion, but it took more than another 1900 years before someone photographed a moving scene. Learn what it takes to make a movie and find out about the people involved. View a short film or even make your own online movie. Aspiring to write a screenplay? Use "ScriptBuddy" to walk you through the process.