Suggested Art-related Education Websites

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1. ArtsEdNet Part of the Getty's Arts Education
   www.getty.edu/artsednet
   Excellent resource for teachers and their students. ArtsEdNet includes lesson plans, curriculum ideas, an image gallery, and ArtsEdNet Talk, an online community of teachers and learners.
2. Getty Center for Education
   www.getty.edu/education/for_teachers
   The Getty education page with links to lesson plans. Created by the Getty Center for education, this link provides several services to Art educators. A few of these services include lesson plans for "those who are looking for clearly defined ways to teach discipline-based art education," listings of projects and grants, contests for art students, and an e-mailing list for discussions.
3. The Kennedy Center
   www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teach/standards.cfm
   The Kennedy Center created this compelling site, which features all aspects of the arts: music, dance, fine arts, theater and more. A great resource for K-12 teachers, students, parents, and art lovers.
4. The National Gallery of Art
   www.nga.gov/education
   A site where teachers and students can connect art and curriculum. Excellent Resource!
5. The Detroit Institute of Arts
   www.dia.org/education/lesson.html
   This link is to the education department's lesson plans. Great for educators.
6. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
   www.metmuseum.org/explore/justforfun.asp
   This art museum in New York has more than 2 million works of art, and you can view a number of them online. The site itself is also well laid out and clean; they make it easy to browse the different floors. This link will bring you to the "just for fun" educational section.

INUIT - Related Web Sites

1. The Government of NUNAVUT
   www.gov.nu.ca/Nunavut
   Great resource for the study of Inuit art and culture.
2. Nunavut Handbook
   www.nunavut.com
   Learn the latest facts about Nunavut.
3. Inuktitut Language
   www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ks/5020_e.html
   Great site to learn about the Inuktitut language - has audio clips of the language being spoken.
4. Art-Making: The History of Printmaking In Holman
   www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Holman/english/art-making/index.php3
   Great site on the history of printmaking in the Inuit community of Holman.
5. The National Gallery of Canada
   www.national.gallery.ca
   This site includes information on the art collections, tours, and activities of the Canadian National Gallery, as well as information on its library and resources for teachers and students.
6. Pigiarniq Font
   www.gov.nu.ca/font.htm
   The Government of Nunavut is making available for download the newly developed "Pigiarniq" font. Pigiarniq is the first of a new generation of Inuktitut (Inuit Language) fonts that will become the basis of Inuktitut on computer systems.
7. TUUGAAQ: Ivory Sculptures from the Eastern Canadian Arctic
   www.rom.on.ca/tuugaaq/thedoctor.php
   Excellent site that offers the history of Inuit Ivory Carving and Inuit culture.
8. Write in Inuktitut (Inuit language)
   www.halfmoon.org/inuit.html#sound
9. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada "Kids Stop"
   www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ks/index_e.html
   - Great information on many Inuit/Canadian subjects.
10. [ Site removed due to domain expired. ]
    www.shindale.com/inuktitut/hblibra.htm
    List of reference books on Inuit related subjects.